The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-14
Not Yet too Late to Plant
Gardens S ays Uncle Sam

than the seeds. Place the sets or
plants in rows Is inches apart and
from 3 to a inches apart in the rows.
One quart of sets is sufficient for a
hundred-foot row.
PARSNIPS-The rows may be
as close as Is to 18 inches apart if
hand cultivation. Have the soil fine.
One ounce of seed is enough for a
hundred-foot row.
SPINACH-For hand cultivation
sow in rows Is to 18 inches apart.
The plants should stand one to two
inches apart in the rows.
SALSIFY-Should be planted the
same time as early peas or onions.
Scatter the seed thinly in drills and
cover about l inch.
PARSLEY-Parsley is sown in
drills. A single drill a few feet in
length will be sufficient for family.
t.s BEANS, STRING-Plant in rows
w feet apart for either horse or
hand cultivation, and to inches
apart in the rows. A pint of seed is
sufficient for hundred-foot row.
CORN-Plant closely in drills feet
, apart and thin to 10 to IA inches in
the rows. If preferred, a dozen seeds
may be planted in hills feet apart
each way and the plants thinned to
in each hill. Corn should be plant
ed in well-prepared rich land.
POTATOES-Plant pieces contain
ing one or two eyes IL to IA inches
apart in rows 21a to feet apart and
cover. to a depth of about a inches.
In hot weather cover to depth of
inches.
TOMATOES-Set the plants (pur-
chased or grown early in hotbeds) 18
inches apart in rows 21s to 8 feet
apart, if they are to be pruned or
staked. If they are to be on the
ground, the distance should be A feet
between rows and 3 feet in the rows.
] Pruning to few branches and stalking
are desirable in the home garden.
EGGPLANT-Set the plants 18 to
"a inches apart in rows 2h to 8 feet
apart. A dozen good, healthy plants
supply enough fruit for the average
sized family.
PEPPERS-Set the plants Is to 18
inches apart in rows III to feet
apart. A dozen plants should be suf-
ficient.
LIMA BEANS, POLE-Plant in
hills 8 to a feet apart for horse or
hand cultivation. A half pint of seed
is sufficient for a hundred-foot row.
Bush Linaas should be planted in rows
21z feet apart for hand cultivation or
8 feet apart for horse cultivation.
Space the seeds 6 to 10 inches in the
rows.
MUSKMELONS-The culture OF
the muskmelon is the same as the Gu
cumber except that the plants are US
ually given more space. Plant to
10 seeds in hill, spacing the hills 8
feet apart each way. Another method
is to SOW in drills 6 feet apart and
thin to single plants 1S to "a inches
apart.
WATERMELON culture of
the watermelon is the same as the
muskmelon except that the plants re-
quire more space. Plant watermelons
in rows 8 to 10 feet apart and thin to
single plants 8 feet apart in the rows,
or plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each
way. An. ounce Of seed is sufficient
for hundred foot row or for a dozen
hills.
CUCUMBER-Sow the seed in rows
4 to s feet apart. The plants should
be about Is inches apart, but the seed
should be sowed much thicker, the
plants being thinned later. A half
ounce Of seed is sufficient for hun
dred-foot row.
SQUASH The bush varieties
should be planted in hills 4 feet apart
each way, and the running varieties
8 y 10 fest apart each way. One-haH
ounee of seed is suflicisut Tor . hum
dre 400t row Of III the buahaos
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