The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-29
TIMELY HINTS FOR THE
HOME GARDENER
CORN TOMATOES, EGGPLANT.

6rn. to be at its best. should be
eaten within a few hours after 1t is
picked. for its sugar content disap-
from the garden. For this reason and
because of its very general popular
ity. 1t is an excellent vegetable to
grow in the home garden. II should
be planted on rich land and culti-
vated in the same manner as field
corn. Beginning as soon as the soil
d warm, successive paintings may be
made every two or three weeks until
late summer. Another method of pro-
longing the supply is to plant early.
medium and late varieties. The seed
sibuld be planted about two inches
deep in drills three feet apart and
thfnned TO single stalk every ten TO
fourteen inches.
The varieties recommended by the
specialists in the United States de-
cArtment OF agriculture are: For
early corn Golden Bantam and Adams
Early. and for medium and late va
rieties Black Mexican or Crosby's
Early. Country Gentleman and Sto-
wells Evergreen. The last named
variey has the largest ears and Is
the most productive.
Sweet corn should be planted on
rich land The cultivation should be
frequent and thorough and all weeds
SHOULD be kept down and suckers re.
moved from around the base of the
plant.
Another fayorite vegetable Is the
tomato. which now forms one of the
rnefi Important OF our garden crops.
N The north II is very desirable to
start tie plants in a house or hot
bed and TO transplant them once or
twice In order TO secure strong and
vigorous plants by the time all dan
* Q from frost is past Pot grown
plants are especially desirable and
they may be brought to the blooming
period by the time II Is warm enough
10 plant them with safety in the gar
don. II the plants are not TO be train
ed, but allowed TO lie on the ground.
fh5y should be set about four feet
apart each way. II trimmed and tied
10 stakes they may be planted In rows
three feet apart and eighteen inches
apart in the row.
PEAS, BEANS AND BEETs.
Washington. March %. - Garden
peas are a favoistc crop in the home
garden. and as they are not easily in
jured by light frosis they may be
planted as soon as the soil can be put
in order In the spring. according 10
the specialists of the United States
oypartment of agriculture by Sc
IectinE a number of varieties Il "
possible TO have a continuous supply
of peas thruout large portion OF the
grow.ng season. In order to accom-
pnsh this paintings should be made
every ten days or two weeks until
warm weather comes. The FIRST
plantlngs should be OF smali-Erowius.
quick-niaturine carieties. sg,h rs the
Alaska. First and Dest and Gradus.
These Kinds do not require suppofts.
They should be followed by the larse
wrinkled type OF peas. such as Cham
pion OF England. Telephone and Pr,za
Taker. These may BE supported on
brtyh. on strings atipohed TO stakes
driysn in the ground. or on wire net
ting.
Peas should he planted about two
TO three inches deep in rows three 10
-four feet apart. Some gardeners.
rs.xever, follow the practice OF plant
ing in double rows six inches apart,
with the ordinary space OF three 20
four feet between there pairs OF rows.
with varieties requiring support this
Is good practice. as the supports can
be- placed in the narrow space be-
tween the rows.
Beans are more susceptible TO cold
than peas and should not be planted
until danger of frost Ia past and the
ground begins TO warm up. They are.
however. among the most desirable
vegetables that the home gardener
can raise. There are many different
knsds aud varieties OF beans. but for
garden purposes. they may be divided
into two classes--string and Lima
'i3oth classes are grown commercially
bver tie greater part OF the east and
Aaapt themselves to wide diversity
bf soils and climate. They grow rap
Idly. and therefore leave the area In
shich they have been planted free for
hnother crop. To secure continu.
bus supply II Is desirable to make
antings at intervals OF ten days or
10 weeks from tho time that the
pund Ia reasonably warm until hot