Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-13
GARDEN LECTURE.
What To Plant And How To
Plant Fifth Of Series.


The fifth garden lecture was deliv-
cred by Prof Anspon of Maryland
State College on Thursday last on the
subject OF what 10 plant and how to
plant it,
The lecturer gave details of varie-
ties and quantities and spacing for va
rious crops. based on the needs of a
family of four for summer use and for
canning. drying and storing for win
ter. Questions which are worrying
prospective gardeners were met and
answered TO the profit of all.
Some of the pointers are given here
alphabetically:
Beans.-Of snap beans l TO 2 quarts
are needed. Stringless green pod and
Kentucky Wonder are fine varieties.
The latter may be used green or dried.
Rows should be twenty inches apart,
4 inches in a row.
l pint of bush limas and ! pint pole
beans are enough. Rows feet apart
and feet apart in row Navy beans
should be in rows % inches apart, 4
inches i'm the row.
Beets-3 Oh. OF seed will provide
for canning. Detroit, Blood Red and
Crosby's Egyptian are good varieties.
Eat tops OF Trimmings and transplant
roots
Carrots Use tender carrots in sea-
son but let some mature for storage.
Oxheart and Halg Long Danvers.
Rows 81 inches apart. Thin to 2 in
ches apart Transplant the Trimmings.
Cababge. For a small garden get
the plants, Jersey Wakefield for
spring. Copenhagen Market later.
Rows 2 feet apart, Is inches in the
row.
Celery--Use self-blanching type and
plant in beds Plant 6 inches apart
each way.
Chard.-A row Is feet to 20 feet big
will last all the summer.
Corn-This will pay only if garden
Is fairly large Use Golden Bantam
planted l foot apart in row Then Ia
ter Stowelrs Evergreen and Country
Gentleman, spaced wider. Use within
one hour of picking to get full value
The sugar rapidly turns to starch.
Cucumbers.-One plant every two
feet in a row. Train vines on strings.
Egg Plant-New York Giant Black
Beauty. etc. 6 plants suffice for fam
lily. Each plant has to fruits. 2
and half feet between rows. and .
feet in the row.
Kale.--2 on of seed ample. Kale
is very hardy and should be much
more commonly grown both in the
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Lettuce Make small bed for
starting Plant out the small plants
i'm gaps in other rows or as edging in
space otherwise wasted For heads
to develop have inches of space.
Plant very little and in succession.
Melons. Advisable only in a large
garden. Watormelons require a space
feet by 10 feet and canteloupes 4
feet by feet.
Onious-4 quarts of sets Plant as
early as possible. Prizetaker is a good
variety. They should not he planted
I'm the small gardens.
Parsnips must be deep. .
and half feet between rows in
ches between plants. Hollow Crown
variety.
Peas.--Alaska, Little Marvel, Trad
ers. Telephone. The first two on
double rows, 6 inches apart. The Tel
ephone had best climb on netting.
Potatoes advisable except in
large gardens. Use only certified
seed Irish Cobler and Early Rose
Radish.-Scarlet Globe and Cincin-
natl Market Use in row with slow
terminating crops like carrots.
Squash - Crookneck for summer
squash. Hubbard for fall use.
Tomatoes-Use plants preferably.
Chalk's Early Jewel and Earliana for
early crop Dwarf Grant for late
crop. Grow on stakes, strings. etc
Don't tie too tight and keep suckers
of Thin clusters of fruit. and cut
leaves which touch the ground to pre-
vent leaf blight.
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