Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
Home Garden Should
Produce Surplus For
Winter Storage
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A half-acre garden, il. cared for
properly, will produce far more vege-
tables than the average family can
consume during the maturing period
or crops. Only q small portion Of
a garden Of this size should be devot-
to those vegetables that must be
1t is advisable to devote the major
portion Of the space to those crops
which II not needed at n may be.
kept, for winter use. IN fact msthe
space is available the garden should
be planned with the definite purpose
OF growing crops for storage for win
ter use.
Late beets, late cabbage, carrots,
celery, onions, parsnips, late potatoes,
sweet potatoes, satisfy, ana late tur-
nips may be stored in their natural
condition and II possible should be
grown to the extent Of the family
needs for storage for winter use.
Work Garden All Season.
It IL possible in nearly all sections
OF the country to grow late beets. late
cabbage, late potatoes and turnips on
ground that has already produced a
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peas, early potatoes, or some crop re-
quirtng q relatively short period for
its maturity. Gardeners are inclined
to neglect the opportunities for crop
production in the garden after the
first part Of the season has passed and
frequently space is allowed to lie idle
that should be producing a crop Of
late potatoes, cabbage or turnips. In
sections where the season is short it is
possible to plant the late crops be-
tween the rows Of early crops before
gaining two or three weeks time.
Late potatoes may be planted on
ground from which early peas or
string beans have been removed.
Late cabbage may be planted be-
tween the rows of early potatoes be-
fore this crop Is mature. Turnips may
be sown between the rows Of late corn
and late bush beans. Late beets may
be planted between the rows OF late
beans and will grow long after frost
has killed the beans.
Storage in the Home.
by utilizing every square foot of
space in the garden a considerable
quantity Of vegetables may be grown
for storage for winter use. If no stor-
age facilities exist in the home all the
ornHS o,SttA Ma Cav IAAy}A~ he
stored in outdoor banks or pits. How
ever. 1t Is not at all difficult to pro-
vide storage facilities in most homes,
it being only necessary to make use
of the cellar. the attic. q, large closet,
or other parts Of the dwelling. de-
pending upon the character Of the
product to be stored.
Beans. including the Lirnas, may be
stored dry. and 1t is advisable to grow
them to as great an extent as possible
for winter USE. Lirnas and othe pole
fence, 1t being possible in this way tic
produce considerable quantities OF
dried beans for winter use. The pods
should be allowed to remain on the
vines until dry enough to rattle
should. then be gathered, spread on
the attic floor, or in some other dry
place, and when dry. shelled and stor.
ed in bags.
f. s, MUSKMEIONS.t
T. A sandytloam with plentytof well,
rotted manure incorporated in. the sol
is we'll adapted to the production OF
rnuskmelons. The muskmelon is q
heat-lovinE crop, requiring a long
growing season, about four months
and cannot be planted until the
ground 1 become warm. For this
reason It - useless to attempt to grow
the muskmelon in sections where the
growing season is not sufficiently long
or where h temperature is not uni
formly high. The northern portion OF
the United states is not suited to the
growing Of this crop for the reasons
cited above.
It is advisable to start the plants In
berry boxes, or on sods in the hotbed,
transferring these to the open ground
after the ground has become warm.
In this way considerable time can be
saved and much better results OBJ
tanned. 1t is q good plan to place
hills. which should be about 6 feet
apart. Sufficient seed should be
pla nted so that four good strong
plsnts may be had in each hill. An
other plan is to sow in drills in rows
6 or Z feet apart. thinning the plants
until they are from 1s inches to z
feet apart in the rows.
Cultivation should be frequent and
thorough until the vines begin to run
After this the only cultivation re-
quired is to keep weeds down.
Muskmelons are liable to be attack.
ed by several diseases and have al
least one serious insect enemy. For
info -mAtion on the control of insects
and diseases affecting the muskmelon
refer to Farmers Bulletin $50, en-.
titled Control Of Diseases and Insect
Enemies of the Home Vegetable Gar.
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SWEET CORN.
Plant sweet corn about the time OF
the last killing frost in spring and
make 8 or 4 successive paintings. at
intervals Of two weeks. From a quar-
ter pint to a half pint Of seed is suf-
[fcisnt for q bundred-foot row. Plant
the seed In drills 3 feet apart and thin
to a single stalk every 10 to IA inches,
or plant 5 to 6 seeds in hills 8 feet
apart each way, and thin out to 3 to 8
stalks in q hill. Cover the seeds about
Q inches deep. Cultivate frequently,
taking care to remove all suckers
from around the base OF the stalks.
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