The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-03-23
GARDEN SUGGESTIONS
FOR EARLY SPRING
PLANS SHOULD De MADE NOW
FOR AN HOUND
VEGETABLE GARDEN.
BEANS ARE IMPORTANT
Some Varieties VIII last 'h'oos''
the Season and Bear Unt'l
frost

An all yesrround garden for every
family on the farm and an ali-vear
round backyard garden for every
town family is the garden slogan Tor
1918 Let us produce All the food we
can al home, and eat potatoes IN tho
place of wheat and beans In the place
OF meat. BESIDES these We can pro
dwce a wealth of other healthfui ana
nutritious vegetables that viii save
TRANSFORMATION and release other STA
pie food for our soldiers and allies.
March Is busy garden month
and might we'll be termed the bean
planting month under the present
food emergency, since We can hot
grow too many beans. Let everybody
plant beans: bush and pole beans for
snaps and bush and pole Lima beans
for green beans and dry beans. Among
the bush beans We have numerous
varieties to choose from. such as the
black Valentine. Red Valentine and
Giant GtringIees Green Pod Of tho
green sorts: and the Davis Wax.
Wardwells Kidney Wax. and Currtes
Rust Proof OF the wax varieties. The
Giant Stringless Green Pod is one OF
the most popular varieties for can
ming or snaps. The Red Kidney bean
IL the standard for producing dry
beans. while dry beans of many othor
varieties can be eaten At home, Col
| ored beans are not popular In com
| merce and the surplus could not be
| sold as readily as a surplus Of the red
| kidney or varieties with white coat.
| The pole varieties like the Kentucky
| Wonder are excellent for summer use,
since the bush beans do not set much
fruit during the summer. The Bush
| I,imas may be used for the earlier
crop of Limas Such varieties as the
| Woods Prolific, Henderson Bush and
the Jackson Wonder dark colored
seed) are usually planted. The pole
Limas will last through the season
and bear til frost. The Carolina or
sswe Ia the variety to plant. II is
we'll to remember that the Lima
beans can not be planted ~ early as
the kidney beans. since they VIII rot
readily in a cold, wet soil.
IL sweet potatoes are not grown q
field crop Oh the farm, they should
certainly have place In the farm
garden and they should also be plant
ed in the back yard town garden i
space permits Put out few slips
as soon as the weather gets warm and
grow few early vines from which
cuttings may be taken for planting
the later crop.
| Set out n liberal lot of tomatoes.
They are extremely wholesome and
palatable In the fresh state and are
ideally adapted to canning Every
pantry should be well stocked with
hohle canned tomatoes.
Okra, our great Southern favorite
should receive its share Of attention
II grows like weed and Is perhaps
more adaptable TO varying conditions
than any other vegetable.
Egg plants and peppers should b.
given some space. especially IL the
family il fond of them. Squash, pump
kins. cantaloupes and watermelon'
will receive some attention. especially
by those who like any or all members
OF this group.
In this time OF emergency plar
!, carefully and plant literally of those
crops. OF high food value most likel,
to succeed under your conditions
work hard and long, and do your hes
!, to 20 over the top with an all-year
round garden.-G. l.. Tiebout hort
culturist. Extension Division, Louisi
ana state University.
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