Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-09

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while peas, lettuce, onions. cabbages
and a great many other plants are no.
so readily affected II may be planted
earlier. Potatoes are often nipped
back by frost, but as these are usuai,
ly planted deep it does not set them
back to any great extent.
Bulletin No. II. by H. O. warne,
pertinent Station, Agricultural Col.
lege. N. D., gives a full list of vege-
tables which may be grown in this
region, and also notes as to theil
hardness. etc. Everyone interested
should write for this bulletin.
How t . Plant the Garden.
Potatoes are most easily planted
with the ordinary potato planter, but
II this is not available a small pillow
can be used to make burrows and the
u seed dropped in and covered by
throwing the furrow back, or by using
the corn cultivator. Small. patches
may be planted by hand with q hoe,
but this is a slow process. The Early
Ohio is about as reliable and early a
potato as a be grown, and only pure
seed should be planted. 1t would be
advisable. in the fall when digging
these potatoes, to save "a few fine
planting again the following year. 1t
is not realized to what extent the po-
tato crop nay be improved by such
treatment. There is no plant that will
respond more quickly to selection
than the potato and there is possibly
less attention given to the selection in
growing this vegetable than any 9TH
er. The later potato should be treat
ed the same way. r
such as radishes. lettuce, beans. peas.
etc. there should be a combination
garden seeder and hoe. These are not
expensive n are very satisfactory
for the work they are intended to do.
The planting of a garden with Of
these planters is a very small job and
also the cultivation Is much easier if
there is a wheeled hoe to use. &
The sweet corn a be planted with
the ordinary corn planter. and as in
Dictated there should be at least three
paintings. 1t is possible to plant
three varieties and get practically the
same results. That is, Golden Bantam
for the earliest. Early Minnesota for
the second and Country Gentleman as
the third variety. These will CON
along in about the same succession as
times indicated. However, the Gold
en- Bantam is the most delicious Va
riety. n our personal preference
would be to plant it at the three diff
ferent times.
Hot Bed.
For those who have the inclination
and time a hot bed may be employed
to give a. great many Of the plants All,
early start. However, they are con-
siderable trouble M very often r e
quire more time than Is al the disposal
Of many farmers. Such plants as to-
matoes. celery, and cabbage may be
bought from green houses for per-
haps less than they would cost to
raise. A few glass frames, similar to
storm windows. may be used to v
a small hot bed. inc a great deal of
satisfaction De derived from it. The
hot bed should be on the south side
of the buildings. or a heavy row of
trees. for protection.
The most satisfactory hot bed is
made by digging in h ground about
80 inches. and putting in 2 feet of
partly rotted anure This should be
packed down, and the sash put over
it and left for a few days to heat up
before planting is done. Then about
6 inches of soil should be put over
the top of the and thoroughly
wetted down. The idea is that the
gradual heating of the manure keeps
this soil warm and forces the plants
to q greater growth. They are also
protected by the frame and sash until
danger Of frost is past, when they
may be set in the garden proper. Al
most any plant may be started under
glass.
A few hills Of sweet corn planted in
paper cups. or ice cream or candy
boxes. will make a very quick growth.
Tomatoes, cabbage. celery and ven
onions can he given a good start un-
der the glass. Care should be taken
before these plants are removed to
the garden to open the sash a little
more each day. until the plants have
become harder. and it is also well to