The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-03-12
THE HOME GARDEN
Suggestions For Its Success

all gardeners. large or small plan a
careful rotative system to use wisely
all garden space that can be worked.
The actual need under normal condi.
tlons. combined with the present food
shortase' demands that we produce
larger garden crop than ever. Ordi-
harily, the average Southern garden
Is spring, or One-season producer,
1ew vegetables being available after
this period. Therefore, great care and
judgment should be exercised in maxi
ing consecutive paintings of our more
common vegetables. to furnish a sea
sonal supply with the necessary can.
| ming surplus.
Inc fundamental principles in good
gardening are: (a) site and soil selec.
ton; (b) advanced planning; (c) deep
and thorough preparation OF the soil:
| (d) judicious liberal application of fer.
| tillzers; (e) careful selection and lib
eral planting Of seed; f) thorough
cultivation; and (g) insect and dis
| ease control
SITE AND SOIL SELECTION: Or.
dinarily the site and soil conditions,
especially Of the city and urban gar
dens. are predetermined by the loca.
ton Of the home and the lack of gar
den space; but. conditions permitting,
the site should be southern. eastern.
or southeastern exposure, and should
nave ample sunlight and well.drain-
| ed, easily titled soil.
| GARDEN PLANNING: Advanced
planning should include every detail
OF the garden, and cannot be too
! strongly emphasized. The method OF
cultivation Is usually determined by
the size and shape Of plot The one
| fourth acre or larger garden gives op-
portunity for horse cultivation: the
one-elghth acre or smaller plot, for
hand cultivation. Those vegetables
that can be dried. stored or canned
should have preference over short-sea-
son vegetables. such as lettuce, rad
lshes and mustard. Under present
conditions, the chief purpose OF the
gardener should be to produce as
much real food as possible.
SOIL PREPARATION: Deep and
thorough working Of the soil prepar-
atory to planting is OF vital impor-
tance In growing any crop. and most
Garden soils should be thoroughly
turned or spaded. followed by consecu.
tive narrowing or raking, until the
seed bed is thoroughly pulverzed.
Best OF Judgment must be exercised
/ not to cultivate the soil when it is too
wet, or the texture will be greatly in.
jured and it's value as a garden soil
, decreased.
: FERTILIZERS successful gar
den must he fertile. Liberal applica.
tiOns OF both commercial fertilizers
and barnyard manures should be Civ
en-. The animal manure will assure
good supply Of potash. which is ia.
vorable to the growth Of most vege-
tables. A fertilizer containing per
cent available phosphoric acid, per
cent nitrogen and no potash, applied
at the rate Of 500 to 1000 pounds per
acre. will give good results when the
physical condition Of the garden soil
has been corrected by the addition OF
: barnyard manure. II woods soil, rich
III organic matter, is used instead OF
manure, we suggest the use Of a com
plete fertilizer analyzing per cent
available phosDhoric acid. per cent
nitrogen and per cent potash. ap-
piled at the rate Of 500 to 900 pounds
per acre. n no organic matter is add
ed. the S-4-4 fertilizer should he ap-
piled at the rate of 1900 to 1000
pounds per acre.
Fertilizers, applied either in the drill
or broadcast. should be thoroughly
mixed with the SOIL to prevent the
seeds or plants from being seriously
injured by burning
SEED SELECTION AND PLANT.
ING: The use OF scant quantities OF
cheap. poorly selected seed often
causes a great reduction or an entire
failure in a crop. The necessary sup.
ply OF well selected. standard grown
seed should be purchased at an early
date from reputable sn"d dealer.
CULTIVATION. AND CONTROL
OF PESTS: Frequent and thorough
cultivation should be practiced. Shal.
low cultivation should be given as
soon after each rain as soil conditions
will permit.
The expense OF preventing and con.
trolling insects and diseases is small!
compared with the value OF the gar
den crop.
REFERENCES For planting chart
and for further information write
the Extension Service. Clemson Col
legc, S. c.. for Extension Bulletin ~
"Homo Gardening in South Carolina"
For disease and insect control write
for Farmers Bulletin No. S56, United
States Department OF Agriculture,