The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-13

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The home garden Is profitable. 70
on~ renrosl. brcauae u saves the cost
OF vegetables that othcxvire would be
bought. AZ A. q hoalthful enterprise.
"a furnishes excellent outdoor exercise.
~ provides Vegetables that are fscshcr
mors ~psiateble " berer than many
TO be had In the market.
The home.Eardcn vegetables are al
WAYS available. 10 be had not only
without expense. but without NNcon /.
Nenience. Therefore. they are likely
10 he used more freely than " a trip
10 market o. even a telephone call
were necessary.
Ihe riont In a Garden.
But there u still another particular
h. which the home garden confers q
gTeat lleneut The hos o. giIl VINO
" given q part In CultlNatinE q home
Garden who ~ charged with SOME Ol
the responsibilities and put 10 solve
some VI TIE problcms Of cultivation
acquires IN the pfoccrs a spirit OF self
reliance. a knnck o. making the
means az hand serve the end desire l.
that zln be- valuable throughout tho
rest Of that boys or girls lie IN any
klnd OF service that may he %requlrcd
Thus the homo garden II y training
-rhool ~ personal efficiency
tiftir Journeys Ia the saricn.
Many Americans do not eat cnoush
sreen aud salad vegetables for ther
health.
one Of the hest things about tho
garden ~ that u Offers work suited
to each member OF The family.
What - Il back yard good forY n
mas be made 10 supply the uYurug.
family with fresh vegetables through
the EfoNinr season.
A weed II any plant iu the WRONG
place. Vegetables too cius. together
are as injurious IL each other a. weeds
Thin them a before they gro lurH.
enough 10 %
\ lev crops vel chosen and prop.
erlN cultivated are preferable To- q
miscellaneous assoumeut-no one OF
which will supply enough vegetables
70 make a tuil serving for tho entire
family.
oui Of the garden and over the nre
sweet corn begins to deteriorate al
most 49, 500 a. % h picked. No one
knows H. true flavor unless he has
seen u come smoking hot to the liable
within an hour after hcing pulled
from the stalk
clay soil should not be pioved or
spaded in spring nor cultivated after
a rain unul ~ ceases 10 b. sfriky "
" ready for WORKING when 70 hnndNi'
OF h, after heinE squeezed tightly
crumhles readily instead Of rcmnlnins
In "a solid mas
Have your onions stuck 49, their
p~erlaCopssf ~ onions are 70 be grow
from seed. they should - planted
early In the sprinE-the earlier the
better. Seeding onions require the
%greatcst care In soil preparation amt
culture. 20 the beginner In gardening
will do well TO stick 10 onion sets.
II 10 really surprising how nue.
food In the form OF green or salad
crops can be grown In the PAGES be-
tween the plants or rows OF the larger
or standard crops for example, Hli
the lettuce ana rgdishea required hy
the average family may bee Grown be.
tween the plants Of early tomatoes
The supply OF munur M cities iH
now quite limited. and u hshuuNrs the
city gardener to secure enough some.
where To fcrulizc hia Erden plat
especially " his soil h. heavy and lack
inE iu organic matter Where muuufe
can not be obtained. n number of
crops such 49, Irish pointers beans,
peas and tomatoes, Gao be grown
fairly wen by The aid 81 CONNIE rcinl
fcrtiiixers, Street ~ cepinEs arr un.
safe 90 Use " they contain such oil
OF tar.
Water sin runs down Mn Practice
level culture Tor most vegetables 10
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plant, nor hll up nue. earth along
tius rows IN CuluNntinE RAISED AREAS
lose water not only because 10 uuw
away. but also because they are ca
posed to the drying action Of The air
Sweet potatoes. how over are usuallh
planted ON a low. broad ridge 90 lna
sur e good bed of loose earth in
which their roots may develop iufn
potntoes. too. are commonly hilled up
lu cultivation. but the hilliuE SHOULD
be- very slight boz regions ~ uu soils
where some drought b. 90 be- expected
4 garden that produces uulN one
crop and idles twak halt OF b gr0w
INA season does only half OF its dutN
Don't hrHr about your garden. but
dix aud ksep night uu diEgiuE
n b. aurprisinE how many cHrit
plants ran be- started in re- window box
Are your garden tools ready u viii
not be Ions now until th'y Will hr
needed.
chickens viii not give adequate poe
turns in Vgra or growth when Kept
under inkinltHrN conditions
Have sou received H e. seed oa
aloe Get % q TOOK % over, a.
pages may suggest something you
have forgotten.