Evening star., 1920-05-21
Getting the Most From
a Small Space-How
to Have a Succession
!, OF Crops-Ne'v Ways
to Plant and Gro W
Potatoes-Concernlng
Kitchen Herbs.

By far tho hes, way to begin vege-
table garden is to first make dennite
plan on paper showing the exact size
and shape Of the garden plot Having
definitely determined what you intend
to raise. proceed to mark out rows OF
yegeta bles One-fourth acre of ground
with thorough cultivation. good reliable
seeds and few spare moments eacn
day, with the proper tools. will furnish
the family with an abundance or fresn
vegetables
To raise the most from given gar
den space. ii is necessary to plan care
fully the rotation of the crops Tor the
entire season For instance. tomato
plants must he set three or four rect
apart They do not cover the interven-
ing space for month or more after
thev are set out. What can you raise
between the rows before the tomato
plants need the space?
II YOU raise tomatoes or sweet corn
plart early radishes or lettuce between
the rows II YOU raise early peas use the
same space for the last transplanting OF
celery. If you ra'se early potatoes. art
er the vines die down plant an early
variety of sweet corn between the rows
for late autumn use. II yon rise carry
teets sew second crop in the same
rows. They will mature early enough
for fall and winter ns". and beets are
best when not allowed to grow too large
First TrnnspIantins.
At tba first transplanting celery can
he SET between rows of tomato plants or
corn An early crop CT radishes can be
taken from the soil before cabbage or
caulifower pants are set out. String
beans or lettuce for fall use can he
p;antod in any vacant spaces about the
1st of August. Late lettuce should al
WAYS he planted in light shad". SO that
the heat cannot make I bitter. BY
studying carefully the rotation of crops
one can take two crops each year from
most of the garden space. and garden
50 MANNED is much easier to keep free
ct woods than one in which more space
50 used to raise the same amount of veg
etables The seeds that ar" best for tho
early garden are beets. onions. carrots
leaf lettuce. parsley. parspips. early
peas. potatoes. radishes. sninach and
turrips. If early crops of tomatoes.
head lettuce. cabbage. celery, and cauii-
flower are desired they should be grown
from plants.
After the first crop Of, peas has been
a few small blossoms at the tops OF
the vines, particularly of tall peas
They are generally considered to be
sporadic and of little worth. but the
instinct. appear to know thot thew
have been robbed of the seeds that
are to reproduce their sneeies and as
a consequence are making desper-
ate effort to repair the dana ge. Many
other vegetables will do the same
thing. and in such cases all that is
necessary to bring the vines into
abundant bloom and bearing is to
encourage and foster the new growth
and blossoms.
Only tall varieties of peas will bear
successfully a second time, and those
whose height ranges between the
dwarf and the very tall are best. AS
soon as the old crop begins to wane
the vines should receive some atten-
ton. Weeds at their roots should be
drawn up to their roots: but. most
important of all. the rows must have
good drenching. either with a
snrinkler or by irrigation. At this
old peas. so that none will harden on
the vines. If the blooms do not be-
gin to come profusely water must be
made to reach the roots. After the
little peas have become set on the
vines they will take care of them
the second crop is often superior to
the first; the pods are larger and
thicker. and often there are more of
them on a particular vine than the
first growth supplied.
There is a method Of planting white
potatoes which gives a maximum
yield from a minimum area. 1t is the
banking or terrace system which is
admirably adapted to the home gar
den. Suppose your available space is
crate length. By the common method
of planting on the level only one
good row of potatoes could be grown
IN 1t. or a. pinch two rows. If. how