The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-06-25
VALUABLE HINTS
HELP IN GARDEN
Labor Saving Facilities May Be
Provided Without Much Ad-
ditionaI Expense.
SUPPORTS HELP SOME CROPS
Certain Plants Do Better and Give
Larger Yield If Furnished Some
thing to Climb Upon-Some
May Be Trained to Fence.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Where the garden is handled in an
intensive manner, there are a number
of facilities that may be provided with
out much extra cost, but which reduce
the work of caring for the crops.
For instance, by providing supports
for certain crops about double the
number of plants can be grown on a
given area, 1t is pointed out by spe-
cialists Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture.
Certain varieties of early peas do
not necessarily have to be provided
with brush or any kind Of support to
climb upon. but they will do better
and yield more If given support. With
the later peas of the telephone or tall
growing variety, it is essential that
they be given something to climb upon.
Brush, If brush can be proclyed for
this purpose, should be on hand and
ready for use when the peas are plant
ed.
Substitutes for Brush.
AS rule, brush cannot be secured
in town, SO 1t will be necessary to use
some other form of support Wire
poultry netting 10 to "a inches in
width probably is the most desirable
support that can be procured, but it
is expensive, and very satisfactory
support can be made Of cheap Irvine
and few stakes to string it on. In
the case Of one Of the boys club gar
dens, the boys did not have the money
to buy netting so they went TO place
where refuse from the city was
dumped and secured number of
broom handles and enough discarded
bale wire to form a very satisfactory
trellis upon which the peas were
trained
Tomatoes trained TO q single stem
and tied to stakes not only ripen their
fruits earlier than those left upon the
ground. hut the fruits themselves are
Of better flavor; and, because they are
held off the ground, they are cleaner
md more convenient for gathering.
BY pruning and tying to stakes much
idISti uutiDei VI piuhto thH DC Diu'Nu
on q given area. Also plants, such as
lettuce, early cabbage, radishes and
beets. can be grown I'm the spaces be-
tween the tomato plants.
Many people prefer the bush type
Of Lima beans to the pole varieties,
because no poles are required for
the bush kinds. 1t has been found,
however, that under most circum-
stances the pole Lima beans are pref
cradle, because they can be trained on
strings or wires attached to fence,
or, In case the fence is of wire, the
beans can be trained on the fence
itself. BY the use Of poles or a trcllis
Of strings or wire the beans are car
-ried- up Off the ground and occupy less
space than do those Of the bunch va
rieties. The same is true Of q Number
of garden crops.
Vine Crops on Fences.
III the garden is small and there is
not room TO grow the vine crops on
the ground. they may be trained to the
south side Of a fence or even upon
the Slue OI Duiiuihe, 81 thul 'hcy
really occupy very little of the actual
garden space. Where It is desired to
have some kind Of screen or shade
over the back porch, there Is nothing
better than pole Lima beans, as they
form n perfect screen that VIII last
throughout the summer ana at the
same time give supply Of fresh beans
for the table. A little study OF the
habits Of the various crops will enable
one 10 go arrange the garden as to get
the maximum production without sac
rificing quality or convenience In Its
cultivation.
I,y proper arrangement OF rows and
he grouping together Of crops of sim
mar nature, the work OF caring for