Evening journal., 1921-06-01
GROW GARDENS
ALL THE YEAR
.Ground Should be Kept
Busy With Successive
Planting
MANY CROPS
ARE POSSIBLE

southern gardens begin TO look
.seedy about June 10. gardens in the
Middle States section are in the
height Of their glory, and the New
England gardens are just getting
well started. Il seems to be a fore
gone conclusion on the part Of most
persons throughout the Southern
States that southern gardens can be
grown only in the spring and in the
'tall, with a few chance hardy crops
during the winter.
The farmer Of the middle section
plants his spring garden. then gets
busy with farm crops, and very little
further attention is given the garden
unless the work Is done by the
women. In the New England States
and part Of the northwest where the
growing season is quite short only
ione crop OF most vegetables can be
grown. In the middle section, how
ever, two crops can often be grown
on the same land. and. more impor-
.tant still, a continuous supply Of
peas, beans. sweet corn and a NUM-
her Of other vegetables can be had
'by making successive paintings
The garden is generally the rich
est spot Of ground on the farm, and
for that reason should be expected
70 produce more than any other sim
ilar area To get maximum nroduc-
tion, however, IL is necessary to keep
the land busy all the time. This can
be done in two ways; first, by COM
panion cropping. and, second, by fol-
lowing one crop with another or sue
.cessive planting.
There are a number OF crops that
lend themselves to companion crop
ping. For example, where onion
sets are planted in rows, say IS
inches between the rows, row Of
radishes. spinach or lettuce can be
drilled between the rows Of onions
and be off the ground before the
onions need the space. Spinach. rad
ishes, early beets or turnips can be
planted between carrots. parsnIps
and satisfy. A crop Of snap beans
can frequently he grown between
the rows OF tomatoes. Radish seeds
may often be planted alongside a
row Of peas, the radishes being pull
ed and out OF the way before the
peas begin TO climb the trellis or
brush provided for their support or
TO spread over the ground. A lit
tie later in the season sweet corn or
late cabbage can be planted between
the rows of early Irish potatoes and
make considerable OF a start before
the Irish potatoes are dug.
In the extreme South a few crops
that viii Withstand the heat should
be planted for midsummer use. Swiss
.chard, while adapted to a tenn
perate climate, does fairly well un-
der Southern conditions, and con-
.tinues TO produce greens throughout
the greater part OF the summer.
Busella, or New Zealand spinach. is
adapted for the production of greens
during the heated period
In the middle section early peas
may be followed by the late cabbage,
late potatoes, late snap beans, beets
or turnips Early Irish potatoes may
be followed by turnips. late snap
beans or by late sweet corn.
Fall Gardens Important.
Fall gardens should In no case be
overlooked, especially from the Mid
die States southwark. Paintings of
practically all the early spring vege-
tables may be made from July TO
September. according 20 locality, and
be brought 10 maturity before early
autumn frosts. BY proper attention
TO the garden fresh vegetables may
be had through a period of about
ten months Of the year In the ex-
IRENE South and for about seven
months in the middle section. The
season for the New England and
Northwestern sections is necessarily
much more limited. but even here
the efficiency Of garden can be
greatly increased by a careful study
and attention TO the matter OF com.
panion cropping d successive
paintings Of certain vegetables.
Late cabbage seed should be sowr
about June / in most sections and
the plants set IN the garden June %
TO July s. The last planting OF
sweet corn should be made about
50 days before the first killing frosi
OF autumn may be expected.
Most crops mature in a shorter
period in the late summer than in