Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
ENTIRE YEAR HOME
GARDEN SCHEDULES
OUTLINED BY AGENT
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING SEAS.
ONABI.E VEGETABLES TO Az.
SURE BEST RESULTS


lies living In town may. grow an abund.
ance Of fresh vegetables for home CON
sumption. a good garden greatly re-
duceG the grocery hsll. and II conducive
10 the better health Of the family.
Frcsh vegetables growing near the
abundantly. than II they had to be pur'
chased In the can. or In the usual
wilted state from a grocer.
A great many OF our citizens plant n
small garden for early vegetables. hut
few plant for n succession. Most vege.
tables tina, will grow In other sections
will grow here. II they are planted at
the proper time and given proper cul'
tivatIon.
The moro important requisites for n
successful garden are n well prepared
seed bed. fertile soil. good seed OF the
right variety pnd water. The best time
to prepare the soil In during winter.
plow or spade the ground = TO 10 inches
deep II the soil II not naturally fer
tlie add. M the rate OF 10 90 70 tons
barn yard manure per acre: preferably
before playing or apadlng. Good re-
suits may be- obtained by applying tho
manure after the land has been pre-
pared. and Incorporated into the soil
by means Of harrow or rake. Thor
oughly fine garden soil just before set
ting the plans or planting the seed.
For convenience In speaking OF vege'
tables they are grouped Into two classes,
cool season plants and warm season
plants AZ the name OF class indicates
oms vegetables grow best In spring
and fall. and others In summer Many
amateur gardeners plant the entire
garden at one time. Consequently
many failures occur.
Cool season Plants
The principal cool season Vegetables
IRE: Asparagus. beets. brussels sprouts.
eabbagf. CARROTS. caulifipwer. collard,
cre~ Sknie. khcfmh. fecks. )ettnoe,
mustard. oninhs parsley. peas. pota'
toes drishl. radlsh. rape. rhubarb. spin
ach and turnlps.
No exact planting dates can he givrn.
Climatic conditions may cause varia'
ton Of as much az a month In planting
dates. Usually the cool season plants
may be planted In the open from about
March rs to Aprll rs. Beets. carrots,
kaie. lettuce. mustard. radish. rape and
turnips should he planted again late In
July. Angus, and early September. for
fall consumption.
IT, usual custom IL 10 plant the seed
Of brussels sprouts. cabhagc, cauli'
flower. coilard and kohl.rabi In hot
beds. cold frames or window boxes
about two months before Il II safe TO
plant the seed In the omen. II requires
abou, two months 10 grow plants from
ae-d large enough 10 transplant. The
plants may be set In the open as soon
m danger ~ freezing has passed. A.
paragus plants are usually purchased
from menIornransplantcd from the
seed nursery In the garden. Asparagus.
brussels sprouts. cabbage an collards
should b. set In rows three and one
half feet 10 four feet apart. and from
30 inches 20 Sc inches In the drill: cauli'
flower and kohl.rahi may be planted In
rows as close as 30 inches. and from Is
inches o. - inches In the drill, The
remainder ~ the cool season vegetables
are hest propogatcd by planting the
seed where the plants are to grow. II
Is not advisable to set plants or plant
seed ON ridges Plants should bc set
slightly below the general level ~ the
ground, and small seed planted In shall
low trenches and covered lightly; large
seed may be- planted deeper. In case
Of Doubt M to depth TO plant seed, plant
them four times as deep as the diameter
81 the seed.
Warm Season Plants
The remaining garden plants. adapt
ID To this section. may be termed warm
SEASON plants. The more important
species OF this group are: Artichokes.
beans. chard. cantaloupc. corn, cucum'
hers. egg plants. endivc. okra. parsnins.
peas Chlack cycl. pepper. potatoes.
tsweetl pumpkins. Shlslfy. squash. To-
fnatoes and watcrmelons
As In the case OF cool season vege'
tables no exact planting dates can he
given. All should he planted after dan.
ser az frost has passcd-usually In this
locality from April 20 90 May TO-
Egg plant pepper. sweet potato and
tomato seed should h. planted In hot.
beds. cold frames or window boxes
nhout two months before the season
warns up 20 plant them In the open.
The plants are drawn from the seedbed
and transplanted 20 the place where
they are 10 grow after danger or frost
has passed. Tomatoes should H. plant
cd In rows feet apart. plants feet In
row; sweet potatoes In rows feet
anart and si.2 feet In row. Egg plants
and pepper may I've planted In rows rs
close as feet and . feet In rows.
II II customary to plant seed Of the
remainder 81 the warm season plants
In the open. Cucumber. cantaloupe and
sauash IN hills feet by Z feet: pump.
klns and watermclons In hills 10 fcot by
s feet: artlchokcs. beans. corn. okra'
and black eye peas may he planted In
drills . feet 20 feet apart: and chard
endlve. parsley and satisfy seed may he
drilled In rows feet To feet apart.
Paintings Of beans and black eye
meas should he made every weeks
from May I. Ia August !. to insure
LONGER season 81 usefulness. II II the
better practice 20 plant n few rows Of
corn every two weeks from May l q
July n.
A reasonable quantity of water anf
cican- culture are necessary reanlelt.I