Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-23
The Chieftains Monday Morning Farm Page
HOME OWNERS SHOULD HAVE
FRUIT and VEGETABLE GARDENS

A home garden is incomplete unless
it includes some OF the more perma-
nent vegetables and small fruits In ad-
dition to the regular annual vegetables
that are usually planted. A bed of
asparagus, several hills of rhubarb, a
few plants of horseradish, strawber
ries, raspberries. blacKperries, dewber
ries Logan blackberries, grapes, cur
rants and gooseberries, according to
locality and available space are valu
able additions to the home garden.
All the above might not thrive in
any one locality or on one type of soil,
and care must be exercised in making
the selection, says the United States
Department of Agriculture in a new
Farmers Bulletin No. 1912, Permanent
Fruit and Vegetable Gardens, Just is
sued, copies of which may be had free
upon request.
The department says that about 30
out of every 100 farms in the United
States have upon them some form OF
a home garden or source of supply of
, fresh vegetables. Many of these gar
dens include, in addition to the annual
vegetables, small fruits and certain of
the perennial or more or less perma-
ncnt vegetables. Thousands of city
town. and village gardens also include
small fruits. asparagus. rhubarb, and
other permanent cropr.
i HIS DulltllIi gives DTlCL instructions
for the planting and care OF the more
important small fruits and perennial
vegetables. More complete information
may be found in the special bulletins
of the department of agriculture and Of
the State Agricultural colleges and ex-
pertinent stations.
The products of the small fruits and
the permanent vegetables OF the garden
are many and add very greatly to the
variety of food. Rhcubarb pie and
sauce have just the right tartness and
flavor that one Graves during the first
days Of spring. Later on, when straw
berries are plentiful, little of the
rhubarb canned with the Strawberries
adds the most delicious flavor and tart
ness to the berries.
Currants are considered None of the
most desirable fruits tor Jelly making.
and when thoroughly ripcned they
make an excellent sauce and dessert.
especially if mfSed with raspberries
Jellies. jams. and marmalades in plenty
can be made from raspberrIes, dewber-
ries, and blackberries, to say nothing
OF the juices and various products that
may be made from grapes. BY having
collection of the different small fruits
that are adapted to the region one can
enjoy n continuous supply OF good
things to eat thruout the greater part
OF the summer and In addition have an
abundance of preserves for winter use.
There should be a great revival in
the planting OF small fruits and grapes
I In connection with home gardens. es-
| pecially In sections where home orch
| ards are dying out or new ones are
not being planted. The care of small
fruits as regards spraying and other
requirements is more simple than that
OF the orchard fruits. and the small
fruits can be grown on a much moro
limited space.
When spa ce is nv, Ila hIo a sa,,to, -
the garden may be set aside for the
permanent vegetables and the small
fruits. Tho location OF these perma-
nent crops. however, should be such
that they will not interfere with the
plowing OF the garden or the cultiva-
ton OF the annual vegetables. In no
case should the small fruits be crowd
cd. 1t being best to plant a limited
number, selecting those best adapted
to the region.
In small gardens the asparagus bed
may be placed in one corner or in an
ottset at the end OF the garden, and
the hills of rhubarb along tho side
fence. where they will be out OF the
way OF general cultivation. Sometimes
the rhubarb or asparagus is arranged
IN sort of row or narrow bed across
the front of the gaden. separating the
garden proper from the lawn at the
rear of the house. In largo gardens
everything should be planted In
straight rows in order TO facilitate cuI-
tiVation. Dcwberrics can often he
trained upon n fence. and grapes can
be grown on an arbor over the garden
walk.
Climatic ad soil conditions restrict
the planting of some of the vegetables
and a number of tho small fruits to
prescribed localities. For example
rhubarb thrives only in those parts
of the country where the ground
freezes to depth OF four inches or
more during tho winter.
Generally speaking, raspberrics will
not stand very hot or dry weather.