Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
BY MRS. ". 4. WILSON

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about the middle OF March
y the home gardener begins to think
of the kitchen garden. and to plant or
man out his ideas for the growing
senson. Now is a good time to have
rho entire plot spread with good. we'll
rotted stable manure. Then the first
dry md warm spell have 1t spaded hn-
der. SO as to be ready for the early
planting. .. :.
Let me intervene here and say that II
the man who must work indoors VIII
plan and work out kitchen garden.
il will nay him big dividends in phys-
ical fitness and good health. It's a
cheap way of taking much. needed c4-
ercise and getting very close to mother
nature at one and the same time. =
short study Of the character of the SOIL
in your garden will help to prevent
failure, for you should know that 10
work heavy loan or clay SOIL a'ter
a rain or while wet will produce poor
results, the soil drying in hard Jumps.
1t is almost impossible to break up
these Jumps Of dirt. Now, no matter
how tiny your garden is to De-. plan 10
work II in two plots. This will give you
rotation of crops.
Light. sandy soil is ready to work
long before the heavy loan. but tins SOIL
will need lots of irrigation. because 1t
dries out very quickly. So. for this
reason, when planning your garden ar
range early in the season for hose or
piping to supply plenty OF water.
If YOU will remember that green and
succulcnt vegetables average from so
to 05 per cent of their total weight In
water. YOU can understand the great
need Of plenty OF water.
The snail garden can raise radishes.
garden onions. bccts. carrots. parsley.
garden herbs. tomatoes. corn. cucum.
bers. string beans. lima or pole beans.
In the small garden It will hardly pay
yOu TO raise from seed the tomato, egg
and similar plants. You can buy more
cheaply. Radishcs and lettuce may
be sown in shallow boxes and placed
in sunny windows. and just ns soon as
the radishas are as big ms the top OF
YOUR thimblc pull them and use on the
table. Lettuce may be used when the
fourth leaf appears.
The first nice day in April get ready
to SOW peas. plan to plant but one row
at Il time, so az to have continual
crop. Dig ground deeply and then work
until the soil is fine with q garden
rake. removing all stones and bits OF
other rubbish. When the soil is well
pulverized then form in rows. making
shallow trench CT gutter between the
rows. Soak the reaS for twenty fouI
hours in warm water, then plant. hav-
| ing the seed fully two and one halt
inches deep. Pat the soil firmly, but not
! too hard.
Plant the young garden onion and also
some rndishcs. If your family Is small
three feet planted every third week vii
give you an abundant crop. If YOU vii
plant your peas about the first week II
April you will begin TO harvest the croT
about the second week in June. and {
planting every week until the thirt
week in May will give the family ,
mess of peas four or tive times cncl
week from the middle 0f June until lat
July. providing the little garden is wei
waternd during the months Of June ant
July. This is the beat time Of the who'll
year to plan and arrange the herb gar,
den: the folks Of ycsteryeur knew th
wonderful value Of the herb garden. from
both health and medicinal standpoint
The varieties Of herbs in an oil
kitchen in home in Il small mid
West citv are: Angelica balm. swcc
basil, borage. chervil, .chives, coriandc
dill. fennel. horchound. lavender. swee
marjoran. mint. parsley. rosemary
sage. summer and winter savory, sorrel
common and lemon thyme and tara gon
All the herbs are grown IN borders alon
the edge Of both the grass and fowe
plants and really do not require an
additional space. and will make splen
did and attractive showing. Some q
the plants nre secured from the see
man. while others are started from tn
seeds.
The seed man. or n good catalogue
will give YOU full information abou
: securing the plants.
No particular soil or special preparo
, ton Is needed as many will grow Al
.. most any nlare they are planted.
/ The green herbs are used for salad,
| and are dried for winter use, IN
, herb garden can be made a nrofitobI
| venture. as well as one for pleasmr.
. The herbs find ready sale among yon
5 neighbors. and If you live on n mat
street Just place some tied in littl
bundles. and wrapped In wax nane
where the passing public will sec them
and you will be surprised TO see bo,
, quickly they VIII 60. This Ia pnrticn
J larly true with lemon yerbena. icT ismo,
J ; thyme, lavender and the other ic spic
ps sure to fiit pleaty Of ra.sle,
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