The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-02-10
Have a
Garden
BY ]. G. Haney
Preparation of the Soil

be good, and we'll drained. That is, it
should not be where water will stand
late in the spring, or accumulate dur
ing heavy rains. And yet it should
not be so sloping that all the water
will run off.
Flowing is an essential part of the
preparation, and if possible should be
done in the fall. But as a general
thing there are late vegetables which
often prevent this being prepared as
it should to get the full benefit of the
winter freezing. Early spring plow-
ing-before the rains begin-should
not be neglected, and if the soil is
cloddy is should be disked and worked
down so as to hold moisture, but not
so fine that rains will not be taken
up readily.
The soil must be rich, or made rich
by the addition of we'll rotted barn
yard anu It is never advisable
to put fresh manure on the garden, as
it interferes with the cultivation of
crops, and requires too much moisture
for it's rotting during the summer.
The amount of n that should be
applied depends considerably on how
we'll it is rotted. 1t is probably a good
practice to apply a small amount
every year, and disk it thoroughly
before the land is plowed.
The land should be plowed quite
deep for garden vegetables, but should
not be plowed much deeper in the
spring than it had been the year be-
fore, because it is not advisable to ex-
pose very much new soil, as to the
plant food in this is not so valuable,
and the plants will not grow so we'll
in it as if it has been exposed for
some time. Also the new soils is not
so easily worked down for planting
small garden seeds.
What to Plant
What to plant in the garden depends
somewhat on personal taste. 1t is ad-
visable, however, not to try to grow
too many things. There is almost an
unending list of garden vegetables.
The list following will make a good
garden and may contain things that
some would not care for and also
there may be som things left out
which others might want. This list is
what we actually plant each year in
u garden: Six Weeks and Early
Ohio potatoes, carrots, parsnips, tur-
nips, onions, beets, %rutabagas, radish-
es, htture, peas snap beans navy
beans, tomatoes, c%ucumbers, Hubbard
squashes, cabbage and sweet corn.
This list of vegetables planted on
two acres of ground, a little more
than t%wo-thirds of which should be de-
voted to potatoes, should furnish alb
solutely all the vegetables and small
fruit that would be needed by the
average family. If the family is extra
large, or much help is employed, some
what more of these things might be
grown.
AS to the time of planting these
vegetables, it is advisable to plant
everything as early as possible. There
are some things that are more affected
by frost than others, and these should
not be planted until danger of frost
is past. Beans, cucumbers, tomatoes,
melons mad corn are easily frosted and
should not be put out until danger is
past, while peas, lettuce, onions, cab
bages, and a great many other plants
are not so readily affected and may be
planted earlier. Potatoes are often
nipped back by frost, but as they are
usually planted deep it does not set
them back to any great extent.
How to Plant the Garden
Potatoes are most easily planted
with the ordinary potato planter but
if this is not available a small pillow
can be used to make burrows and the
cut seed dropped in and covered by
throwing the furrow back, or by using
the corn c%ultivator. Small patches
may be planted by hand with a hoe
but this is a slow process. The Early
Ohio is about as reliable and early a
potato as can be grown, and only pure
seed should be planted. It would be
advisable when digging the potatoes
in the fall to save a few fine speci.
mems from the best hills, for planting
the following year. 1t is not realized
to what extent the potato crop may be
improved by such treatment. There
is no plant that will respond more
quickly to selection than the potato
and there is possibly less attention
given to selection in growing this
vegetable than any other. The later
potatoes should be treated the same
way.
For planting the smaller vegetables
such as radishes, lettuce, beans, peas
etc., a combination garden seeder ant
hoe is very convenient. These are mo-
expensive and are very satisfactor,
for the work they are intended to do
The planting of a garden with n O.
these planters is a very small job ant
also the cultivation is much easier i
there is a wheeled hoe to use
The sweet corn can be planted will
the ordinary corr planter, and there
should be two or three paintings. L
is possible to plant three varieties ant
get practically the same results. Tha
is. Golden Bantam for the earliest
Early Minnesota for the second ant
Country Gentleman as the third vari
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