Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-01-17
HOW TO MAKE YOUR
GARDEN GROW

rations for it. The amount OF WORK
to be done from now on will increase
SO rapidly that unless an carly start
is made it will be practically impos-
sible to keep pace with the various
important items which must be at
tended to from now until actual
planting time begins.
If it is possible for you to do so,
you should strive to have garden,
regardless of how large or how small
the piece of ground may be. 1t does
not require a great deal of labor to
produce sufficient vegetables for an
average family in order that fresh
ones can be enjoyed all summer, with
sufficient extra to dry, can or pre-
serve for winter use.
The amount Of labor expended will
be in direct proportion to the systems
and methods used. There are many
ways that you can save yourself mon
ey and at the same time earn suffi-
cient to finance your own garden by
expending a small amount of labor
and capital in the proper way.
AS this series progresses turnout
the summer, each step necessary to-
ward the production Of vegetables Of
all kinds will be taken up and ex-
planned in detail. The materials need
ed and their uses will be given as the
time approaches and their need is ap-
parent.
The construction and operation of
hotbeds and cold frames will be fully
discussed. The proper methods of
transplanting, as we'll as what and
when to transplant, will be taken up
in due time.
The tools that you will need and
their uses will be outlined. You will
be told how successful to combat in
sects and diseases. How to control
weeds, and many other subjects too
numerous to mention here will all be
outlined within the course of the sum-
mer.
Many persons who have home gar
dens little realize the necessity of Sc
lecting the most practical sites for
their gardens. Those who are fortu-
nate enough to be able to have Sc
lection should exert every effort to
make their choice the best possible as
we'll as the most practical.
In selecting the final site keep con-
stantly in mind the following facts
and have conditions to suit them as
closely as possible. All vital factors
in site selection are outlined her and
each one is important, altho' they are
not all of equal Importance.
There are few, if any, sites within
the State which will meet all of the
following conditions, but the selection
should be made with these in mind,
and when the location is decided upon
it should conform as closely as pos
sible to conditions as outlined below.
Most persons residing within the
city have little opportunity for selec-
ton, but must utilize what is avail
able. To these people, the task may
appear difficult when reading this ar
ticle, but such. is not the case. Any
piece Of ground can be readily con-
verted into very attractive and pro-
ductive garden, if properly handled,
and this series will deal more with the
difficult garden than with the one
which is easily cultivated.
Nearly every farmer produces a
home garden because he desires fresh
vegetables in the summer months and
canned ones for his table in winter
Few of them realize that in producing
this food they use about twice the a
mount of ground actually necessary,
that their garden is seldom located to
the best advantage and that in many
instances their garden is the last thing
in Their mind.
The saying that what is worth do
ing is worth doing right applies as
much to the home garden as to any
thing else. Why use more ground
than necessary This causes extra and
unnecessary blowing, seed-bed prepa-
ration and cultivation.
In taking three things into consid-
Grafton the two fundamental items
are the location of the garden and the
size of the plot.
If it is possible to have your plos
with slight slope to the southeast
it is exceptionally desirable. Drain
age is susually better on a slope and
in order to produce early crops good
drainage is absolutely necessary.
The amount of rainfall in the spring
months is nearly always heavy, and
unless the ground is able to absorb
this water or allow it to run off early,
cultivation will be greatly retarded.
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