Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14

A good way to start vegetable gar
den is first to make a plan on paper
showing the exact size and shape OF
your garden plot Having definitely de-
cided what you intend to raise, you can
then proceed to mark out rows OF Vege-
tables.
Many vegetables for the Summer sup
ply may be planted now or later, Whlle
for the Fall and Winter crop you should
be setting the various vegetables out at
different times from now on until Sep
TENDER
BY studying carefully the rotation OF
crops, you can take two crops each sea-
son from most of your garden space.
and a garden so planned will be much
easier to keep free from weeds than one
in which more space is used to raise
the same amount of vegetables.
Those vegetables which reach matur-
fly early in the season should be fol-
lowed by later crops of the same Vege-
table or by rotation of other kinds.
For instance, when early cabbage
comes off, plant late carrots, beets or
turnips. Follow early peas with late
tomatoes. sweet corn or celery. Follow
onions from sets with turnips or spin
ach. Early potatoes may be followed
by spinach late cabbage or other crops.
Onions to be used green may be grown
in rows which may be occupied later
by tomato plants, or few of the onions
may be removed to make room for the
tomatoes There may be several sue
cessive paintings, two or three weeks
apart, of string beans, beetS, lettuce.
radishes, spinach, sweet corn, peas ana
carrots.
Your Garden.
Straight rows add to a vegetable gar
den's beauty and make cultivation
easier To make the rows straight,
stretch a stout string between stakes
and follow it with the point of hoe,
or with the end of the handle OF the
rake or hoe, to open up the row. FIRE.
quent hoeing will save much watering
and is better for the plants. Hoe once
a week at least and always after rain
or watering of the garden to break up
the crust which forms.
It is not necessary to- hoe deeply.
About an inch is enough. Cultivation
is necessary, not only alongside the
rows but also between the plants in the
row. Be careful not to disturb the
roots of your plants.
A certain amount of hand wedding is
necessary. for it cannot all be done with
tools, but frequent. careful hoeing
causes the formation of dust layer
which prevents the soil underneath
from drying out.
When watering the garden, 1t is bet
ter to soak the ground once a week
rather than sprinkle every day. Late
afternoon is the best time to sprinkle.
The value of liquid manure on growing
vegetables is not realized by MANY
people. This fluid then NAV be used
with good results on any growing plant.
Keep the garden free from weeds. as
these, II permitted to grow will Con-
sumo plant food: and moisture needed
by the plants.
Vegetables You Can Grow.
Potatoes are adapted to a wide va
riety of soils The chief requirements
are that the land should be well drained
and fairly rich. A rich, sandy loan is
best. For the best results with this
crop, the land should be plowed or
spaded to a depth of seven or eight
inches, and thoroughly pulverized with
a deep working harrow. Make burrows
three feet apart and five to six inches
Deep Distribute the tubers evenly.
There is method of planting white
potatoes that gives maximum yield
from a minimum space. 1t is the
banking system, which is admirably
adapted 10 the home garden, but not
for extensive planting. Suppose the
space available Is only three feet wide
and Of moderate length. BY the usual
method of planting on the level, only