Evening star., 1943-04-18

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Victory garden is to furnish us with
a continuous supply of fresh, nutri-
tive and tender vegetables from early
summer until winter frosts put an
end to plant growth. To accomplish
this the garden crops will need to be
planted at intervals throughout the
season. Few crops, with the eXcep-
ton of tomatoes and chard have
harvest season lasting more than
short time. To insure continuous
harvest, then, we must plant every
week or two.
Because the harvest season, when
vegetables are at their prime, is of
such short duration it is not wise to
plant more than can be utilized dur
and full of flavor. Lettuce is an eX-
cellent example of vegetable that
soon passes from perfection to bit
ter and oftentimes tough plant. For
this reason many gardeners plant
only a few feet of row, depending
upon the size of their families, but
plant every week from earliest spring
until mid-May. In this way they in
sure a constant supply of choice
tender leaves. In late August other
paintings are begun that will supply
the table during the fall months.
An exception to this program is
the tomato. Once planted it will
continue to produce fruit until
growth is stopped by cold weather.
Many gardeners make but the one
planting, in late April or early May.
However, some gardeners prefer to
set cut a very few plants of some
early maturing variety such as Earli-
ana. Later, plants of the main crop
varieties such as Marglobe or Rut-
gers, are set out to supply the table
as well as provide supplies for can
ming. Crops of similar growth habit
are Swiss chard, New Zealand spin
ach, pole beans and peppers.
Another exception are those crops
whose growing season is so long that
but single planting may be made.
Parsnips, satisfy, lima beans, onions,
sweet potatoes and pumpkins are
crops that take so long to reach ma"
turity that spring planting is neces-
sary for them to develop properly be-
fore frost
Spring and Late
Summer So,Uing.
Crops that require cool moist grow
Ing seasons may be planted in the
early spring and again in the late
summer. Spinach is an excellent
example of this type of crop 1t is
seldom possible to make more than
two sowings in the spring, but begin
ming in late July or early August
sowings may be made at two-week
Intervals until d-September. The
late paintings may not make sufti-
cient growth for harvest in the fall,
but those that do not reach edible
size then will live over winter in the
garden and provide an early spring
crop.
Snap beans and sweet corn may
be soWn at fortnightly Intervals
from late April or early May until
midsummer-corn until mid-July,
beans until mid-August. If the
paintings are kept small so that all
is consumed while tender and nutri-
tious these main crops should make
a major contribution to the family
table-one that does not require ra-
ton points. If combination OF
bush, pole and lima beans are grown
the number of paintings will be re-
duced. Pole and lima beans require
longer periods in which to reach
maturity. Pole beans have much
longer harvest period than do the
bush beans. This also applies to
bush and pole lima beans.
One may plant several varieties.
having different periods of ma
surity and thus prolong the harvest
season with but one planting pc
riod. Sweet corn is an excellent
example of this type of planting
One may plant rows of Golden Sun
shine 90 days., Golden Bantam go
days, and Stowell's Evergreen t95
days. the first of May and have
corn maturing from July 10 to Au-
gust 20. A second planting of Col
den Bantam and StoWell's Evergreen
could be made on the 10th of June
which would continue the harvest
period we'll into September Thus
TIVE paintings would supply the
table for three months.
Some Exceptions
TO This Rule.
Some crops do not lend them
selves to this sort of treatment
Cauliflower, broccoli. Chinese cab
oage, endive and kale seldom ma
ture from spring paintings and for
this reason they are planted in the
summer for fall crops But even
with these crops it is we'll to note
the time required to reach maturity