The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-11

More gardens are DeuAS uiSeu
o .,ear than ever before, and
tnis NV do we need more gar
no. hit we need to save seed,
de4 81, and energy. So here are
.a tins on how to plan the
home garden:
' what are the questions to ask
...sslf in planning the 1916
.roo many gardeners just wait
-, i 80 last minute, then spade
Hln s s ground and 60 down
up and buy some packages Of
towii and come home and plant
&c u,vhole works." declares John
tnc nodee. assistant extension hor.
.I;n.,1t,,rist at the State College OF
Wa I,,t he really smart gardener,
p nodpe. asks himself such
sayc s as the following three:
DO I have the right soil to
,roduce strong, healthy plants?'
pr, can Judge whether or not
! .U soil IS fertile by looking at
70 mast performances. II it pro-
~ l.,ced good vegetables last year,
u ohsnees are it's in pretty good
ecnndition for this year. Most
so;ls are improved when either
San,,re or commercial fertilizers
ne n added to them. At this late
s.on. manure or compost used
sho.,ld be well rotted. See your
sos,ntv extension agent about just
which fertilizers to get.
aJust how many vegetables can
wiseiv plant, and what kinds?"
uave enough of the kinds that
~, like for the table, as well as
<thoae for canning, freezing and
storine. But don't buy any more
: than YOU can properly take care
Remember that ceratain veg
stabies. particularly peas and
sweet corn, never taste so well
Ann the market as when fresh
from the garden. These certainly
.hou]d be grown in the home gar
~. il space is available. Re-
member. also, that several plant
inss Of some kinds of vegetables
a intervals of one week or 10
dsys will provide the gardener
vifh a continuous supply over a
lonser period.
"a third question the smart gar
aener asks himself is: when
should each of the different kinds
q vegetables be planted? Vege-
tlhles such as radishes, lettuce,
~ peas, spinach and onions
Which are the harder garden
uupLmay be planted as soon as
the ground is dry enuogh to be
vuked. Other crops, which are
specially sensitive to frost-such
= corn, beans, melons, cucumbers
md squash should not be plant
a until the soils warns up and
danger Of frost is past.
~ IN the handy bulletin, titled
/ 'sVictory Gardens" which is avail
ahle free Of charge from your
county agent, you may find addl.
tional information about good
gardening practices.
NOW 061e arr lew AASSSA-
laneous tips: Gardens may well
be planned on paper, in much the
same way that houses are blue
printed. Draw your garden plot
to scale, line the rows and show
what part of each row shall be
used for the different varieties.
Plan that the maximum Of sun
shine will reach those plants that
need it, and that those unable to
withstand the late afternoon sun
win have protection.
Here's another thing, says MIR.
Dodge. Be ready with preventa-
tive and control measures for dis
eases and pests which likely will
appear. Don't wait until the
plants are ailing and then rush
to town for some dust or spray
material.
A poster titled Prevent Loss
frum Disease" warningly decor
! lated with the skull and crossbOneS
\ OF turkey, has attracted the In
terest Of many chicken and tur-
10y raisers of Washington state,
said Fred Frasier, extension poul-