Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-25

spinach, parlsye, squash, eggplant
and cucumber, If protected from
insects and diseases will provide
continuous harvests throughout
the season.
Early Harvest for Canning.
For winter supplies special
paintings will need to be made
which should be timed to a
period when the work of canning,
drying or freezing can best be
done. Generally. this should be
early in the harvest season if the
best qualities are to be obtained
However. gardeners with small
plots may spread the canning and
freezing over a considerable
period by putting up the SURPRISES
as they are obtained.
Another factor to be taken into
account when planning the gar
den is the likes and dislikes of the
family. There is no point in CIV
ing space to crops which are not
relished and will not be used.
But. nevertheless, from a health
standpoint the garden should con-
tain crops representing each of
the nutritive groups-green vege-
tables. yellow vegetables. the
tomato and legumes Oceans,
peas. If this rule is followed the
gardener will need to examine the
plan to see what green leafy crops
are to be planted and when so as
to provide one or more through
out the season.
The yellow vegetables which in
clude carrots, sweetcorn, squash
and pumpkins are a bit more diff
f1cult to plan In the small garden.
However. squash and carrots offer
the greatest possibility.
Doubling Up on Crops.
The actual crop arrangement on
the plan may be refined by inter-
planting Of slower growing crops
with those that mature in shorter
time. Head lettuce may be set
between the cabbage. broccoli,
cucumbers and squash. The leaf
lettuce seed may b. sown in SIM
liar places. Radishes, one of the
most rapid growing of vegetable
crops. may be seeded in with slow
er growing crops. It is good gar
den practice to SOW the seeds of
rapid growers in between the rows
OF slow-growing crops-peas be-
tween tomatoes (Which will be
planted six weeks after the peas) .
Stalking the vining and sprawl
ing crops helps to increase the
production per square foot Of space
in the smaller plots. Tomatoes
may be tied to stakes. peas should
always be supported with brush,
even cucumbers may be trained
to q fence. and bush crops should
be given preference over those
whose vines take UP considerable
space.
The garden plan will also pro-
vide for succession crops-which
usually refers to q repetition of
paintings 50 as to provide for
continuous harvests. Many small
paintings may seem unnecessary
work to the beginner, but the ex-
perienced gardener knows that
such is essential if he is to have
vegetable harvests of the best
quality throughout the growing
season.
Late Producers.
The last factor to be considered
in the plan is providing for sue
cessive crops. When one is har-
vested another crop may be plant
ed in the same space. Beans may
follow peas. kale follows an early
planting Of beans. turnips follow
beets and beets follow cabbage.
OF course. the garden planner
should consider crops which will
carry the productive season into
the late fall. such as beets, peas,
turnips, endive. collards. broccoli,
kohlrabi, spinach, etc. Most OF
these crops will be started or
planted in July and August, but
they will make the garden pro-
ductive in September and Oc-
tober, perhaps in November.