CHAPTER II 



THE GRAND PRIZE GARDEN 



The garden of J. E. Morse, who won the grand 

 prize, is located within the city Hmits of Detroit, Mich- 

 igan. The ground has been devoted to nursery pur- 

 poses for thirty years, and is so occupied that separate 

 plots were used for the garden. Plot Xo. i has a south- 

 ern slope with a light sandy soil. A heavy application 

 of manure was made in 1898 and five tons were applied 

 March 14. It was plowed April 18 and cultivated 

 with twelve-tooth cultivator and pulverizer attachment, 

 lolled and cultivated again and planted to crops as 

 shown by diagram on a later page. It was cultivated 

 April 28 with the double wheel hoe, again on May 13 

 and frequently thereafter throughout the season. The 

 tomato plants, which had previously been sown in the 

 hotbed, were transplanted May 4, 'seventeen of them 

 being set direct in the ground and the rest potted and 

 planted out three weeks later. The potted plants did 

 much better and received no check at the final trans- 

 planting to open ground. Gradus and Duke of Albany 

 peas rotted badly and were replanted May 5. This 

 shows the necessity of using the round, smooth varie- 

 ties for early sowing. 



Lettuce had been sown in the hotbed April i, 

 transplanted to cold frames the i8th and every alter- 

 nate row thinned and planted in open ground May 4, 

 to be followed by lima beans when the crop was har- 

 vested. Burpee's All Head Early cabbage was planted 

 out May 6. Salt was used to keep off green worms 



