igo AROUND THE YEAR IN THE GARDEN 



captures remnants of plant food that would leach away 

 during the winter, and holds them in storage until they are 

 required again next summer. Whenever possible one of the 

 legume crops should be given preference. Which is best 

 for a particular job will depend upon conditions. If the 

 ground is not to be utilized again until the spring, one of the 

 hardy kinds, which will continue growth until after the 

 ground is frozen hard and will begin again before it is thor- 

 oughly thawed, should be selected. 



Crops for Green Manuring 



If the ground is to be planted or trenched again this fall, 

 there is still time to grow a heavy covering of beans, soy 

 beans, cowpeas or field peas. The last named are the hard- 

 iest and will stand light freezing. If you have a horse or a 

 cow any of these may be fed green or cured for hay, while 

 the stubble and the roots improve the mechanical condition 

 of the soil and add humus and nitrogen. 



Rye and vetch sown after early potatoes or sweet corn, 

 or some other crop harvested by early autumn, can be 

 allowed to mature enough to make hay the following spring, 

 before the later vegetables, such as tomatoes, melons and 

 cucumbers, need to be planted. 



Field peas are quite similar to the ordinary, climbing 

 garden peas. When they are to be allowed to get their 

 full growth oats or rye should be sown with them to furnish 

 a support. There are several varieties: Canada peas are 

 the hardiest; the marrowfats are of more luxuriant growth. 

 A peck will plant a piece fifty by fifty feet, if they are to be 

 spaded under. To mature, fewer would be required. 



Cowpeas are more like beans than peas. New Era is a 

 rapid-growing variety; a peck will be sufficient for a plot 

 fifty by a hundred feet. Soy beans somewhat resemble 

 garden beans, but grow very much larger. A good method 

 of utilizing these is to have a supply on hand, and interplant 

 them with other crops that will mature within two or three 

 weeks. Planted in this way, between the rows of sweet 



