Vegetable Growing 11 



Sandy, loamy soil is better than the heavy soil for vegetables and 

 berries, if moisture is kept right, because it can be more easily cul- 

 tivated and takes water without losing the friable condition which is 

 so desirable. A heavier soil can, however, be improved by the free 

 use of stable manure or by the addition of sand, or by the use of one 

 or more applications of lime at the rate of 500 pounds to the acre, 

 as may be required — all these operations making the soil more loamy 

 and more easily liandled. 



Vegetables in a Cold, Dark Draft. 



What vegetables zvill thrive in localities zcliere the sun shines only 

 part of the day? I have a space in my garden that gets the sun only 

 between the hours of ii and 5, thereabouts; I would like to utilize 

 those places for vegetables if any particular kind zuill grow under such 

 conditions. The soil apparently is good, of a sandy nature, with some 

 ham. The place is high and subject to much zcind. 



You can only definitely determine by actual trial what vegetables 

 will be satisfactory under the shade conditions which you describe. 

 You. may get good results from lettuces, radishes, beets, peas, top 

 onions, and many other things which do well at rather a low tem- 

 perature, while tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc., would probably be 

 worthless. Your soil is probably satisfactory and you can easily 

 keep the moisture right by being careful not to use as much water 

 as you would in open sunshine. The behavior of the plants will be 

 directly dependent upon the temperature and the sunshine which they 

 receive under the conditions described. 



Jesusalem Artichokes. 



What is the best time for planting Jerusalem artichokes? 



Jerusalem artichoke tubers are planted in the spring after the 

 ground has become warm and the heavy frosts are over. The planting 

 may be done in rows far enough apart for cultivation, the tubers 

 being set about a foot apart in the row. This tuber grows like a 

 potato, but is more delicate than the potato. It is inclined to decay 

 when out of the ground, but will not start growth as early as the 

 potato, and therefore it is not desirable to start it early in the 

 winter if the winters are cold and the ground apt to be very wet. 

 Do not cut the tubers for seed as you would potatoes. 



Globe Artichokes. 



I have land that will grow magnificent artichokes. Two plants last 

 year (variety unknoivn) produced heavy crops of buds, but the scales 

 opened too zvide and allozved the center to become fibrous and were 

 unsalable. Is this due to climate, lack of suflicient zvatcr, or to not 

 having the right variety? 



Many artichokes which are planted should really be put in the 

 ornamental class — they are either a reversion from a wilder type in 



