KITCHEN-GARDEN 



KITCHEN- GARDEN 



1747 



Time for planting seeds or transplanting plants in the 

 garden (Wilkinson). 



April 1-15. — Early peas (seeds). 



April la (all seeds). — Early beets, Swiss chard, early 

 carrots, midseason peas, radishes, parsnips, salsify, 

 early turnips. 



Ai)ril 15-30 (all plants). — Early brussels sprouts, 

 early cabbage, early kohlrabi. 



May 1-10. — Early corn (seeds), lettuce (plants), 

 endive (seeds), radishes (seeds), earlj' celery (plants), 

 leek (plants), onions (plants). 



May 10-20 (all seeds). — Beans, green and wax; late 

 <arrots, cucumbers, late peas, early squash. 



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 2037. Plan for the utilizing of hotbed space. (Wilkinson) 



May 20-30. — Beans, shell (seeds); late beets (seeds), 

 late squash (seeds), late turnips (seeds), cauliflower 

 (plants), red cabbage (plants), tomatoes (plants). 



June 1-10 (all seeds). — Midseason corn, lettuce, 

 winter radishes. 



June 10-20. — Late corn (seeds), late celery (plants), 

 lettuce (seeds). 



June 30. — Late cabbage (plants), late cauhflower 

 (plants), late brussels sprouts (plants), late kohlrabi 

 (plants), lettuce, and radishes in vacant places 

 (seeds). 



The yearly supply of vegetables (Wilkinson). 



The famil}' should plan to have for consumption, on 

 the dates named, the following vegetables: 



March 15-20 (from hotbeds). — Radishes, lettuce 

 (leaves). 



March 20-30 (from hotbeds). — Radishes, lettuce 

 (leaves), spinach. 



April 1-15 (from hotbeds). — RadLshes, lettuce (head), 

 spinach, beet greeas. 



April 15-30 (from hotbeds). — Radishes, lettuce, 

 spinach, beets (small), cress, endive, parsley. 



May 1-15 (from hotbeds and coldframes, and from 



the garden).^ — Radishes, lettuce (head), spinach, beets, 

 carrots, cress, endive, parsley, rhubarb. 



May 15-30 (from hotbeds and coldframes, and from 

 the garden). — Radishes, lettuce, spinach, beets, car- 

 rots, cress, endive, parsley, rhubarb, asjjaragus, cauh- 

 flower, turnips. 



June 1-15 (from hotbeds and coldframes, and from 

 the garden). — Radishes, lettuce, spinach, beets, car- 

 rots, cabbage, parslej^ rhubarb, asparagus, cauliflower, 

 turnips, beans, celery, leek, onions, peas. 



June 15-30 (from the garden). — The vegetables 

 named above; Swiss chiu-d, potatoes, squash (crook- 

 neck and white), tomatoes. 



July 1-15 (from the garden). — The vegetables named 

 above; beans (wa.\ and green), cabbage, carrots (half- 

 long), midseason peas. 



July 15-30. — The new vegetables ready between 

 these dates are: Carrots (long), early sweet com (out- 

 side-grown), kohh-abi, okra. 



August 1-15. — The new vegetables ready between 

 these dates are: Beans (shell), bru.ssels sprouts, red 

 cabbage, savoy cabbage, cauliflower (from outside), 

 midseason sweet corn, late peas. 



.\ugust 1.5-.30. — The new vegetables ready between 

 these dates are: Late cabbage, cucumbers (outside- 

 grown), muskmelons, peppers, late potatoes. 



September 1-15. — The new vegetables ready between 

 these dates are: Bur, or globe, artichokes, late corn, 

 eggplant, parsnips, winter radi.shes, salsify, late squash. 



September 15-30. — The new vegetables ready 

 between these dates are: Jerusalem artichokes, late 

 beets, late celery, celeriac, turnips. 



October 1-15. — Pmnpkins. 



October 1.5-30. — Herbs harvested. 



The following should be supplied for storage and 

 winter consumption: Jerusalem artichokes, beets, car- 

 rots, celery, cabbage, celeriac, potatoes, iiumpkLns, 

 parsnips, winter radLshes, horse-radish, salsify, squash, 

 turnips, onions. p^^^ Work. 



The home flower-garden. 



The flower-garden differentiates itself from the 

 formal plantings which comprise the main landscape 

 gardening featuris. The landscape design is for general 

 elTect; the flower-garden a more intimate, homely 

 affair, the outgrowth of a real love of flowers and their 

 associations. 



Usually it will lie within the province of the house- 

 wife to plant and cultivate the flower-garden and, for 

 this reason, its location is of first importance. It should 

 be convenient of access, secluded in a measure, that 

 one may work in odd moments and odd habiliments, 

 if convenient, and should be considered from the 

 standpoint of convenience and personal jireference. 

 Nothing should be planted merely for show or orna- 

 ment, although nothing need be left out because it is 

 ornamental, but the flowers which most appeal to one, 

 either from certain qualities they possess or from 

 sentiment or as.sociation, should be much in evidence. 



The platting of the garden should be on a practical 

 working basis, with ample beds of straight outlines, 

 with broad well-constructed paths that do not end in 

 cul-de-sacs but afford ample room at their angles for 

 the turning of a hand barrow or cart, for paths are not 

 intended merely to separate the parts of the garden 

 or to faciUtate strolling in the cool of the evening, but 

 they serve the very utilitarian purpose of a working 

 basis for the beds. Gravel, cinders or earth paths 

 which have been treated with a good herbicide, are 

 IM'i'ferable; if they are properly treated they will 

 practically take care of themselves from season to 

 season. 



While the form of the plat and individual preference 

 will usually determine the outlines of the garden, no 

 form is more sati.sfactory and ample than that of beds 



