The Home Garden 



that such vegetables as require support, like 

 peas, lima beans, and tomatoes, can be trained 

 to much better advantage in the row than in 

 the bed. When grown in beds, vines are likely 

 to form a tangled network of branches, making 

 it impossible to get to all parts easily without 

 breaking them, while in rows it is an easy matter 

 to get to each side without any risk of injury. 

 This argument holds good in the matter of 

 weeding. 



In planting in rows, uniform width ought 

 not to be planned, because vegetables vary so 

 much in size that some require but half the 

 space needed by others. Cucumbers and 

 squashes, for instance, will require a row two 

 or three times as wide as peas, beans, cabbages, 

 beets, salsify, and most vegetables of more or 

 less upright growth. Therefore, before making 

 the garden, plan where you are going to grow 

 the different kinds of vegetables, and locate 

 them with due regard to their habit of growth. 

 Corn is upright in habit, but it must have 

 plenty of room on all sides in order to do well. 

 Potatoes spread considerably and must also 

 have plenty of elbow-room. These will require 

 two or three feet of space in the row. But 



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