ARRANGEMENT 267 



"he accompanying plan (Fig. 163) is presented merely as a sug- 

 gestion, and illustrates one possible arrangement of a farmer's 

 garden planned with a view to securing a large assortment and 

 continuous supply of vegetables, and at the same time simplifying 

 the planting and minimizing the labor of tillage. The area desig- 

 nated comprises nearly half an acre, but smaller or larger gardens 

 could be arranged in much the same way. Except where noted, 

 the rows are three feet apart. 



Time of Planting. — In central latitudes the planting of the 

 garden here illustrated would be as follows: 



First -planting, about April 1: 



Row 1. Perennials: K> row asparagus; Yi row rhubarb; ^^ row i^erennial 



onions. > 

 Row 2. ]i row parsley; ]i row carrots; K row parsnips. (Marked with 



turnip radishes.) 

 Row 3. Onions (yellow). 

 Row 4. Yo row early beets; Yi row onions (white), (Marked with long 



radishes.) 

 Row 5. }6 row lettuce; ^6 row onion sets; ]f, row turnips; ^2 row spinach. 



(Followed by celery planted July 1.) 

 Row 6. Peas: >2 row extra early smooth; Yi row early dwarf wrinkled. 



(Followed by string beans planted July 1.) 

 Rows 7, 8 and 9. Early potatoes. (Followed by turnips sown August 1.) 

 Second planting, about April 20: 



Row 10. Peas: Y row early dwarf wrinkled; Y row late wrinkled. 



Row 11. Y row early cabbage (30 plants, 2 feet apart); )^ row cauliflower; 



Y^ row lettuce; Yz row beets (marked with long radishes). 

 Third planting, about May 1: 



Row 12. K row summer cabbage (transplanted); Y row of same (seed 



sown) ; K row string beans. 

 Row 13. Sweet corn: Yi row extra early; ^2 row second early. 

 Fourth planting, about May 15: 



Row 14. Tomatoes (60 plants, 4 feet apart). (4 feet from row 13.) 

 Row 15. Yi row Lima beans; Y\ row string beans; K row peppers (30 



plants). (4 feet from row 14.) 

 Row 16. Late cabbage (seed sown). 



Row 17. Sweet corn: Y row extra early; Y> row second early. 

 Row 18. Sweet corn: two late varieties. 

 Rows 19, 20, 21 and 22. Vine crops in hills 6x6 feet, in blocks crosswise 



the four rows, as follows: 40 hills cucumbers; 12 lulls summer 



squash; 28 hills winter squash; 40 hills watermelons; 40 hills 



muskmelons. 

 Fifth planting, about June 1: 



Row 23. Sweet potatoes (6 feet from row 22). 



Arrangement. — It will be observed that the vegetables are 

 arranged strictly in the order of their planting, so that planting 

 may begin at one side of the garden and proceed across the area 



