n8 THE SMALL COUNTRY PLACE 



The family garden may consist of a very small area, 

 only a bed of strawberries, a few currant bushes, rasp- 

 berries, blackberries, two or three grapevines, an apple 

 tree or two, a few radishes, lettuce, or other vegetable 

 plants, or it may extend to a much larger area. 



Soil and Exposure. 



In but few cases can we expect the soil and exposure 

 to be the best for a large variety of garden crops, though 

 fair success may be expected in any ordinarily good soil 

 if it is made rich with stable manure or fertilizer. On 

 the north side of buildings where the sun strikes only in 

 the morning and afternoon very few crops will grow. 

 We may grow radishes, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflowers, 

 dandelions, raspberries and blackberries, and possibly 

 apples, but the vegetables and fruits that require more 

 heat, like the cucumber, melon, corn, pepper, toma- 

 toes, peaches, grapes, etc., must be planted in warm, 

 sheltered places. In open, full exposure to sunlight and 

 air, a greater variety of fruits or vegetables may be 

 grown than if sheltered, though the degree of success 

 with different crops will depend more or less upon 

 whether this exposure is northerly or southerly. 



Mixed Plantings. 



Large and small fruits and vegetables may be grown 

 readily on the same ground. The large tree fruits may 

 be set wide apart, with the smaller ones in between, the 

 bush fruits in between these in rows, and the vegetables 

 in rows between the latter. If land is abundant and the 

 different kinds of crops can be grown near, so as to be 

 under the eye at all times, these three groups will do 

 better if planted by themselves, that special treatment of 

 fertilizers, cultivation, and spraying may be given to one 

 without applying to all. 



