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THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN 



corn and other special crops which will stand shipping for long 

 distances. 



The planting plan to be followed depends entirely upon the 

 latitude, soil and other conditions of the region. The planting 

 should be timed so as to meet a favorable season in the markets 

 which are to be supplied. Growers in the extreme north should not 

 try to produce extra early crops, but should strive to meet the late 

 advances in price; those through the middle latitudes should have 

 their crops ready to meet the demands in the large markets after 

 the more southern growers have exhausted their crops. In the 

 most southern latitudes earliness is of prime importance. It is the 

 early market which the growers here must meet. Their reward is 



Fig. 48. — Three good one-horse implements for garden culture. A, planker for crushing 

 clods and smoothing the surface. B, spike-tooth cultivator for producing a loose mulch. 

 C, shovel cultivator for more thorough and deeper tillage. B and € are adjustable in width. 

 (Indiana Station). 



found by having their crops so early that they find no competition 

 from other sections farther north. 



Gardens for Different Seasons. — The early spring garden 

 should contain those crops which have withstood the winter cold 

 and are ready to harvest in early spring. In some latitudes this 

 would include turnips and kale for greens and winter onions. The 

 spring garden should also include the crops which can be grown in 

 a very short time, such as loose leaf lettuce, head lettuce, radish, 

 asparagus, rhubarb, English garden peas, spinach, etc. 



Soon after the early spring garden we should find such crops as 

 carrots, beets, white turnips and second crops of many of the earlier 

 spring vegetables. 



