174 GARDEN PROFITS 



Bush Limas are best sown in rows, but as the seed 

 is smaller and considerably harder than that of 

 the pole kinds it is not often necessary to plant 

 them in sand. If you were troubled with poor 

 germination, however, try it. 



Pumpkins, Squash, etc. About May i you can 

 prepare hills for cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and 

 watermelons. Make them moderately rich. Dig 

 holes about 3 feet wide and about 2 feet deep and 

 add about one-half wheelbarrow load of manure to 

 each hill, and in measuring the manure don't take 

 the wheelbarrow that your boy plays with around the 

 garden. I mean a regular sized garden barrow. 



All these vegetables are heat-lovers and will 

 surely feel the effects of a late nor'wester, so about 

 the tenth of the month will be time enough for 

 sowing. Watermelons can be sown earlier if you 

 have frames for them. Allow 10 feet between the 

 hills if you can. If you are short of space, sow 

 pumpkins, squash and watermelons in the early 

 corn patch, and when the corn crop is finished 

 the stalks can be cut down to give the other vege- 

 tables a chance. 



New Zealand Spinach is a continuous grower from 

 the sprouting of the seed until cut down by frost, 

 and is a welcome summer green. Some folks dis- 

 like this vegetable simply because they never give 

 it a fair opportunity. It is of succulent nature and 

 demands plenty of manure. It must thrive to be 

 sweet and tender; remember to cut it often, even if 

 you cannot use it all yourself. 



Sow okra any time after the loth of the month in 



