36 PLANNING THE HOME GARDEN 



the hotbed space can be made either larger or smaller accord- 

 ing to the conditions. In such an event the space devoted 

 to the asparagus can either be reduced or extended. In case 

 the cold frames are not desired the space can be devoted to 

 an outdoor seed-bed, which is of great value. 



The celery must be bleached with either boards, tile or 

 paper placed around the plants, because the space is hardly 

 sufficient to bank the plants with earth. The late endive 

 can follow the potatoes where the growing season is suffi- 

 ciently long to permit it to mature. 



The border row should include the currants and goose- 

 berries. The strawberries should be planted in rows 2 feet 

 apart and the plants 12 inches in the rows. The asparagus 

 and rhubarb plants should be set 2 feet apart in the rows 

 and the rows 3 feet apart. 



Heavy applications of stable manure should be given to 

 the soil every year. 



Fig. 7 illustrates a farm garden 100 by 150 feet. This 

 plan provides for the perennial vegetables and small fruits, 

 in addition to the annual vegetables. This garden requires 

 the use of both the horse and the hand cultivators. The 

 space allotment to the hot-bed and the cold frame can be 

 either reduced or extended to suit the needs of the individual. 

 The early potatoes can be followed by endive and turnips 

 and one row of the early sweet corn interplanted with 

 hubbard squash. The short season vegetables can be fol- 

 lowed with appropriate crops. 



Heavy applications of barnyard manure will be found to 

 be of great value, and where it is possible fall plowing is 

 advisable. 



REVIEW QUESTIONS. 



' 1. Define horticulture. What two kinds are practised? 

 | 2. What is amateur and commercial horticulture? 



3. Name three kinds of home vegetable gardens. 



4. What is the basis for this division? 



5. Why is it necessary to first draw a plan of your garden? 



6. What is meant by the unit of measure? 



7. What is meant by a scale? 



8. What determines the scale which should be selected? 



9. Describe the method of laying out a garden on paper. 

 1 0. Discuss the location of a garden. 



