20 PLANNING THE HOME GARDEN 



occupy the smallest possible space, as well as to reduce the 

 factor of labor. 



Arrangement of the Plants. — In determining the position 

 of the vegetables and the fruits in the garden it is advisable 

 to have the small fruits, such as grapes, raspberries, black- 

 berries, dewberries, currants, gooseberries and strawberries, 

 placed along one side of the garden, usually in the order 

 named, with the grapes forming one border. The perennial 

 vegetables, such as the rhubarb and the asparagus, can usually 

 find a place between the gooseberries and the strawberries, 

 because the land they occupy is not plowed up each season. 

 It is an advantage to place the rows the same distance apart 

 when it is possible. The small, short-season crops, such as 

 lettuce, radishes and onions, should be grouped together, 

 thus enabling the gardener to soon clear that land, so that a 

 second crop can be planted. The long-season crops, such as 

 the tomatoes, cucurbits, corn etc., which occupy the ground 

 for a longer time, should be grouped in one place, thus avoid- 

 ing the mixing up of the early and the late crops. Suggestive 

 plans offered on the following pages will aid in simplifying 

 the arrangement and the location of the vegetables and the 

 fruits. 



In recommending the amount of seed to plant in the garden, 

 as well as the distance apart the plants should stand, only 

 suggestive amounts of seeds and arbitrary distances can be 

 given, since local factors and different conditions alter cases. 

 It is assumed that a large share of the cultivation which 

 is given to the farm garden will be done with horse imple- 

 ments. This, of course, necessitates a less intensive plan. 

 In the suburban garden the cultivation will be performed 

 with hand implements, such as the hand cultivators, etc., 

 and the plants can be grown closer together and a more 

 intensive system of planting followed. The city garden 

 should be the most intensive of the three gardens. In the 

 city gardens practically all of the work is done by hand, with 

 such tools as the hand hoe, rake, trowel, etc. The plants 

 are all given more individual attention. Such plants as the 

 tomatoes are pruned and staked, . thus allowing a greater 

 number of plants to a given space. 



