January, 1915 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



191 



[Definite instruction as to time of plant 

 ing, method of planting, the depth to cover 

 seeds, and the distance allowed between 

 seeds; proper time to thin the vegetables if 

 needed; with distances between the re- 

 maining plants, will be given in tabular 

 form in the February number of The Gar- 

 den Magazine. — Editor.] 



recommended for the beginner 



Plan I is a garden 25 x 25 ft. with the 

 vegetables arranged in such a way that the 

 most inexperienced person can easily carry 

 it on. A limited number of vegetables 

 is planned with enough space between the 

 rows to permit proper development of each 

 row of plants. 



FOR THE MORE EXPERIENCED AMATEUR 



Plan II does not differ any in the main 

 from Plan I. However, advantage is taken 

 of the fact that certain vegetables require 

 space at certain definite periods, and that 

 some vegetables mature in fewer days than 

 others. The same crops are found in Plan 

 II as in Plan I in the same row, but by com- 

 panion and succession cropping, other 

 crops are grown on unused space during 

 certain times. That is, spinach is grown 

 between rows of corn, maturing before the 



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Flan II. Intercropping or companion crops on the gar- 

 den shown above. This shows the highest efficiency on 

 the area given 



corn needs the space; onion sets are grown 

 between plants of tomatoes, cabbage, and 

 cauliflower, and pulled as rareripes or 

 bunch onions before the space is demanded 

 by the permanent crops. Another method 

 is celery and cabbage following after the 

 crop of peas has been harvested, thus 

 obtaining two crops from the same land in 

 the same year. 



Probably there would not be enough 

 room in a yard where Plan I or II was used 

 for the construction of a hotbed. If this 

 were possible, the hotbed would aid mater- 

 ially in the successful outcome of the plans. 

 By the use of a one sash hotbed, all the 

 plants of cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, 

 lettuce, and celery could be raised for the 

 garden, and the plants would be on hand 

 when most convenient and should be of 

 the correct size and hardness. It would, 

 be possible to use the hotbed for the pro- 

 duction of a limited amount of vegetables 

 very early in the spring and throughout the 

 summer and fall. [Specific instruction on 

 making and managing the hotbed were given 

 in the spring months of The Garden Mag- 

 azine last year. — Editor.] 



RECOMMENDED PLANTING DATES 



A table of suggested vegetables is here 

 given, with the proper time for planting. 

 No hard and fast rules can be laid down, 

 and the following tables are, therefore, 

 quite elastic. Let the figures represent the 

 vicinity of New York City. If table is used 

 south of this city, the dates will have to be 

 advanced, if table is used north, make 

 them later. 



If a hotbed is used in connection with 

 these two plans, the following seeds would 

 be planted in the hotbed : 



March 15 — Early cabbage. 



April 1 — Tomatoes, lettuce. 



April 15 — Early cauliflower. 



May 1 — Late celery, lettuce. 



May 15 — Late cabbage, late cauliflower. 



Time of transplanting plants or planting 

 seeds in the garden: 



April 1-15 (seeds). Early peas, spinach. 



April 15 (seeds). Beets, carrots, mid peas, radish, parsnip, 

 turnips. 



April 15-30 (plants). Early cabbage, onion sets. 



May 1-10 (seeds). Early corn, radish; (plants), Lettuce, 

 early celery. 



May 10-20 (seeds). Beans, green and wax, cucumbers, 

 late peas. 



May 20-30 (seeds). Late turnips, cauliflower, tomatoes. 



June 1-10 (seeds). Midseason com, lettuce. 



June 10-20 (seeds). Late corn. 



June 30 to July 15 (seeds). Lettuce and radish in vacant 

 places; (plants), Late celery, late cabbage. 



TOOLS NEEDED 



Adequate tools are of great importance, 

 a fact too often ignored heretofore. Plans 

 should be made to obtain the necessary 

 tools for gardens of this size. The amount 

 of money required for tools will not be very 

 large. The following tools will positively 

 be needed: 



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Trowel .10 



Spade 75 



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Hoe 40 



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Plan IV. For a really efficient garden that will supply 

 all needs of a family during the season and give surplus 

 for canning and for storage 



stakes for tomatoes and other plants, will 

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PLANS III AND TV 



Luckily, all backyards are not of the 

 same size. It is possible many times to 

 have a larger garden than given in Plan I 

 and II. Sometimes a vacant lot may be 

 hired and then a fine large garden is assured. 

 Plan III has been made outlining a garden 

 50 x 50 ft., just four times the size of the 

 former plans, but still along the same gen- 

 eral lines. Distances between plants are 

 such that there will be no confusion arising 

 in planting this garden by the beginner. 

 Not too great a variety is included, still 

 enough to meet the needs of a fairly large 

 family. Additions have been made, and 

 small fruits, such as currants and. straw- 

 berries, have been added. A good aspar- 

 agus patch and two rhubard plants are 

 new, also a two sash hotbed. 



In case the amateur is somewhat skilled 

 in the art of gardening and wishes to utilize 

 the garden space in a somewhat more intense 

 way, plan No. IV, has been made having 

 the same arrangment of the main crops as 

 Plan III, except as regards the lettuce 

 and radish bed. In Plan IV, companion 

 and succession crops are used to a large 

 extent with the main crops listed in Plan III. 



