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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1909 



More Helps to Planting 



THERE is still time enough to plant a 

 garden. If you start a bit late, as now, 

 there are some seeds better than others to 

 plant. Suppose you have decided to try 

 vegetables. Then choose something like 

 beets or turnips which is a fall crop or at 

 best late summer, and lettuce or radishes 

 which may be a summer crop. 



If you choose to plant lettuce and beets 

 and then in July decide you do not wish to 

 continue planting every two weeks or so more 

 lettuce, do this. Dig the soil of the lettuce 

 patch up again. Turn it over thoroughly, 

 then plant turnip seed. In this way you 

 have had lettuce and in the fall will have 

 beets and turnips. 



Then, too, if you go on your vacation in 

 July and August the fall crop started, cares 

 pretty well for itself. 



Look over the flower section of the table 

 below. You will be able to choose what 

 you can best raise on your own piece of 

 land. 



If you have only a little strip by the 

 house I 'd choose nasturtiums. They bloom 

 long and constantly. Notice too, that 

 bachelor's buttons can be planted in any 

 soil anywhere. 



Suppose you choose from all the kinds of 

 flowers in the world two of very bright blos- 

 soms, like marigold and poppy, say. How 

 can we break up this color so that it does not 

 blind our eyes? Of course, the best colors 

 to use are white and green. Candytuft, if 

 you wish a low plant in white, is good; and 

 if you wish a taller one then aster is satis- 

 factory. If you choose green, use mignonette. 



If you wish to border your garden all 

 around you will then choose candytuft or 

 sweet alyssum. 



There is another thing to keep in mind 

 for school and home planting. It is the 

 long vacation. If you are going off then 

 select flowers blossoming late and which 

 require little attention. Zinnia, marigold, 

 and bachelor's buttons are all good. Candy- 

 tuft blooms cheerfully until the frost takes 

 it. If you wish any advice about planting 

 write to us. 



Summer Care of One Garden 



WE asked in our last magazine for 

 good plans for the summer care of 

 gardens. We felt that was a matter of 

 real importance and significance in the 



VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS EASY TO GROW 



Name 



Soil 



Planting 



Time in Days 

 to Result 



Remarks 



Beet 



Light 

 and 

 rich 



Drills 

 1-2 in. deep 

 T2 in. apart 



Early 50-70 d. 



Late 



140-150 d. 



Requires 

 little care 



Lettuce 



Heavy, 

 rich, 

 moist 



Drills 



i in. deep 



6-8 in. apart 



21-65 d. 



Most 

 satisfactory 



Radish 



Light, 



sandy, 



rich 



Drills 

 ^ in. deep 

 6 in. apart 



18-45 d. 



Easy to 

 cultivate 



Bachelor's 

 Buttons 



Even poor 

 soil 



Rows or 

 broadcast 



40-50 d. 



Always 

 succeeds 



Nasturtium 



Any good 

 soil 



6 in apart 



45-60 d. 



Blooms 

 profusely 



Zinnia 



Any fair 

 soil 



8 in. apart 



50-60 d. 



Good colors, 

 blossoms late 



garden line of work. Here is the plan 

 used by one boy: 



The Daughters of the American Revolu- 

 tion tried to make beautiful a small piece 

 of unsightly land in a certain city. They 

 asked the boys and girls of the nearest school 

 to help them. 



Flowers were planted and did well up to 

 the time school closed. Now arose the 

 question of summer care. It was finally 

 left in charge of a committee of the boys 

 and girls from that school. 



The committee chose its chairman. His 

 plan was to divide his helpers into small 

 sections and assign to them a given portion 

 of the summer time. During the appointed 

 time they were to care for the garden. 



The chairman used this follow up system. 

 He sent out post cards to each member as 



When transplanting use a line stretched tightly 

 between two stakes as a guide to make the row 

 straight 



his date of service approached. Thus he 

 avoided the danger of forgetfulness. 



Tools and watering pots were kept at 

 one of the committee's houses close by the 

 garden. A nearby florist offered them 

 water privileges. 



I asked the chairman, " Did your com- 

 mittee each one do his duty?" He replied, 

 "Although we only had nine on our 

 committee they all did well and were 

 enthusiastic." 



The term of duty was two weeks so that 

 made just two persons on duty at one time. 



This is one of the best and most practical 

 plans which has come to my notice. If the 

 garden were large, to make this scheme work 

 well the committee would have to be larger. 



Are there any other plans? If so, sub- 

 mit them at once so we may all have the bene- 

 fit of them. 



The Children's Corner 



To the Editor: 



I am going to plant watermelons and 

 muskmelons. Our ground was a cornfield 

 long ago. I will plant and take care of them 

 myself. I hope that I will win a prize. 



John Raleigh, Grade VII. 



To the Editor: 



I heard of your flower and vegetable con- 

 test and I thought I would like to contribute 

 something. I have decided to grow some 

 phlox. The ground has no fertilizer on it 



and was planted last year. Although I am 

 going to plant in my father's garden I will 

 take care of it myself. 



Katherine Du Bois, Grade VI. 



To the Editor: 



I am going to enter the contest this fall. 

 What I am going to plant is corn. It is 

 Western corn with large ears. I am going 

 to plant it in the garden in front of the house. 

 I shall take care of it myself. 



Wilford DePuy, Grade VI. 



To the Editor: 



I have been thinking over what seed to 

 plant for the contest and have decided to 

 plant nasturtiums. I shall plant them in a 

 little corner by my house and expect to beat 

 the other girls. 



Hazel Schoonmaker, Grade VI. 



To the Editor: 



As I have planted watermelons before and 

 did not have such very good luck with them 

 I thought I would try them again. I live 

 on a farm and can have as much land as I 

 want. I expect to take care of them myself. 

 Blanche Berrian, Grade VII. 



To the Editor: 



I am a little girl who has no place out-of- 

 doors or in a garden to plant, so I am going 

 to plant my seed in a box. My yard is all 

 seeded for grass. I am going to plant parsley, 

 take care of and pick it all myself. 



Josephine Rust, Grade VI. 



To the Editor: 



I have a good sized garden. I put some 

 fertilizer on the soil and then spaded it up. 

 I raked it all off so there were no stones on 

 the ground. That is the way I fixed my 

 garden. I have decided to plant beet seed 

 and I am going to beat the other fellows. 



Leston Du Bois, Grade VI. 

 To the Editor: 



I am going to plant some cucumbers and 

 tomatoes for the prize contest and I am going 

 to win the prize. My garden has some 

 fertilizer on it. and it has very little stones in 

 it. My father has pretty good luck with it, 

 and I expect to, too. 



Jay Zimmerman, Grade VI. 



To the Editor: 



Our teacher told us that prizes were going 

 to be awarded for flowers and vegetables. 

 I want to win a prize. I am going to plant 

 tomatoes and I hope that I will have good 

 luck. I am going to have a corner of the 

 garden that is not used and work it myself. 

 Tomatoes need a good deal of care and I 

 will be kept busy. 



Leota Terpening, Grade VII. 



To the Editor: 



I am going to plant something for ihe 

 prize contest. I have decided to grow musk- 

 melon. The land I shall plant my musk- 

 melon seed in belongs to my father. He 

 will plow the land for me and I will plant 

 the seed and take care of it. 



Thurlow Weed, Grade VI. 



