April, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



159 



garden; moreover, except for the corn, 

 they can be bought at any time, of per- 

 fectly good quality, and cheaply, whereas 

 many other kinds of "garden truck" are 

 obviously at their best and cheapest only 

 when obtained directly from the garden. 

 There is no more excuse for giving the val- 

 uable space of a small garden to potatoes 

 and cabbage, than there is for using 

 Tiffany cut glass and Limoges china in 

 place of Mason preserve jars and tin milk 

 pails. 



In the accompanying plans, therefore, 

 I have made most important the utiliza- 

 tion of space, a variety of crops, and an 

 all season supply. You, who care to adapt 

 them, can further augment these features, 

 by additional plantings wherever you dis- 

 cover vacant spaces. The plantings and 

 successions that I have indicated, will, I 

 think, supply the general spirit of intensive 

 cropping, and the data with which to 

 work. 



Dates are but suggestions in any plan 



or table, so you cannot hope to follow them 

 to the letter. This year may be two weeks 

 earlier than last, or several days later 

 than next spring will be. But always keep 

 as near the first dates as possible; better 

 to have a crop grown and harvested before 

 the cold days come, than to have part of 

 it destroyed by frost because "the table 

 said that you didn't have to finish planting 

 till-such-and-such a date." The earlier 

 you get the seeds in, the more time you can 

 give to the other duties that will come 

 cropping up when you don't expect 

 them. 



The seed-bed is nothing more than a 

 small area especially well prepared. The 

 soil here should be lighter, and free from 

 stones, rubbish, etc., so that the seedlings 

 will have every favorable condition. If 

 you can substitute a hotbed on this space 

 you will be able to start the seeds earlier, 

 and have larger plants for later setting. 

 But primarily the plans that follow are 

 for "outdoor gardens," from first to last. 



Granted that you are going to follow 

 the directions in the accompanying tables, 

 you are entirely relieved of all indoor plan- 

 ning work, and can start digging at once. 

 If the garden is small, after the manure is 

 spread thickly (that is, two to four inches 

 deep), spade over the whole area. Do 

 this thoroughly, taking out eight inches to 

 a foot of soil, and pulverizing and mixing 

 it with the manure. After spading, smooth 

 and rake the surface two or more times 

 until you have a fine, level bed, free from 

 stones, sticks, and any sort of weedy litter. 

 It is much easier to keep a garden weedless 

 than it is to make it so after the vegeta- 

 bles and weeds have started. 



By a novel method of thinning you can 

 double the supply and lengthen the season 

 of onions, beets, and other roots. In- 

 stead of pulling all the small plants and 

 throwing them away, thin out first the 

 very smallest, useless seedlings, and later on 

 the larger. Use these, and the rest as 

 they mature. 



I. — A Planting Table For a Vegetable Garden 15 x 30 Ft. 





REQUIRED 



PLANT 



TRANSPLANT OR THIN 



HARVEST 



VEGETABLES 







ij 



OS u 



C J3 



Amount 











Plants 

 or 







Space 

 (Inches) 













O d 



£0 





of 

 Seed 



What 



Where 



When 



How 



Seeds 

 Apart 



To 



When 



First 



Remove by 





<L> 



« 













(Inches) 













Beans, Bush 



30 





18 



I pt. 



Seed 



Row 6 



Apr. 20- 

 May 15 



Drills 



i£ 









June 10- 

 3° 



August 15 



Beans, Pole 



30 



10 



18 



i pt. 



Seed 



4 in. from 

 Row 7 



May 20- 

 June 10 



Hills 



36 









July 20 

 Aug. 10 





Beets (i) 



12 





12 



i oz. 



Seed 



Row 1 a 



Apr. 1-12 



Drills 









3 



June 1-10 



Aug. 30 



Beets (2) 



12 





12 



| OZ. 



Seed 



Row ib 



May 15 



Drills 









3 



July 15 





Cabbage 



30 



iS 



18 



Pinch 



Seed 



Seed Bed 



May 15 



Drills 





Row 6 



July 15-30 



24 



Sept. 





Carrots 



24 





12 



i oz. 



Seed 



Row 2 



Apr. 1 



Drills 









2 



July is 





Corn (1) 



30 



iS 



18 



1 pt. 



Seed 



Row 9 



May 15 



Hills 



24 









July 20-Aug. 1 



August 30 



Corn (2) 



IS 



8 



18 



i pt. 



Seed 



Row 8 



July 10 



Hills 



24 









Sept. 15 





Corn (3) 



is 



8 



12- 



18 





Thin- 

 nings 

 from 2 



Row 3 a 



July 10 



Hills 



24 



Row 3a 



Aug. 15 



24 



Sept. 20 





Cucumbers 



15 



3 



36- 



i oz. 



Seed 



Seed Bed 



May 1-10 



Drills 





Row 7 b 



June 10-15 





July 15 





Eggplant 



is 



8 



40 

 18 



rVoz. 



Seed 



Seed Bed 



May 30 



Drills 





Row 8b 



Aug. 1 



24 



Aug. 30 





Kohlrabi 



12 





12 



i oz. 



Seed 



Row 3 a 



March 31 



Drills 









3 



June 1 



Aug. 15 



Melons, Musk 



is 



3 



36 



i oz. 



Seed 



Seed Bed 



May 15 



Drills 



1 



Row 9a 



June 15 



60 



Aug. 30 





Onions (i) 



15 





12 



I Pt. 



Sets 



Row 4a 



May 15-31 



Drills 



ii 









June 1-15 





Onions (2) 



iS 





12 



5 oz. 



Seed 



Row 4b 



April 1 5- 

 May 1 



Drills 









3 



Aug. 





Parsnips 



is 





12 



J-oz. 



Seed 



Row 5a 



April 1-15 



Drills 









2 



Aug. 





Peas (1) 



30 





24 



I pt. 



Seed 



Row 7 by 

 Trellis 



March 15-31 



Drills 



1 









May 15-30 



June 1-10 



Peas (2) 



is 





18 



i pt. 



Seed 



Row 8 



April 15 



Drills 



1 









June 10 



July 10 



Peas (3) 



iS 





18 



1 pt. 



Seed 



Row 9 



May 1 



Drills 



1 









July 4 



Aug. 1 



Salsify 



15 





12 



i oz. 



Seed 



Row 5 b 



April 15-May 



Drills 









2 



July is 





Spinach 



12 





12 



5 oz. " 



Seed 



Row ib 



September 1 



Drills 











Nov.? Apr. 



May 10 



Spinach, N. Z. 



is 





18 



I oz. 



Seed 



Bet. Rows 

 6 and 7a 



June 15 



Drills 











July 





Squash, Late 



15 



3 





iV oz. 



Seed 



Seed Bed 



May 1 



Drills 



2 



Row 9b 



June 30 



60 



Sept. 





Tomato 



is 



8 





2*0 0Z - 



Seed 



Seed Bed 



May 15-June 



Drills 



2 



Row 7a 



June 15 



24 



Aug. 15 





Turnip 



15 





12 



i oz. 



Seed 



Row 3 



July 1 



Drills 









3 



Sept. 10 





Lettuce (1) 



12 



16 



12 



8 oz - 



Seed 



Row 3b 



March 15-31 



Drills 









9 



May 30 



July 1 



Lettuce (2) 



? 



? 



12 



? 



Seed 



Seed Bed 



April-June 



Drills 



3 



Vacant 

 Spaces 



When 1 

 in. high 



9 



? 



? 



Radish 



? 



? 



6 



? 



Seed 



Vacant 

 Spaces 



Anytime 



With 

 Carrots 



Pars- 

 nips, etc 









1 



3 — 5 weeks 





In all three tables the letters (a) (b) etc., indicate the subdivisions of the rows. (See plans) 



