The Garden Magazine, March, 1922 



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Beans, Corn, and Peas to 

 be sown in drills, 3 to 4 inches 

 deep; all other seeds to be 

 sown about twice their own 

 depth. 



A beet "seed" (really a 

 fruit) averaging § inch in 

 diameter is covered \ inch 

 and only sufficiently trod 

 over after sowing to assure 

 a uniform stand of seedlings. 



A broad rule for all fine- 

 grained vegetable seeds is to 

 cover them just enough to 

 prevent birds or winds from 

 carrying them away. 



Brush or other support for 

 Peas and stakes for Tomatoes 

 are essential. Peas seem to 

 thrive best in broad, matted 

 rows. I place the brush first, 

 in straight rows, then open a 

 4-inch furrow on both sides 

 within 2 inches of the brush 

 and scatter the Peas in these 

 furrows, averaging i pint to 

 every 15 foot row. This 

 method has given the biggest 

 yield although the pods are 

 apt to be smaller than in 

 single row culture. Much 

 depends on the fertility of 

 the soil. 



For Tomato culture I have 

 firmly settled down to the 

 individual stake method after 



Each plant is provided with a 

 5-foot stake and, about July 

 1st, is reduced to its three 

 strongest branches which are 

 then tied to the stake. 

 Thereafter all side-shoots or 

 branches and suckers at leaf 

 joints are scrupulously re- 

 moved once a week so that 

 by the middle of August the 

 plant has reached the top of 

 the stake and it is time to cut 

 off the tip of each branch. 

 Flowers set after August 1st 

 seldom ripen fruit before 

 frost. Handled thus Toma- 

 toes will bear as much as 

 25 lbs. of fruit per plant. 



Give all your plants a 

 chance to breathe, even as 

 seedlings. As soon as big 

 enough to be taken hold of, 

 thin to stand from 2 to 4 

 inches apart, according to 

 their growth. Rapid Red 

 Radishes making very small 

 tops are satisfied with one 

 inch of space. Most Let- 

 tuces, before making heads, 

 require 12 inches or more. 



Beans and Corn should be 

 dropped four inches apart in 

 the row. Corn is generally 

 thinned out to stand a foot 

 apart, but Beans will thrive 

 twenty years' experiments. when closer, say at four to five inches. Both do better if hilled. 



CHART FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



This shows the success on plantings for each row of 

 the garden, dividing the season into three periods 



PLANTING FACTS FOR READY REFERENCE 



— Soil that will grow good potatoes will raise good straw- 

 berries. 



— Plant Strawberries, for field culture, 1 to i§ by 3 to 3! feet 

 apart; for garden culture, 1 to 2 feet apart. 



— Plant Raspberries and Blackberries 3 to 5 by 4 to 7 feet 

 apart. 



— The bearing life of the Blackberry is estimated at from 6 to 

 14 years; Currant, 20 years; Gooseberry, 8 to 12 years; Rasp- 

 berry, 6 to 14 years. 



■ — Mulching the small fruits with hay, straw or leaves, saves 

 a large amount of hard hoeing, holds the moisture and keeps the 

 weeds from growing. 



— Plant Currants and Gooseberries 3 to 4 feet apart. 



— Plant Grapes 7 to 16 feet in the row, the rows to be 10 to 15 

 feet apart. 



— Grape rows should run north and south. High, stony, 

 well-drained land is best. 



— Grape vines must not be pruned during April or May, 

 as the bleeding will cause wasteful and injurious expenditure 

 of sap. 



— A liquid fertilizer for potted plants can be made by 

 using one-fifth as much poultry droppings as cow manure. 

 The liquid should be rather thick and the color of strong 

 coffee. 



