March. 19 18 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



77 



plants every two feet. These go in about 

 June ist. The onions are ready to pull by 

 the time the peppers begin to branch. 



Kohlrabi may be planted very early, it 

 matures quickly and is more delicate in flavor 

 than either turnip or cabbage. Moreover, it 

 will produce a crop on land which causes cab- 

 bage and turnip to form club-roots. By plant- 

 ing at intervals of a few weeks we intend to 

 have it throughout the season in 1918. 



Witloof chicory is sowed in early summer 

 and the roots are dug after frost has killed 

 the tops. They are then packed in boxes of 

 earth and set in a warm cellar. In a short 

 time they send up crisp, white shoots, which 

 provide a delicious salad throughout the 

 winter. 



A LTHOUGH we realized that it was not 

 -^*- a time to try out new things, we had 

 read so many commendations of the edible- 

 podded pea that we decided to try a packet. 

 The seeds were small and brown, but the 

 growth was amazing. The vines soon reached 

 the top of the 3 ft. brush and proceeded to 

 grow another 3 feet, draping themselves 

 down the sides of the brush. The lavender 

 and purple blossoms, borne in pairs on long 

 stems, resembled Sweet Peas, but lacked 

 fragrance. The yield was enormous, but we 

 found the pods insipid in flavor, inferior to 

 either peas or string beans. Moreover, if not 

 picked daily they grew too stringy for use. 

 The vines were soon consigned to the compost 

 heap and wax beans planted in their place. 



Burpee's Brittle Wax bean proved excellent. 

 It was very early, the attractive pods were 

 borne freely, showed no trace of strings and 

 were free from rust. By covering them at 

 night, we gathered beans late in October from 

 our last planting. 



*TpHE combination of dwarf corn and bush 

 ■*• beans continues to prove successful. 

 The rows may be planted as close together as 

 18-inches, although 2 feet is better. The 

 beans do not object to the slight shade cast 

 by the low-growing corn, while their thick 

 foliage keeps the ground cool and conserves 

 the moisture so needed by the thirsty roots of 

 the corn. We tried to hasten the maturity 

 of both corn and beans by planting a short 

 row of each about April 20th, setting boards 

 on either side of the row and laying sheets of 

 glass on top. This did not warm the ground 

 sufficiently, however, to effect any gain, and 

 seed planted in adjoining rows two weeks 

 later matured at the same time. About 

 July ist a few seeds of Delicata squash were 

 planted here and there in alternate rows of 

 corn, the vines occupying the ground after 

 the corn and beans had matured. These 

 squashes escaped the attacks of the borers, 

 which destroyed the hills of Hubbard squash 

 planted in odd corners about the place. 



"\ X7"E HAD heretofore confined our potato 

 * » crop to a few rows of extra-early ones, 

 because our soil — heavy, clayey loam, in 

 spite of yearly additions of sand, sifted coal 

 ashes, leaf mould and compost — is not suited 

 to root crops. Nevertheless, with the high 

 price of potatoes through the winter and 

 spring vivid in our mind, we decided to see 

 what could be done in the way of a winter 

 crop. Three pecks of Green Mountain pota- 

 toes were planted in eight rows. From this 

 area we dug in all six bushels of potatoes, the 

 harvest beginning August ist. Hereafter we 

 shall try to secure land elsewhere for potatoes 

 and use our present garden plot for crops to 

 which the land is more suited. We shall con- 

 tinue to plant a few rows of extra-early pota- 



toes, planning to have them ripen about 

 July 4th. For this purpose we shall use Irish 

 Cobbler, which we have used successfully in 

 other years for an early crop. Many of our 

 friends have had remarkable yields of late 

 potatoes from Gold Coin. 



A S IT seemed wise to plant as many 

 ■^ ^ beans as possible to dry for winter use, 

 they were used as a companion crop with the 

 potatoes, planting the seed after the potatoes 

 had received their final hoeing. Unfortu- 

 nately, the summer of 1917 was so wet that 

 the potato stalks grew unusually tall, while 

 the dwarf beans developed a decided tendency 

 to run, so that each encroached somewhat on 

 the other's territory. This did not seem to 

 affect the Yellow-eye beans, but the Dwarf 

 Horticultural showed some rust, which we 

 attributed to this crowded condition. In the 

 plan for our 1918 garden corn is used as a com- 

 panion crop for potatoes, this having proved 

 satisfactory in the past. We shall also plant 

 more Yellow-eye beans. Although listed as a 

 bush bean, it requires support (old pea brush 

 is good), but the yield is great and the pods 

 seem free from rust. 



'l "'HE Japanese Climbing cucumber can 



■*■ be recommended for the small garden. 



It yields well and the quality is excellent. 



The Tall Scotch kale has been left outside 

 for use during the winter, and the parsnips 

 will be left in the ground until spring,' when 

 fresh vegetables will be appreciated. 



After the middle of August, winter rye was 

 sowed in every cleared spot in the garden, so 

 that by the middle of September the greater 

 part of the plot resembled a lawn, covered 

 with blades of bright green. The rye made a 

 good growth during the fall, and will be dug 



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AS IT WAS IN 1917 WHAT 1918 WILL BE 



With the experiences of last year before us it is easy to make improvements for the 1918 plan 



