Spring Songs of the Garden Warrior 



By M. G. KAINS 



Plant, Plant, Plant, the Boys are Marching 



To the despot must we bend? 



Must our freedom come to end? 

 Must deception and deceit the world delude? 



Must we bow to tyrant thrones? 



Must we heartless be as stones? 

 Must our soldiers and our sailors lack for food? 



Chorus: 



Plant, plant, plant, the boys are marching. 



Give them all the aid we may; 

 For with food enough to spare 

 We can help them over there 



And the call of freedom thus we can obey. 



Food will help to win the war. 



Bind the limbs of Mars and Thor, 

 And their tyranny and bloodshed make to cease. 



Let us each then prove his grit, 



And produce his little "bit" 

 And establish once again the reign of peace. 



Chorus. 



When our sons obeyed the call 

 And embarked to help the Gaul 

 We were saddened when they passed beyond our 

 ken. 

 But in God we put our trust, 

 For our cause we know is just. 

 May they conquer and come safe to us again. 



Chorus. 



Keep the Home Soil Turning 



We are summoned in the cities 



In the villages and farms 

 To provide our share of rations 



For the nations now at arms. 

 Let no fears of failure hinder 



But ten thousand thousand strong 

 Let us cultivate war gardens 



And shout this cheering song: 



Chorus: Keep the home soil turning 



While the sun is burning. 

 Heed the call for food and till the mellow loam. 



There's a silver lining 



Through the dark clouds shining; [home. 

 Turn the dark clods o'er and o'er 'til the boys come 



Keep the Home Pot Boiling 



A. KRUHM 



Succession Plantings to Supply a Family of Five with Fresh Vegetables all the Season 



Editor's Note. — A plot of ground 30 x 60 will suffice to grow all the vegetables needed for the immediate supply of the family table till frost 

 comes if all the space is kept always active. This table tells you how to plan for succession plantings to follow the crops sown last month so that there 

 will be no break, unless extraordinary weather conditions intervene. No provision is here made for growing anything for canning or drying for 

 winter supply, although there may be a small surplus of some crops, which can be "put up" as you go. Canning and storage for winter 

 must be allowed for in addition to the quantities here given, and the management of the garden with this object will be given particular attention in 

 next month's Garden Magazine where special attention will be given to the varied phase of conservation for winter. 











DEPTH TO 



DISTANCE TO 





APPROXIMATE 







SCHEDULE FOR RE- 



TOTAL SPACE TO 



SEEDS NEEDED 







FIRST READY FOR 







VARIETY 









SOW 



TRANSPLANT 





YIELD 



REMARKS 





PEATED SOWING 



SOW 



FOR ENTIRE SEASON 



finches) 



'inches) 



USE 

















PER 15 PT. ROW 





Beans 



















Green podded 



















Bountiful .... 



May I-IO, June I 



QO ft. row 



I pt. 



2 



4 



June 25 



8 qts. 



] Sow fifteen foot rows 



Stringless green pod 



May 10, June I 



oo ft. row 



I pt. 



2 



4 



June 30 



5 qts. 



1 often rather than 



Stringless Refugee. 

 W ax -podded 



Ward well's Kidney Wax 

 Burpee's Brittle Wax . 

 Sure Crop Wax 



June 15 



May I, June 1 

 May 1, June 1 

 May 1, June 20 



60 ft. row 



90 ft. row 

 90 ft. row 

 60 ft. row 



5 pt. 



I pt. 

 I pt. 



i Pt- 



2 



2 



2 

 2 



6 



+ 

 4 

 4 



Julv 15 



June 26 

 June 30 

 July 4 



8 qts. 



8 qts.- 



8 qts. 

 10 qts. 



V longer rows at one 

 1 time. Do not gather 

 I crops while vines 

 j are wet 



Bush I.imas 



















Fordhook .... 



June 1 



/ 15 ft. row at 



I pt. 



2 



6 



July i; 



3 qts. shell beans 



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Henderson's 



June I 



( each planting 



Jpt. 



2 



6 



August I 



3 qts. shell beans 



I „ , 



Pole Beans 

















/ No repeated sowings 



Lazy Wife .... 





10 hills 



pkt. 



2 





August 1 



I qt. per hill 



of these are prac- 



Burger's Stringless 





10 hills 



pkt. 



2 



f 3 plants 

 I to hill 



July 25 



I qt. per hill 



V tical, because of 



Golden Cluster Wax . 





10 hills 



pkt. 



2 



August 1 



I qt. per hill 



{ long season required 



Pole Lima* 

















\ to reach maturity 



Leviathan .... 





10 hills 



pkt. 



2 



\ 3 plants 



August 1 



I qt. per hill 



1 



King of Garden 





10 hills 



pkt. 



2 



1' to hill 



August 10 



. I qt. per hill 



J 



Beets 





















May 1-15 



~) 



$ oz. 





2-3 



June 20-30 



") 



Press soil in firm 



Crosby's Egyptian . 



May 1— 15 



I 15 ft. row at 



1 oz. 



! 



2-3 



June 20-30 



{. 5 dozen beets 



contact with seeds 



Detroit Dark Red 



May 1— 15 



( each sowinz 



1 oz. 



a 



3 



June 25, July 5 



[ per row 



(walk over) 



Edmand's Blood . 



May 1 — 15 



) 



5 oz. 







June 30, July 10 



J 





Cabbage 



















Early Jersey Wakefield . 



^ Set out 



12 plants, 15 ft. 



Buy ear'y plants 



One pkt. seed 



enough for 



^ 



I in. in seed 



June 15 



^1 



Use quickly 



Copenhagen Market 



\ plants 



2+ plants, 30 ft. 





bed 



June IS 



/ 1 dozen heads 



Use secondly 



Allhead Early 



r 3t ,<■ 



24 plants, 30 ft. 



) * 



18 i n. in 



July I 



S from every 15 



Keeps well 



All Seasons .... 



[ once | Sow seeds on 



12 plants, 15 ft. 





garden row 



August 15 



I ft. row 



Resists hot weather 



Premium Flat Dutch 



J > May 15th for 



24 plants, 30 ft. 



several seasons 



) 





Sept.-Oct. 



) 



Best late 



Chard 



j winter crop 



















May 1-15 



2-15 ft. 



J oz. 



» 1 



I ft. 



July 1 



Leaves cut continuously according to growth 



Corn, Sweet 



















Peep o'Day .... 



May 15 



30 ft. row 



pkt. 







July 15 



1 , , 





Gold-en Bantam . 



May 15-30, June 15-30 



120 ft. row 



pt. 





I ft. 



July 25 



\ 25 dozen ears 



Sow 2-15 ft. rows 





May 15 



30 ft. row 



pkt. 



~ 



August 7 



( each 



each planting date 



Country Gentleman . 



May 15 



30 ft. row 



pkt. 







,AugUSt ly 



J 





Lettuce 



















Black Seeded Simpson . 



May 1, 15 



30 ft. row 



pkt. 





First 



June 15 



) 



Plant a 15 ft. row 

 each sowing, for 

 midsummer and fall 



May King 



California Cream Butter. 



May 1, 15, Sept. 1 

 May I, 15 

 May I, 15, 30 



45 ft. row 

 30 ft. row 

 45 ft. row 



^ oz. 

 pkt. 



I to \ 



4 in. 

 later 



June 20 

 July 1 

 July 10 



{ 15 heads per 

 [ row 



All Season 



$ oz. 









use 



Iceberg or New York 



May I, June 1,15 



45 ft. tow 



\ oz. 





i_ in. 



July 10-15 



J 



Onions 



















White Portugal . 



) 







~\ 





July 25 



I 1- bu. 



r of bulbs 



Set out 30 ft. of row 



Southport White Globe . 





1 5 ft. for each 



pkt. 







August 5 



of yellow and white 



Yellow Globe Danvers . 



> Mav 1st 



sort, 75 ft. in 



each 



} J to J 



4 in. 



August 10 



sets on April 10 



Red Wethersfield. 



( 



all 



kind 



( 



apart 



August 25 



for green onions 





) 







J 





Sept. 1 



J 





Peas 



















Extra Early .... 



May I 



30 ft. row 



ipt. 



1 



) Drop 2 

 { seeds to 



C every inch 



June 15 



4 qts. pods 



July planting for fall 



Little Marvel 



May 1, 15, July 10 



90 ft. row 



I pt. 



r - 



June 20 



8 qts. pods 



crop 



Thos Laxton .... 



May 1 



30 ft. row 



Jpt. 



) 



June 24 



8 qts. pods 



Tall sorts Support 





May 15 



30 ft. row 



h pt. 



r 3 



July 15 



8 qts. pods 



with brush or twine 



Imp. Stratagem . 



May 15 



30 ft. row 



ipt. 



) 



J s P ace 



July 20 



10 qts. pods 





Potatoes 



















Irish Cobbler .... 



' A late planting pos- 

 C sible early in May 



) 



\ bu for every 

 100 feet of row 



4 to s 

 inches 



Pieces 6 to 



1 Early in 

 j" August 





Plant 5 in. deep in 



Early Rose .... 



> 100 ft. of row 



8 in. apart 

 in row 



5 bu. 



light soil 

 4 or less in heavy clay 



Radishes 



















Scarlet Globe .... 



May r, 15, 25 



45 ft. row 



\ oz 



~\ 



i 



June I 



1 ^ dozen 



Spring sorts 



White Icicle .... 



May 1, 15 , 25 



45 ft. row 



I 0/. 



1 



2 



June 5 



10 dozen 



Spring sorts 



Cincinnati Market . 



May 15, 25, 30 



45 ft. row 



I oz. 



} I 



3 



June 15 



8 dozen 



Spring sorts 





May 10, 20 



30 ft. row 



\ oz. 



\ 



3 



June 25 



8 dozen 



Summer variety 



White Chinese 



June I 



15 ft. row 



pkt. 



J 



4 to 6 



Oct. I 



2-3 dozen 



Winter variety 



Tomatoes (Red) 



















Spark's Earliana . 



Mav 25 



^ 



12 plants 



~\ 





July 1 



) 





Chalk's Jewel . 



Mav 25 



L „ 



24 plants 



. 





July 10 





108 plants in all 



Stone (best for canning) 



May 25 



1 Plant 2i ft. 



24 plants 



.£ 



om 



July 25 



V 3 do7. fruits 



Prune to 3 strongest 



Purple 





^>apart each way, 





s or 





/ per plant 



branches; remove all 



June Pink .... 



May 25 



f tied to stakes 



12 plants 



.I0t 



bed 



July 1 



suckers 



Globe (fine for slicing) . 



May 25 



\ 



24 plants 



I 





Julv 6 



\ 





Ponderosa .... 



May 25 



J 



12 plants 



) 





July 25 



) 





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