Lay-out of a Home Garden 



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require, exclusive of potatoes, a space not over 100 by 150 

 feet. Beginning at one side of the garden and running 

 the rows the short way (having each row 100 feet long), 

 sowings may be made, as soon as the ground is in condi- 

 tion to work, of the following: 



Fifty feet each of parsnips and salsify. . 



One hundred feet of onions, 25 feet of which may be potato 

 or set onions, the remainder bla:ik-seed for summ^^r and fall use. 



Fifty feet of early beets, 50 feet of lettuce, with which 

 radish may be sown to break the soil and be harvested before 

 the lettuce needs the room. 



One hundred feet of early cabbage, the plants for which 

 should be from a frame or purchased. Set the plants 18 

 inches to 2 feet apart. 



One hundred feet of early cauliflower; culture same as for 

 cabbage. 



Four hundred and fifty feet of peas, sown as follows : 

 100 feet of extra early. 

 100 feet of Intermediate. 

 100 feet of late. 



100 feet of extra early, sown late. 

 50 feet of dwarf varieties. 

 If trellis or brush is to be avoided, frequent sowings of the 

 dwarfs will maintain a supply. 



After the soil has become warm and all danger of frost 

 has passed, the tender vegetables may be planted, as follows : 

 Corn in five rows 3 feet apart, three rows to be early and 

 intermediate, and two rows late. 



Tomatoes, one row, plants 4 to 5 feet apart. 



One hundred feet of string beans, early to late varieties. 



Vines as follows : 



10 hills of cucumbers, 6x6 feet. 

 20 hills of muskmelon, 6x6 feet. 



6 hills of early squash, 6x6 feet. 

 10 hills of Hulfbard squash, 6x6 feet. 



