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GARDEN GUIDE 



Plan of a Practical Vegetable Garden 

 36 ft. by 48 ft. 



A garden plan must of necessity be arbitrary as to area. It is 

 easily made adaptable to any given piece of ground, through a little 

 mental effort. Either enlarge or reduce to fit the case, but do not fail 

 to follow the details of locating the various rows; correct position of 

 one row of plants in relation to its neighbor row, is an essential fea- 

 ture in the vegetable garden; this for air, sunshine and succession 

 crops. 



The Asparagus bed is 6 by 14 ft.; the Strawberry bed 6 by 19 ft., 

 with a 3-ft. path between. The distance between each row is given 

 in inches. The sections devoted to Hybrid Tea and Tea Roses and to 

 Annual and Perennial Herbaceous Flowering Plants are each 4 by 19 

 ft., while the Hotbed and Coldframe section is 12 ft. by 6 ft., with 3 ft. 

 path below, all other paths being 2 ft. wide. 



This garden is intended to be shut in by a wire-netting fence, 

 not less than 4 ft. high. The ground for the "following" or "succes- 

 sion" crops must be dug as deeply, and be as well pulverized and as 

 freely fertilized as for the first crops, not merely raked over. 



The planting of certain seeds in the various rows has been care- 

 fully thought out so as to obtain necessary light and space and with a 

 view to the "succession" crops, for no garden can be considered a 

 successful garden which does not give at least two crops in a season 

 over the greater part of its area. Thus, the early Cabbage, Cauli- 

 flower and Lettuce plants will have matured before the Tomatoes 

 overgrow them. The early Sweet Corn should be pulled out as the 

 ears are gathered to let in the light on the Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts. 

 Cucumbers in Summer can be grown in coldframes and hotbed. 



As regards Tomatoes, early Lettuce, Cabbage, Egg .Plants, 

 Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Kale, and Peppers, the seeds of these 

 should not be sown directly in the garden rows, but plants raised 

 from seeds sown in hotbeds or frame, should be transplanted into 

 these rows. 



This is one of the most practical garden layouts ever prepared for 

 the amateur and we trust the amateur will appreciate it. It was 

 planned by Joseph H. Sperry, a veteran gardener. 



