HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
VEGETABLES THAT BEAR FRUITS ON VINES 
T HE term “vines,” as used here, refers specifically 
to that class of plants the fleshy branches and leaves 
of which spread rampantly all over the garden. Cucum- 
bers, melons, pumpkins, and squashes are of doubtful 
usefulness in the average home garden, since the value 
of their crop per square foot is very much below that of 
other vegetables. However, cucumbers and muskmelons 
are easily confined to small space, whereas watermelons, 
pumpkins, and squashes are rather field crops. 
All the vegetables in this group are rank feeders and 
the ground can hardly be made too rich to suit the plants. 
As a rule, they are planted in “hills,” which should be 
prepared as follows: Dig holes, ten to twelve inches deep 
and as wide across and fill with compost or thoroughly 
rotted manure. Tramp down tightly and soak with 
water until thoroughly wet. On top of this build a hill 
of fine soil as wide as the hole in diameter and the top 
about four inches above ground level. 
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