May, i 9 i 6 
37 
THE MID-SEASON GARDEN OF ABUNDANCE 
Utilizing All the Ground All the Time to Produce the Highest 
Quality of Standard Crops—What the Various Sorts Will Do 
ADOLPH KRUHM 
A S in the case of the early vege¬ 
table garden discussed in March, 
certain crops predominate in the mid¬ 
season garden. They will furnish the 
big bulk of those vegetables, the grow¬ 
ing of which I propose to suggest. But 
since few households use the same 
quantities of the same vegetables in 
the course of a season, it is up to the 
planter who acts upon these sugges¬ 
tions to adapt these plans to his specific 
needs. 
The two principal factors in the suc¬ 
cessful conduct of a midseason garden 
are sensible utilization of space and 
continuous utilization of ground. 
Similar as these two factors may 
appear to be, they stand for the appli¬ 
cation of two distinct principles. One 
suggests the use of vegetables that 
bear biggest crops on smallest space, 
the other stands for intensive cultiva¬ 
tion of the ground at your disposal. 
such crops as melons, squashes, cu¬ 
cumbers, etc., in a garden 30' x 50'. 
The returns per square foot of ground 
from plants of “vining” growth are 
so small as compared with other crops 
which the same ground may be made 
to produce that it pays better to buy 
what few vegetables are wanted in 
unusual lines. The dependable stand¬ 
bys for the midseason garden are 
beans, beets, cabbage, corn, lettuce, 
onions, peas, radishes and tomatoes. 
These in turn may be divided into 
short season and long season crops, 
according to the time during which 
they occupy the ground. 
By choosing proper varieties, let¬ 
tuce and radishes may be had unin¬ 
terruptedly until frost. The season of 
green peas may be extended until the 
end of August from seeds sown early 
in May, but pods from later plantings 
generally do not fill out well and it 
therefore does not pay to plant peas 
after the middle of May. In our 
garden we follow up sowing of Little 
Short Season Crops 
It does not seem logical to grow 
An example of intensive cultivation 
—lettuce between beets from seed, 
with space enough for tillage 
The midseason garden can never produce as it should 
unless it is given frequent and thorough cultivation. 
For this the wheel-hoe is the gardener's best ally 
The midseason garden early in July. Incidentally, this 
is an excellent example of good planing and honest care 
Beans should be sown 4 
apart in the row. For best 
Another way to utilize all the space; radishes planted 
between tomatoes, and gathered before the latter mature 
