Succession 
Cropping 
Grow 
more 
the 
ground in one 
season. Follow an early cool season 
crop with a warm season crop, and 
then by a late fall crop. This gives 
a maximum amount of food from a 
small space. 
—plant radishes, lettuce, onions, 
peas, spinach, carrots, and beets. 
—then follow with beans, turnips, 
tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, 
sweet corn, late cabbage, cucum¬ 
bers, squash, watermelons, and 
muskmelons. 
—then in the fall you may plant 
such vegetables as lettuce, spin¬ 
ach, winter radishes, turnips, en¬ 
dive, kale, collards. 
—often when the garden is made by hand, the second crop 
is planted between the rows of the first, two weeks before 
the early crop is entirely used. 
—this gives the second crop an earlier start, and is par¬ 
ticularly adapted to use on soil that is free from weeds. 
c&he FAMILY 
Vegetable Garden 
Higher food prices will make 
the home garden more pop¬ 
ular than ever this spring. It 
simply means better food for 
less money. And like a pic¬ 
nic, gardening is for every¬ 
body. The whole family 
shares in the planning, the 
planting, the work and the 
care—and the satisfaction 
of watching things grow. 
There are so many things to remember about making your 
garden grow that it's well to review them. 
HOW to plan a GARDEN 
1st: Put your garden on paper. Mark off space for each 
variety. Group short season crops so that you can easily put 
in a later crop. Plant together vegetables that last all sea¬ 
son. You know your soil—how much ground you want to 
use—the likes and dislikes of your family—who will take 
care of it—what tools you have. 
WHAT to PLANT 
2nd: Decide what to plant—at least 20 to 30 varieties of 
vegetables. That will let you choose a balanced meal every 
day from your garden without having to use the same foods. 
Include a variety of vegetables—for your table in season—• 
for canning and storage. Every family should can at least 
10 different vegetables—20 quarts of tomatoes, and 20 
quarts of other vegetables per person. Besides, every family 
should store 10 different vegetables—such as 2 or 3 bushels 
of potatoes, 5 heads of cabbage, and 40 pounds of other 
vegetables. 
HOW to Plant 
The perennial crops which stay in the 
same bed several years should be 
located at one side out of the way 
of plowing and cultivation of the 
main part of the garden. 
Where possible, run the rows north 
and south so the crops will shade 
each other less and make for rapid 
growth. Such tall growing crops as 
corn, pole beans, and stake tomatoes 
should be planted together. 
Put all long season vegetables to¬ 
gether. Plant short season varieties 
together so they can be burned off 
and make room for late crops. 
Horse cultivation 
makes long rows, 
rows are shorter. 
saves labor, and 
If done by hand 
If you have an abundance of ground 
prepare in the spring and cultivate 
through the season for fall plantings. 
Succession 
Planting 
A good garden 
will supply the 
family an am¬ 
ple amount of 
a large variety of crisp, tender vegetables from early spring 
until frost. And in addition it will give enough to store and 
furnish food for the family through the winter. The only way 
to produce this constant supply of first quality vegetables is 
to follow ' 
a system of succession plantings. 
