WHAT AND HOW TO PLANT SPADING THE SOIL -This operation * RAKING SOIL 











In selecting vegetables to plant include the ones your family may be done as s00n as the <y 
should eat as well.as the kinds they like. A well balanced diet ground is workable tn sprin — 4 
is most important and should include green vegetables, yellow ‘ or fall and allowed toa lie ide 
vegetables, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, and tomatoes. ) until spring. Turn over soil 
Leafy or green vegetables for crisp salads. These are rich in eat break Pode Ks pei sticks 
vitamins and minerals. 
Root vegetables, beets, carrots, turnips and onions, all rich 
in health-giving vitamins. 
: Vine vegetables—peas, beans, cucumbers, on the fence or 
trellis. The heavy-fruited types, like vine squash, and pump- 
kin, should be grown on the ground as always, among the 
corn to save space. 
Flowers to compliment the vegetables. Morale does not stop 
|= stones. and perennial weed 
TD roots. 
Push fork use a heavy slee/ 
ayrstraight down ‘tyne rake. Tear 
“ ; down lumps to 
aafull cere makeasmooth 
surface 
with the stomach. Flowers for the house, fresh from the v \\ : 
garden, are essential, Plant them, as shown, on the plan to Sepa ltebe 
make the view from the house attractive and colorful. x ae pile 
SOW SEEDS AT RIGHT TIME > = SZ 
Sow seeds at the proper season and avoid waste. We have 
the highest quality seeds available. 
Work down the top soil with a rake until it is level, fine 
and in perfect physical condition, before attempting to plant 
seed. 







Seed should be sown thinly in shallow rills, made with a Walk ona 
stick as shown in the sketch. To make the rows straight, 
follow a line of string stretched between stakes placed at board when 
either end of the row. The depth of this rill depends on the sowing seed (7 
variety sown. Check with the depth of planting chart on 4 ; 
page .... before sowing seed. Make a V- 
Seed may be sown directly from the packet, or by rubbing stiaped qroove 1 « 
a pinch of seed between the thumb and the first two fingers. ‘ d 
This latter method gives a thinner distribution of the seed. for sve : 
Small seeds should not be thicker than 10 to the inch. Sow one a 
row at a time and after each row, cover the seed lightly, ZZ 
touching the loose soil with a rake. Place the board used for a F Sa ‘Two methods : 
walking between the row on top of the sown seed and walk z of sowing seed (1) sang 
across it to firm the soil for better germination. Pr 2 ra 
Treatment of the seed with “Cuprocide” will eliminate a uit mee packet ( ) a 
great deal of damping off, and rotting of the seed after sowing, Lv" ona a fointed rubbing a pinch of Be 
especially if sown during the wet weather. ri ; ae Stick ~— seed behveen fingers 
If the soil is moist, but not wet, at the time of sowing, 
watering will not be necessary before the seedlings are up. 
If it dries out, however, sprinkle carefully so as not to wash 
out the small seedlings. 
USE PLENTY OF GOOD FERTILIZER BERR ereetr ond be clerics 
Fertilizers are very important. The food value of garden for tomato (sketch), pep per,cauliflower, Prien Me SS 
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vegetables for human consumption depends greatly on their b 
mineral content, derived from the soil. The vitamin content eqqplant, celery and cabbage. Selec Car 
depends on the vigor of growth and the abundance of sun- vigorous plants properly Hardened fi 
light. Therefore, the fertilizing of the soil is important to a oe 
insure vigorous growth and healthy mineral and vitamin-rich to resist coo weather: Protect with WA 
vegetables. A good practice is to spade commercial fertilizer, “Hot h / 
balanced to supply the necessary proportions of nitrogen. & Ho ka ps wher ee Sv aN 
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fertilizers in small doses, as side dressings, keep vegetables in oO? 
active growth. Ask us for special fertilizer formulas for SN 
vegetable gardens. 
WATERING IS IMPORTANT 
Watering will be necessary during the growing season. It ‘ 
should be done early enough in the day to evaporate drops of A: 
water from the leaves before nightfall. Water generously, ‘ 
soaking the soil deeply each time, rather than by quick 
‘“‘sprinkles’’ with the hose, In this way, the roots will grow 
deep, feed better and be protected from drouth, in case water- 
ing is missed during a hot dry spell. Once every week or ten 
days should be ample for most soils. No rules can be formu- 
‘ated to determine the necessity of watering. Observation of 
the soil, and testing with a shovel, will best determine when SPACE SAVING IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 
to water. 
settled. 
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phosphorus and potash. Later in the season, applications of a aed Souge weather ts un- 
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Simple expedients that save space in the garden and make 
CULTIVATE OFTEN better vegetables are always helpful to the home gardener. 
To conserve moisture and promote growth of plants, give a The average plan will call for the easier kinds: beets, carrots, 
complete cultivation of the surface soil the day following each — swiss chard, leaf lettuce, onions and corn, all of which can be. 
rain or watering. Be careful not to go deep in the soil, else gyown in small gardens. A few others, requiring a larger 
the roots will be injured. Most plants benefit by frequent and i Silent ; Ee A 
regular cultivation. Beans and peas, however, need only a space, can be grown by training on poles, trellises, or tences, 
light cultivation until they begin to set flowers, when further thus utilizing a minimum of soil space. 
cultivation may cause the buds to drop and reduce the crop. Other quick maturing kinds can be grown between rows of 
SPRAY AND DUST FOR PESTS the slower growing, and longer maturing kinds, or even 
° : between the plants in the row. The ground then does double 
Insects and diseases aes IEest ES, vegetable garden put duty, and it is therefore quite essential to fertilize the soil in 
may never become a serious problem if one watches for evi- : : 
dence of damage and takes prompt action. Sprays and dusts order to support these extra crops and to watch the watering 
are available in convenient packages to combat every garden more carefully for the demands of the garden will he greater. 
est. When spraying cover all parts of the plant and both Pa ; ‘ 
Bde of the leaves. Do a thorough job promptly and avoid a Try a few of Thess: pncubegs eae the extra effort of a 
serious infestation. larger garden by intensively working a smaller area. 


SEED IS AMMUNITION — USE IT WISELY WITHOUT WASTE 2] 
