Old Gardener Says.... 
Most folks who talk about fertilizers over- 
look the two most important of all: air and 
water. Only about 1% of plant growth 
like 
nitrogen, potash and phosphorus, 99 per 
comes from the fertilizer elements 
cent comes from air and water, That’s why 
it’s important to see that your soil is loose, 
friable and well-drained, so that air can 
Make your garden 
work full time. - 
Succession seeding 
is the answer to 
move thru it freely. Just as important: be 
sure your plants never lack for water be- 
cause poor water supply can cut growth 


high food prices. 
Plan your garden 
for maximum yield 
The best gardens don't just happen. A 
well-made plan is necessary if each 
squate foot is to produce its maximum 
yield. And no one plan can be set up 
as best for all conditions . . . each gar- 
den must be laid out individually. The 
kind of vegetables to be grown and 
the system of cropping must be govern- 
ed not only by the area and kind of 
soil, but by personal taste and the 
quantities to be produced. 
gardens of limited space, the 
smaller, quickly maturing vegetables 
such as beans, lettuce and tomatoes, 
which must be used fresh, are recom- 
mended, They must be cultivated by 
hand and may be planted close to- 
gether. 
For 
In larger gardens a greater variety 
is possible. In such a garden, plans 
will probably include vegetables for 
canning or storing. 
Put Plan On Paper 
The garden plan should be drawn to 
scale on paper and should include 
planting distances, varieties, the length 
even more than lack of plant food. 
of row necessary to supply the family 
needs and the amount of seed required. 
Preserve these records in order to im- 
prove your plans from year to year. 
The following suggestions will help 
you to a more successful garden this 
year: 
® Run the rows north and south. Plants 
will shade one another less and re- 
ceive more sunlight. 
© Crops that remain in the garden 
throughout the entire growing season 
should be located where they will not 
be disturbed. 
@ Early crops should be planted to- 
gether. When they are harvested, the 
space can be used again for fall crops. 
© Tall-growing and vine crops should 
be planted on one side of the garden 
where they will not shade or overrun 
the smaller crops. 
® Successive cropping should be prac- 
ticed in every garden. This may be 
carried out in two ways. One crop may 
follow another in the same season... 
late cabbage or sweet corn may be 
planted in the space from which early 
peas, beans, lettuce or radishes have 
been harvested. Or successive plant- 
ings of the same crop may be made at 
intervals of seven to ten days, This 
COMMON LAWN 

At the same time, it doesn’t pay to neg- 
lect feeding plants because the usual fer- 
tilizer elements don’t seem to be important 
when considered by bulk. Lack of any one 
element can cut growth substantially, 
That’s why it’s wise to be sure your gar- 
den gets a regular feeding with a well- 
balanced fertilizer every year. Ordinarily, 
it does not pay the home gardener to try 
to feed only the elements that might be 
lacking in his soil: a good application of a 
plant food that contains all elements is best, 

will provide a continuous supply of 
such crops as sweet corn string beans, 
spinach and radishes. 
@ Companion cropping is also impor- 
tant. This is the growing of two or 
more crops on the same area at the 
same time, Quick maturing crops like 
spinach, beans, kale, lettuce and 
radishes may be planted between the 
rows or in the rows of eggplant, toma- 
toes, melons, okra or other crops that 
occupy the ground during the entire 
season. The early crops will have time 
to mature and be harvested before the 
later ones will require the entire space 
for full development. 
The facts you need 
Following each vegetable listing in 
this book you will find the term of 
maturity to help you time your plant- 
ings. 
In another section of this book you will 
find the ‘Planting Guide For Vegetable 
Gardens” giving you information re- 
garding spacing between rows and 
plants, amount of seed required, etc. 
With this information you are ready to 
plant a garden that will make full use 
of every square foot of space. 
WEEDS 
So that you may more easily know them by name, here are the 
pests that cause most of your lawn troubles. For easy ways to 
combat them, refer to the Weed Killer section on a later page. 
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