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INSTRUCTIONS FOR BETTER GARDENING 
/ \ PRODUCTIVE GARDEN if it is well planned, will yield 
a large variety ot fresh vegetables for your table. 
Work out a complete plan of operation before you buy any 
seed or do any outside work. Be sure the vegetable garden 
will be in full sun more than half of the day. 
Short beds are an advantage. They take less time to care 
for properly, therefore making a greater showing of accom- 
plishment. 
Outline the entire garden, including the paths and beds, 
with stout string fastened to stakes to make planting easier. 
Then place stakes for the first row and stretch a line between 
them. Repeat this before planting each row so it will be 
straight and all rows will be the correct distance apart. 
Be sure your garden plot has good drainage. Standing water 
will ruin plants. There should be some protection against 
strong winds. 
Essential tools you will need are spade (or fork), hoe, rake, 
and a small hand duster or sprayer. 
A “spring gardener” lets his work go with neglect as soon 
as the weather is warm. So make a good start and keep going 
all season by doing a little bit each day. That is the advantage 
of the short row—it is never discouraging. 
LOCATION—PREPARING THE SOIL 
Exposure for the vegetable garden should be sunny. No 
common vegetable will grow under trees, or in the shade of 
buildings—only a few herbs will thrive under such conditions. 
The garden should be as open and as sunny as possible. 
Sometimes buildings on adjacent lots may shade the garden 
a little, but if the sun reaches the soil at least half of the day, 
you will be able to grow most any vegetable you desire. 
Plan the vegetable rows to run from north to south. This 
direction gives the most benefit from the sun. Another way is 
to plant the taller kinds behind so that they never shade the 
small ones. 
Good soil is as essential as sunlight to growing plants. 
_ Most soils will grow vegetables, or can be made suitable by 
thorough, deep spading and liberal applications of manure, 
peat or other humus material at that time. Dig as deep as the 
spading fork or spade will go, forcing it straight down before 
lifting and turning the soil over, breaking up all clods. Grass 
may be turned under to rot and make humus, but the roots of 
perennial weeds, like dandelions and thistles, should be re- 
moved. Throw out all large stones, building refuse and other 
material detrimental to growing plants. 
WHAT AND HOW TO PLANT 
In selecting vegetables to plant include the ones your family 
should eat as well as the kinds they like. A well balanced diet 
is most important and should include green vegetables, yellow 
vegetables, leafy vegtables, root vegetables, and tomatoes. 
Leafy or green vegetables for crisp salads. These are rich in 
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. 
And don’t forget the flowers. See page 16. 
SOIL LEVEL 
SOW SEEDS AT RIGHT TIME 
We have the best seeds you can obtain. They are selected 
for high germination and purity through constant testing and 
selection. ; 
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 
stick as shown in the sketch. To make the rows straight, 
follow a line of string stretched between stakes placed at 
either end of the row. The depth of this rill depends on the 
variety sown. Check with the depth of planting chart on 
page 15 before sowing seed. 
Seed may be sown directly from the packet, or by rubbing 
a pinch of seed between the thumb and the first two fingers. 
This latter method gives a thinner distribution of the seed. 
Small seeds should not be thicker than 10 to the inch. Sow one 
row at a time and after each row, cover the seed lightly, 
touching the loose soil with a rake. Place the board used for 
walking between the rows on top of the sown seed and walk 
across it to firm the soil for better germination. 
Treatment of the seed with Semesan will eliminate a great 
deal of damping off, and rotting of the seed after sowing, 
especially if sown during the wet weather. 
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. 
DON’T FORGET THE FLOWERS 
The satisfaction of gardening comes not with the vegetable 
crop only. It is perhaps greatest when we can display the 
flowers we have raised. That is why flowers are by no means 
a luxury. Flowers for the house, fresh from the garden, are 
essential. Plant them so as to make the view from the house 
attractive and colorful. 
WATERING IS IMPORTANT 
Watering will be necessary during the growing season. It 
should be done early enough in the day to evaporate drops of 
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- 
lated to determine the necessity of watering. Observation of 
the soil, and testing with a shovel, will best determine when 
to water. 
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1 Endive 9 Tomato 18 Cucumber 
2 Lettuce 10 Turnip 19 Okra 
3 Mustard 11 Beet 20 Pumpkin 
4 Carrot 12 Radish 21 Squash 
5 Eggplant 13 Spinach 22 Watermelon 
6 Onion 14 Swiss Chard 23 Beans 
7 Parsley 15 Cabbage 24 Corn 
8 Pepper 16 Cauliflower 25 Peas 
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