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DOWN-TO-EARTH ANSWERS TO EVERY-DAY QUESTIONS 
The Home Gardening Guide sections of this and following pages of our Garden 
Annual tells, in as few words as possible, what every gardener should know, It 
is planned to be of informative value to you the whole gardening season, not as a 
mere garden starter. Here you will also find practical every day facts you'll want 
as a foundation for successful gardening. 
All the data in the Home Gardening Guide sections is necessary information for 
the gardener of limited experience. We urge all such gardeners to study and follow 
the suggestions offered here. 
The good seed we sell you will yield results in direct ratio to your observance 
of these notes. Much of what we say is, of course, already known by the old 
timers. But some of our facts are necessary reference material for all gardeners. 
If you still have questions unanswered after reading this book, come in and let's 
talk them over. Take advantage of our wealth of experience... 
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8 Fundamentals of Planning 
No one can fully plan your garden for 
you, because garden planning is a highly 
personal, individual matter. Give your own 
ideas and desires plenty of play—and 
you'll enjcy your garden more, 
There are certain absolutely basic facts 
that apply to all home garden planning. 
1—Plan to use your garden full time. To 
do this you'll need catch crops, intercrops 
(also called companion crops) and succes- 
sion crops. Catch crops are early vegeta- 
bles, like spinach, that you grow very 
early before a crop like late cabbage is 
set out. Intercrops are planted between the 
rows of larger vegetables, like head let 
tuce between rows of broccoli. Succession 
crops are catch crops in reverse—they fol- 
low early crops. For instance, Chinese 
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cabbage will mature fine heads if planted 
after an early crop of peas has been taken. 
2—Divide the garden into three sections if 
possible, (1) Root vegetables, (2) Leaf veg- 
etables, and (3) Fruit vegetables. By 
switching these three groups every year 
you avoid many soil-borne diseases and 
insects and get better use of fertilizers. 
This isn’t absolutely necessary, but it is 
one of those details that the smart gar- 
dener watches. 
3—On level ground, you can run either 
east and west or north and south, If east- 
and-west layout is used, be sure to plant 
taller vegetables to the north. On sloping 
ground, the rows must run across the 
slope, not up and down. Otherwise all 
your plant food and much of your topsoil 
will go down the hill when it rains. 
CABBAGE, 
Copenhagen Market 
4—Plan to grow enough vegetables for 
storing and canning, Remember that cor- 
rect storage begins with planting so pro- 
vide for this when planning your garden 
and ordering seed. 
5—In smaller gardens, don’t plant space- 
wasting crops like Potatoes, Pumpkins, 
Sweet Corn and Vine Squash, On the farm 
these can be grown with the field crops, 
saving the more highly cultivated garden 
space for the more productive vegetables 
that need closer attention. Many gardeners 
report that Zucchini and other bush 
squashes gave better results than Eggplant 
and satisfied many of the requirements for 
vining Squashes, 
6—Include perennial vegetables when pos- 
sible. Rhubarb, Asparagus, Horse Radish 
and Perennial Onions can be grown on 
one side of the garden where they won't 
interfere with plowing or cultivating. Small 
fruits should be included whenever space 
will permit, since the quality of home- 
grown berries is far better than any you 
can buy. 
7—Avoid growing vegetables your family 
doesn’t like and won't eat, but be sure to 
include plenty of those they do like. If 
they're fond of beans, for instance, don’t 
be satisfied with a single large planting, 
but make several smaller plantings at 
two weeks intervals. 
8—Study the chart on page 22. This will 
tell how far apart rows should be, how 
long each crop takes to mature, and how 
much space you will need to provide the 
vegetables your family likes. After you 
have taken into consideration the crops 
you want to grow, make a rough sketch 
showing the location of each crop, with 
catch crops, intercrops, succession crops 
indicated. 
ABBAGE, 
Early Flat Dutch 
QUASH, Zucchini 
