What Should We Plant? 
Pamily preference will have a lot to do with this, 
but as many different kinds as possible should 
be planted to assure a variety of flavors for the 
table, as well as a complete supply of vitamins 
and minerals. 
One should also choose varieties with different 
rates of maturity, so that early maturing crops, 
such as radish, mustard, peas and spinach can be 
planted on ground to be occupied later by crops 
such as corn, cabbage, squash, etc. Such crops 
can often be interplanted, so that the early ma- 
turing ones will be harvested by the time the 
later, larger plants of corn, squash, and so on, 
begin to spread out. Economies of space thus 
gained are considerable. 
When to Plant? 
The following map is divided into zones accord- 
ing to the average date of the last killing frost in 
each zone. One month previous to this date has 
been selected as the Planting Date for the respec- 
tive zone. On this date seeds of hardy varieties 
may be sown outdoors; hardy plants may be 
transplanted; and tender varieties may be started 
under protection. 
Miscellany— 
Space savers — Succession planting and inter- 
planting of various kinds of vegetables are men- 
tioned elsewhere on this page. Another space 
saver is the training of cucumber vines on wires 
or fences. Not only does this save space, but it 
makes the fruit easier to pick and helps prevent 
some leaf diseases. Staking of tomatoes is a com- 
monly-used space saver. Our garden plans, 
which follow, indicate many of these space sav- 
ing ideas. 
Better corn — For fully developed ears, corn 
should be planted in plots of 3 or more rows. 
Avoid single or even double row plots if at all 
possible, as the ears are often very poorly polli- 
nated in such plantings. In making successive 
plantings of sweet corn, keep in mind that the 
time between planting dates should be about 
twice as long as the difference wanted between 
harvest dates. As the season warms up, the corn 
grows faster and the later planted corn tends to 
“catch up” with the earlier plantings. 
Another suggestion — do not waste half your 
seed by losing it to soil fungi or insects; this 
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Seed treatment — Materials are now available 
which are relatively non-poisonous to handle 
and which give the seed complete protection 
against both soil insects and diseases. Your 
dealer can supply more information on this im- 
portant subject. 
Weed control — Chemical weed control is no 
longer in the experimental or ‘commercial 
grower stages—home and roadside gardeners 
will find it very easy to obtain good results and 
eliminate much of the labor of early cultivations 
by use of the several ‘‘pre-emergence” or “post- 
emergence’ materials now available. Cucurbits, 
beans, corn, leaf crops and perennials such as 
asparagus and strawberries are especially adap- 
table to ‘chemical weeding.” 
It there are children in your family, 
a small garden just for them is very 
educational and worthwhile, using 
short rows of easy to grow plants 
such as peas, beans, corn, carrots 
and tomatoes. They will really en- 
joy having a garden of their very 
own, especially if parental super- 
vision is held to the necessary 
minimum. 
The diagrams and planting sug- 
gestions on page 6 can serve as 
starting points for your own garden 
planning, taking into consideration 
the various points mentioned 
above. 
