. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE 11 and other plants. Many combinations of tliis kind may be made to good advantage. once a week than to sprinkle every day. Late afternoon is the best time to sprinkle. i i M llNCW -i Fig. 11—Beans planted at proper depth. Fig. 12—Lima beans, planted properly, with eyes down. FOR CONTINUOUS CROPS With some of the important vegetables a series of plantings is desirable. Of string beans, lettuce, radishes, spinach, sweet corn, peas, beets and carrots there should be several suc
. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE 11 and other plants. Many combinations of tliis kind may be made to good advantage. once a week than to sprinkle every day. Late afternoon is the best time to sprinkle. i i M llNCW -i Fig. 11—Beans planted at proper depth. Fig. 12—Lima beans, planted properly, with eyes down. FOR CONTINUOUS CROPS With some of the important vegetables a series of plantings is desirable. Of string beans, lettuce, radishes, spinach, sweet corn, peas, beets and carrots there should be several successive plantings, two or three weeks apart, to provide a fresh and continuous supply all season. DEPTH OF PLANTING Do not plant too deeply. The old rule is to plant to a depth of 5 times the thickness of the seed. This, however, is not an absolute rule and is not safe in all cases. Consult planting table on page 23 for depth. HOEING When the green rows ap- pear it is time to start hoeing or cultivating. Never hoe or cultivate deeply — an inch or two is deep enough— but stir the ground frequent- ly, and always after rain or watering, as soon as it is dry enough. The hoeing must not be done after rain or watering when the ground is still so wet as to cause the muddy earth to pack like cement, as this causes the earth to cake and dry out altogether too rapidly, which is undesirable. Frequent hoeing causes the formation of a dust layer which prevents the soil underneath from drying out. The garden should always be kept free from weeds, as these, if permitted to grow, consume plant food and moisture needed by the plants. WATERING A plentiful supply of moisture is essential. If there is not sufficient rainfall the moisture should be provided by watering the garden. In doing this it is better to soak the ground. Fig. 13—A small potato planted whole. The depth of planting here shown is approximately 43-2 inches to the center of the potato. This is the depth for late potatoes
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