. The book of a thousand gardens;. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. 92 THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND GARDENS WHAT AN AMATEUR ACCOMPLISHED WITH A SMALL GARDEN. From James Kibbee, 907 Broadway, Portland, Oregon. Last fall we moved to a new location In the city, from a suburban home, and the city loj seemed very small and cramped to us. I had a strong case of back to t'ne soil" fever running in my veins, however, and I concluded I just must have a garden; and despite the difficulties which loomed up, I ' goi ; As fast as I goi a little patch subdued I made a little bed or row and
. The book of a thousand gardens;. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. 92 THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND GARDENS WHAT AN AMATEUR ACCOMPLISHED WITH A SMALL GARDEN. From James Kibbee, 907 Broadway, Portland, Oregon. Last fall we moved to a new location In the city, from a suburban home, and the city loj seemed very small and cramped to us. I had a strong case of back to t'ne soil" fever running in my veins, however, and I concluded I just must have a garden; and despite the difficulties which loomed up, I ' goi ; As fast as I goi a little patch subdued I made a little bed or row and planted it out. Bui; first I dug a six-inch trench all around inside of the four-foot chicken wire fence, and planted m the bottom of the trench a choice lot of mixed sweet peas, mak- ing about a hundred and fifty feet of them. These were . planted about the middle of March. Of course, the first plantings in my garden were of radishes, lettuce, English peas, onion sets and spinach. Then quick- ly followed the beets, carrots, salsify, cabbage and cauliflower and cel- ery plants and turnips; more radishes; more on- ion sets; then corn, beans, tomato plants, parsley, cucumbers, okra and more cabbage and cauliflower plants. .'\lso a bed outside the fence of flowers, such as as- View of garden looking north. My little grand-daughter in the garden y^^^ poppies, pansies, hollyhocks, petunias, cosmos, etc. My corn, cucumbers, pole beans, and some other items were planted in small patches on either side and at one end (outside) of the chicken yard fence. During July and August we had but little moisture from above. Then I had access to the city water hose, and used it as often as needed between cultivations. Of course, without this help from the city water my garden would not have been as productive as it has been, as we have had an unusually dry summer. As fast as my beds were emptied of their crops 1 replanted them, thus getting from two to four crops off of much of my ground. Now, I
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