. War vegetable gardening and the home storage of vegetables ... ne crop on the same soil. Vegetableswhich reach maturity early in the seasonshould be followed by later crops of thesame vegetable or by rotation of otherkinds. Onions to be used green may begrown in rows which are to be occupiedby late tomato plants, as a few of theonions may be removed to plant the to-matoes. Radishes mature early and as theyare harvested the space may be used forcabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, Brusselssprouts and other plants. Many combina-tions of this kind may be made. FOR CONTINUOUS CROPS. With some of the i
. War vegetable gardening and the home storage of vegetables ... ne crop on the same soil. Vegetableswhich reach maturity early in the seasonshould be followed by later crops of thesame vegetable or by rotation of otherkinds. Onions to be used green may begrown in rows which are to be occupiedby late tomato plants, as a few of theonions may be removed to plant the to-matoes. Radishes mature early and as theyare harvested the space may be used forcabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, Brusselssprouts and other plants. Many combina-tions of this kind may be made. FOR CONTINUOUS CROPS. With some of the important vegetables aseries of plantings is desirable. Of stringbeans, lettuce, radishes, spinach, sweetcorn, peas, beets and carrots there shouldbe several successive plantings, two orthree weeks apart, to provide a fresh andcontinuous supply all season. Fig. 11—Lima beans, planted properly. Note posi-tion of eyes. DEPTH OF PLANTING. Do not plant too deeply. The old rule isto plant to a depth of 5 times the size of theseed. This, however, is not an absolute. rule and is not safe in all cases. Consultplanting table on page 23 for depth. HOEING. When the green rows appear it is time tostart hoeing or cultivating. Never hoe orcultivate deeply—an inch or two is deepenough—but stir the ground frequently, andalways after rain or watering, as soon as itis dry enough. The hoeing must not bedone after rain or watering when theground is still so wet as to cause the muddyearth to pack like cement, as this causesthe earth to cake and dry out rapidly. Frequent hoeing causes the formation ofa dust layer which prevents the soil under-neath from drying out. The garden shouldalways be keptfree fromweeds, as these,if permitted togrow, consumeplant food andmoisture need-ed by theplants. WATERING. A plentifulsupply ofmoisture is es-sential. If thereis not sufficientrainfall themoisture mustbe provided bywatering thegarden. In do-ing this it isbetter to soakthe ground once a week than to wat
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