. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. suited to all of these seasons,and they should be selected with an aim to have fresh vegetablesof different kinds at all these seasons. The crops suited to differentseasons are classified in the next chapter. A succession of plantings of a number of these, such as beans,corn and others will provide freshness and permanence in thegarden. Do not aim to have everything grown in the gar
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. suited to all of these seasons,and they should be selected with an aim to have fresh vegetablesof different kinds at all these seasons. The crops suited to differentseasons are classified in the next chapter. A succession of plantings of a number of these, such as beans,corn and others will provide freshness and permanence in thegarden. Do not aim to have everything grown in the garden, but try tohave a good assortment so that vegetables enjoyed by differentmembers of the family will be available in their seasons. A SUGGESTIVE PLAN 63 Do not try too much to have vegetables out of season. Weshould be content to have fresh vegetables at the time theyare due in the garden. A little forcing, -however, is sometimesdesirable. Make good use of hotbeds and cold frames so as to have plantswhich require transplanting ready for the open garden when warmweather comes. A Suggestive Plan.—In planning the garden all local condi-tions should be held in mind, the likes and dislikes of the family or. Pig. 44.—A double wheel hoe may save much hand weeding in gardens. (Indiana Station). the market, the experience of the gardener, necessity for economyof space, time of frosts in spring and fall, richness of soil, irrigationfacilities, etc. The accompanying plan from Cornell Extension Bulletin 14 isgiven with dates for New York state assuming the time for thelast spring frost as early in May. These dates may be varied ac-cording to latitude for the whole country. The rows should run the longest way of the garden. 64 THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDENPlan for a Home Garden 6 Hotbed or Coldframe Seedbed forlate plant forcelery andcabbage, etc. -Asparagus- Asparagus- -Rhubard- 18 | 18 I 30 30 -Parsnips % Sasfiy % Chard % -Peas (Smooth) % followed by Late Cabbage ]{- *-Peas (wrinkled)
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