. The book of a thousand gardens;. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND GARDENS 57 May 12th, planted Swiss chard. All of my garden seeds I put down four times their thickness. Sweet corn, I put four seeds in a hill. The hills were three feet apart in the row. May 13th, 1 planted muskmelons and cucumbers. May i5th, planted popcorn. May 17th, transplanted lettuce. I started the plants in a hot-bed. I set them a foot apart in transplanting. May 18th, I transplanted beets, and May 19th, transplanted potatoes that I had planted in a box in March. This made early potatoes.
. The book of a thousand gardens;. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND GARDENS 57 May 12th, planted Swiss chard. All of my garden seeds I put down four times their thickness. Sweet corn, I put four seeds in a hill. The hills were three feet apart in the row. May 13th, 1 planted muskmelons and cucumbers. May i5th, planted popcorn. May 17th, transplanted lettuce. I started the plants in a hot-bed. I set them a foot apart in transplanting. May 18th, I transplanted beets, and May 19th, transplanted potatoes that I had planted in a box in March. This made early potatoes. May 20lh, planted squash in hills. Kept them sprayed for striped bugs and blight. When a little squash is on, nip off the end of the vine and the squash will grow much larger. May 22nd, planted peanuts. May 22nd, transplanted sweet corn that I had started in a cold frame. May 23rd, planted ground almonds, horehound and lavender. May 24th, transplanted onions. May 25th, planted lima beans and string beans. May 29lh, transplanted tomatoes three feet apart. May 29lh, transplanted peppers, and May 30th, transplanted cabbage. When any worms ate at the heads, I put salt in the heads and that killed them. When the lettuce and beets were pulled out, I planted some more lettuce there. I planted it so I could cover it up in case of frost. 1 planted corn on the north and east side so it would not throw a shadow on the garden. Next year I am going to raise things for the fair. Mary Sauer, New Paltz, N. Y. AND THE BOYS ARE LEARNING HOW. From Mrs. H. Bevington, Galveston, Indiana. Our garden was for home use for a family of six, four grown people and two children. It is one hundred and thirty feet long and thirty-six feet wide. 1 he beginning of the season was very dry, but with the help of our two little boys, we cultivated often. The dust mulching is a good thing. We kept stirring the ground with the garden plow and kept our plants growing. Our garden was beautiful and when late rains cam
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