The evening world. Newspaper, April 12, 1918, Page 18

§ Maximum Yield. in Hills—What to Plant Early and What Coprrlaht, 1918, by the Prem Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening Worlts ) ‘ to Delay Planting. HE first actual work in garden making 1s, physically at least, the GEE Si six. 2, a es Re, PY Sa sie. Ses Coprrteht, 1918, by the Prem Publishing Go, (The New Tork Frening World.) hardest. Take your time and do tt carefully and thorough! f N the first place, measure out your ground and measure out carefally M ing /vy ye Gea neues yon ¢ |] where each vegetable ts 11 stak leces of ehingle is gained/by starting the work too early, To tell whether your - ans oe | where each vegetable is to go, Small stakes or even pieces i Own plot is ready, take a spade, turn up a forkful of soll and squeeze up a TOMATOES EARLY 18 aN. APART TONATOES = LATE : f or lath may be used to mark the different rows temporarily until you & @ghtly a handful of it. If, when you release the pressure, it sticks to- bad-Lich BFT -6IN. ter 1? 1B Ver 2Fr. lad get them planted. ‘ ie 4 @ether in a muddy ball and leaves a wot surface, it ts til too wet to dig | BS SS a&ses j Next you should have a good stout line with which you can make per- | id @nd should be let alone a little longer. If, however, the surtace of the & fe 8S #H) ED ES GS &B A 4 fectly straight rows. Straight, parallel rows make the work of cultivat- ‘ ; Ball ts dry and it breaks and crumbles readily when you dump ft on the ETTUCE (PLANTS) 10 in, APART + g |ing and weeding and thinning—which has to be done more or less oon a @round, you may safely go ahead with the work, . Y tinuously throughout the season—much easier than where one has crooked | 1 you have any manure to apply it should be evenly spread over the ELUVYSE VEE VEL SSS Sere > or uneven rows. Stretch your Ine tight beds bn first af a ae Gurface defore you begin any digging. Turn each forkful over thoroughly, r $ planted, then open up the furrow with @ hoo if it is for comparatively large ! (aking care to get all the manure thoroughly mixed through the oll and| SELV ELE ¥Yeetlett CLES LSe ¥ 4 | seeds, euch as deans, peas or corn, or with i end the ty eye be Well Delow the surface. Break up each forktul thoroughly before spadin: 3 . ! marking stick, if it is to be a shallow one, for smaller seeds, such as let- , iy Che AGL A pbbing Stk WHA fat, wids Unde te Rotter thane agate : Trier BEETS- ryTPS Sin APART > | tom rancher tile Paiaalas i i Qor this work. The proper depth to which to turn the soll over will i4 SYS IRSMLKHGS IAI Ga . Having the drill or furrow ready, | ¢aww, 4 Japend upon how deep the poll itself ef ' 4 ‘ e4sgaaa S | proceed to plant immediately, while) }TIME FOR CROPS TO MATURE i Ig it ts an old gardon spot which | badke of the teoth elinost as mach an | ¥ » the got ts still fresh and motst, where |} AND NUMBER OF PLANTINGS ’ Bas been worked before you can prob- | YOU do the front of them. Stones and a you have opened it up. Take pains " exe No, of Dave : QDir go down eight to twelve inches, | tres pear the surface howd be to woatter the acod very evenly. If] fae eta) gue aT ¥ ————— —— | out ol off) but don't it fs dropped in bunches, not only ANS (wax) 4 BUBURBAN: GARDBN: PLAN: |<icanne'so tle got rac ateceae a = Mee eee axipe in the rom, but) Saeky {us EF you can find. 5 Se when you come to thin out thé plants S83 ' The little vegetable seeds, most of > y porn geo Py deren: pats which are #o fino that they cannot be enough apart to allow full develop: | 3. 1 : planted more than @ quarter to halt : tehyyy LLLYGE $y > 2 > ment of the individual spectmens, | §¢\1. 9 ‘ Jen inch deep, must have the aot! Leh #be us Fa Q thelr roots will be so entangled that] } ¢i pa ‘ pressed thoroughly all around them 2 | sannot remove the surplus plants] 3 ¢ 100-140 : in order to germinate well, You oan- ebb esble bt Poelsle Vs Q 3 < Without greatly injuring the ones you | $< 83 Py Wy ee ee FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918 Carefully Prepare and Plan Y our Garden to Make Sure © Of Getting Best Results West for Condition of Ground—Fertilizing and Preparing | the Soil—Getting the Seed Bed Ready—Dectding What to Grow—Planning the Garden for | not accomplish this with a rough, lumpy so!l, Furthermore, a very finely pulverized surface forms what your garden. PLANNING THE GARDEN, ‘Any garden, no matter what. size it may be, or how rich the soll may ‘de, must bo carefully planned if tt is sore 7: ian _ Another Year of Gardening | To Help Win the War | WHAT YOU CAN GROW ON A PLOT TWENTY FEET SQUARE TURNIPS Mich, Sie Bie. Be oa, SB, Sh, Se, gs Sw/SsS CHARD RY BEE RS Bi BE BEANS- DWARF LIMA FELB SE eee neon n mentee oo PARSNIPS SPINACH - SHB POLE PRELCEAN, FEB: S $7, SGGR APART ERS. SAR. /5 ONIONS = Fesyst¥SS St GSS¥EwvseCuHeseys4y Ve ees ouyses FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918 ‘When and How to Plant : | To Get a Maximum Yield From Your War Garden Measuring the Plot—Marking wish to leave. Very small seed, such | as turnips, lettuce and celery, may be istributed along the drill more evenly i se 120.188 is called a “dust mulch,” whioh is |py not removing them from the) § weLoxd SAK te 133 | necessary for the future woll being of ‘ packet or envelope, but by tearing off a very small piece of one corner, and then by tapping the envelope lightly with the forefinger, jarring tose out ew at a time, as the envelope !s Saves If the | the Different Kinds of Seeds and Sets— Planting the Rows—Rules for Planting BI 1ON npSs 228s 8: by ee moved along over the row. to yield anywhere near the maximum a aides of the envelope are inclined to] 3 [EMpisil (ate) amount which can be got from tt. stick together, interfering with the iis CAND: [3 You should know before you begin to PEAS - EARLY cid raid hetteseat ners cosh the emai roi : i ; plant just what you aro gotne to put Sh > eo a paper dag, throw i or 1 he i gp nbeslg gy Pl FECCLPE BEL ESL OVOO & ¥ Hie ae ess candy a0 od) od | Sanenromrreniee eee # you have available, RAD/SH Sp Jar the seeds out readily. of drawt } Thore are several Important things 4 Be Of the amall seede oight to ten to] of draving up Seree tn the #0 0 to keep !n mind in planning any gar- D the inch of row will not be too many the si # Pe 8 surface, 6o tha’ ' den, The first is that some of the PEAS- MAIN CROP to sow. ‘The mectum steed ones wush | 0 10s new eprouteds ‘ vogotables you will put in will ocoupy SPL ESE EYYY FESS | So \ as bests, paranips, spinach and Swiss) Wey pir eau TINGS TO 4 the ground for only a short time. The ¥ VY ESSYIYY “Se Shard, do mot need to @o quite ro} EA NGS TO PLANT. , space on which they grow can be : RAD/SH : @ | thick—four to etx to the tnch being|, Susie ate some things which should i Planted @ second time with something Se. = : Se. \euffictent. ‘These distances are ot|® got Into the soll just as soon 4 p & larger garden can be wu olge during the same pcason, There- ED E> &> &e> aS KE & Course inuch clover than the plants ena rl ready to plant. Amon; yh Urge 20 feet by 40 fect. | fore, such vegetables as mature at CABSAGE - EXTRA EARLY Kad & will be wanted, Dut some of Ndlaneay early Pina renieecaceh oe re Oe wr oa you wit sot ut otic tane ne ato gas H8ausPSLeTCTITTT 39 84s % rise eran ors ot” Soca” sou eae a poe ai ior reg lore pain as they have been used, all Cd doves ; ONION - SETS z Bo pos arene ae atart, and even | pate Sree pane for flowers, if yo he o y 1 ect to ve any. Peas should } Sica ttt wr near eee nd wre BESO Ooeoe a tough mo tie eine |g tate acter than the top soll and very eas-| 4 vdther importa: , a 8 may have 10 git seed eo] MChes, But as they will fly distinguished. Onty a very tle] Veectabien which are alike to ae CABBAGE - MAIN CROP & & eatsl tg SE acs pay for | wicker at this time of the of this “mub-soll” should be turned Us| nani of growth near ele 6 PLANTS~ /81N. APART | “wasted” 1s @ slight Delc® Hall atand, | 2 an inch oF two of the surtace, It as tt ta “raw” soit, and vegetadien willl ys eecittates the ne othe an n making eure of gee "| best to make the drills, or furrow ‘ hot grow readily tm ft until tt has] oom foc ttat of taking | Beans, dvarf.... 14 quarts Carrots. 12 bunches Onions, dry...... 45 bunches Peas...... 12 quarts |“ no SIGmING. IN. “HILLS” the regular depth. ‘Then plant, sow been thoroughly mixed with the top| ang very fret atep in planaing your .. 40 quarts Lettuce 60 Leads Onions, green..,. 20 bunches Radishes. .. . 20 bunches} Pole beans, cucumbers, melons, ing them extra thick this ear eoll and graduatly decomposed. You) 5. 16m is to decide what :. 24bunches| Turnips -.,.,.. 12 bunches. Parsnips....,..... 30 pounds Cabbage......... 40 pounds _ mash and other vegetables |P!anting. Then cover then on should aim to dig up your garden|" Vegotables Taina A Ss hard Conti 1 summer squash a0 one or two inches deep, leaving t qhout en inch deeper each year, you will want to grow. In « ama'l Fomato +++. 40 quarts) Swiss chard....... Continuous yield planted in hills are handled a Hittle) Oot oF fee meee ter Pac ay! iy fl Any fertilizers or humus which you ~e co oo IimMed that ft ts e ° : ° differently from hep higgde ape sip after the plants start poet tes * have to apply should now be ish to attempt to grow every- F ht th F E ip Y’ G d jare not bitls in the sense 0! : ny ] pe evenly cver the surtace be. (tN. The vegetables witch may ug ing ve our nemtes O our araen heaps or mounds of soll. ‘The Bt . bare nayive SENS ae fore you begin ning and raking it.) "el be #rown In a amail garden tn-| Simple but Effective Rules for Overcoming Attacks by Weeds, Starvation, Insects and Plant Diseases prensa bY ong ine idea ana | certain of getting a good germinatio \ Sena each bo Shin he saenare st td Se ii ee ee Commis: 208. PT Tei O. | vou can use, provided you got busy | general, four different types ing infested party Cabbage ang at or enty-four inches in dle |Y mixing pand, sifted coat ashen 0 (J i A Fi " fore © weeds get large ri st cla consists o: 01 ots 0 i i t wit 1 ye | o should be kept near the top. | onions, peas, tomatoes, turnips, pars- | Keeping Ahead of the Weeds. | sacad 7 a ie ee ee bid bade mone ae the toll oi aly a heh SombAee? Sah Peay ieee tue ameter, and incorporating with the ene. olay e peer f To work these things into the soil,|ips and radishes, ‘These are all #0 | BRW days’ delay may casily|ituo excves for not doing thin ealof the plant to get thelr food. lege, cpa soll at the bottom a forkful oF (we OF! wratnage immediately around. t & go over {t again with the spading| Well known as to need no descrip. A mean the doubling or trebling| you can got over a space with an iron| ‘The second class are those which| Curing Plant Diseases. | well rotted manure, or a pint or two | {iN fork or hoe, thoroughly mixing it in|tlon, It may be sald, however, that | of tho labor required to do a| rake in ten minu ch would take} suck the juices from beneath the HE oe phidedest>4 plant «tte. [Of chicken manure, OF iegeaead While the ground {s wet such plan! and breaking up all lumps. In this |the pole beans, while usually grown | joy of weeding that is once ready. | half an hour or more to hoe, leaves or stoms. cases 15 tho “rust or “bMght," |Dandfuls of bone cis of Hite kancele (8 tomatoes, peppere and egeplant } way the ‘oll should be made per-|on poles may easily be trained! “ne first atep in weeding In to got| Plant Starvation. ‘Tho third includes the various mag- | sometimes accompanied by a| trated fertilizer, i Hm lt UMN Di | will make Iittle progress and may be ] feotly fine for a depth of three or four |against @ fence or a house wall, if] tne ground between the rows of vexe-| ae woneten | | gots and grubs which attack the general wilting of the foliage and a /D8ck deing Kept perio iy vl’ Ml lcome permanently stunted, and see: & inches down. No large lumps should | Provided with stout twine, brush, | tables cleaned. For this work you H ALV-STARVED plants fall an | lpenenl eiheattening of ampearance |? 206 raised only elishtly, $f at Wl} 0011. “tender things such an pata { be loft even below this depth. In) wire, pleces of slats, or anything |should have a souffle or “: hoo fany prey to attacks from the) In the fourth lama are the BOR-|ot' the whole plant. Diseases of tnis | above the general shoe. 18 legit bers, melons, okra and squash, a forking up and working the soll take |#lmilar which will give them support. | even for the very amallest garden| oon, cenit If your plants do not) nag which work on the inside of the|kind are the result of the plants be- | Wet tend, or if there is continu wo |ikely to rot In the ground instead o i @ narrow strip at a time, working it |The tomatoes, too, should be aup- | ‘This ie used by pushing !t ahead o@| 2) 1° Take as rapid Growth ae they | stems of the plants or else through |ing attacked by the bacteria of that | Weather at planting time, sone | he| sprouting. The same may be said o° thoroughly instead of “digging all|ported on short stakes, or by one of |the operator. It cuts Just below the) perenne tary e BOOd CAFE | hem, particular disonee, brought by in-|BMl an inch or two insures Detter iosty and corn, although they are no . over the place," as some beriniers | the other methods which wifl be 4o- | surface, and If Used before the weods| wry Zr and Hauid maniire may Pe) “inns orginary atriped potato beetle |nects or other carriers from some in. |¢rainage, but under avenge conil|quite #0 Hkely to fail, because ger } Te te bs \aeantes t6 On, scribed inter im thie werles, ‘This not |eet tee laren aa always should be,| 4, *! ne the rows, preceding @| 1.4 the common green cabbage worm | fected epot, The trouble ts often tions it ts better to make # perfectly | inating very quickly: if they o ; PREPARING THE “SEED BED.” only eaves space but gives earlier | will do the work eeveral timog us| Har howlng and cultivating, | are examplon of the eating class; the|prevent long before it te suspected, |fat. If the hills can be prepared ®/rew warm days just after plantin: When this preliminary work has|and better fruits, Swiss chard, or | rapidly as an ordinary garden boo.|\, Ta ashe uae plane | ereon aphide or plant lice are tholand has gained sucb a foothold that \couple of weeks in advance of the tim /tney wil) be on tho nafe aide eo fa teen done, the easier but no leas im-|“epinach beet,” i a eubstitute for | Moreover, if used frequently it will | A Drely Mir Buide if It 19 de>) ost often encountered reprosenta- |it cannot be successfully fought, ‘The |they will be wanted for planting 8°) ay germination iy concerned, But portant work of making @ proper|spinach or “reena” It hae the keep the surface of the oll between! i. ity looking, It ts ae aaa ¥ | tives of the sticking class; the small|other type of plant disease, called |uch the better, ae the manure OF weak, backward growth, with @ hig “geod bed" remaine, With an tron | great advantage of lasting the entire | the rows in the form of a “dust-| sie enough, If it iw yellomien im |OMOn and cabbage maggot and the| “constitutional,” attacks the whole fertilizer put in will have become More | percentage of “mortality” ts likely tr toothed rake go over the soll already |scason from « single planting. It jg | mulch,” thue eaving all tho water| wr tacanoe and’ groma eine but | large White grub are oxamples of the| plant from root to tip, but fortunately Available for Immediate use PY the) reguit, dug and pulverized, fining it andlone of the most delicious and moat | possible all summer long. Do the| ‘ns to have no particular thing the | MM Which attack the roots, while|is not frequently encountered in |Youns plants when they start, ‘Phe thing to do with all these tends levelling 1t oft until it ta very smooth, |profitable : vegetables that can be | Work with a series of short forward| eter with It, the chances are that | (be sauash borer that works Inside of jsmail gardens, After you have planted @ row of vogetables is to get all the prepara In putting on these “finishing | grown where epace is very Nmited, | pushes, drawing it back a few inches) there Js not enough nitroren avail. | He Fines is one of the fourth class of| Tho watchword in protecting your | seeds take the back of your hoe and tions made, including the making and t touches” do not use your rake as you| In the plan printed on this page for | for the next stroke. Do not attempt) 41. ¢o “permit normal growth, For | DOF? | Plants from the different types of | go along the row, pressing the acede the enriching of the hills, as previous would to rake grass, with all the|a small garden, twenty fost squaro, | to push forward steadily, overcoming thia diMculty nitrate of | Hach of the types of ptant peste | blight and rust and “rot” ts “Pre- | slightly but firmly into the soil. Then ly described, and then wait for warn strokes one way, but with @ forward |all the vegetables mentioned ebove| Work over the soll between the! soda ts the boat thing, Use at the | described above can be controlled by| vention." If you walt until the | cover the desired depth and press on | weather. When the bright, sunny day's and backward movement, using the have been included. rows of vegetables just as coon at|iure of a tableapoonfal dieoleed in| the use of one of the following ma-|trouble ts actually present it 1s too| the soll you have filed in over the do come, get your seeds and plant in So ey tne are up enough to see. The next|a watering can full of water and pour | tefals which can be bought in form |iate really to do very much. The seed lightly In the same way. Do as rapidly as possible. PLANTL ART FOR‘TEN DER’ GETABLES \ *°? '2 t9 * every weed out of every! about the plant or along the row and | ready for uso at most seed stores. | standard spray for thie work is what | sh yesed ee apg hig Py nitelyn deat ae we accompanying tables int | (PLANT “TENDER” AND “SUCCESSION” VEGETABLES FROM row, Do not let the little weeds got] the effect will be visible in about four | Against the inscote which eat or) known es “Bordeaux mitxture! Ibe any empty air spaces lett ferbiee Mee at wou ke ga { “ig enough to pull” before atarting| days if the trouble has been lack of |SHew the leaves use one of the inter-| You can buy st in @ concentrated 7 Dut, how MAY ON) lene work, or pull or cut out only the | nitrogen. {nat potsons euch as arsenate of lend, | liquid form, ready to dilute with cold | the seed you have sown, ‘This firm- much seed ts required, how deep to Beans (arly) 18 inches 2 the surface of the soll around and] insects and disease, Thin out suf- im. Bree ‘ayers or J M 7 ” 7 Beans (wax) iches i i ia re between the vesetable plants un-| fiotontly the veretables both in wale powdering these insecta containing| to be put on with a hand “duster.” || PLANTING CHART FOR ‘HARDY’ VEGETABLES bi Beans (ilina) «+ 1 pint 1-2 inchew || touched. The best time to destroy!and hills. Overerowding means not | 2° of these as its chief ingrediont.|It should be «applied frequently (Plant “Mardy” Vegetables From April 1 to May 10.) ’ Beans (pole) % pint 1-2 inches | weeds Me before they are big enough| only inferior products, but weakened | AT#Mate of lead 19 the most conveni- | enough to keep the new growth cov- Weretabice Beraence {pert Distance avert ead or olants 4 Beets . * e ounce 1 to sce! plants and, worse still, ideal con- ent and safe for the béginner. ered as it is made. Its effectiveness eee - . ij 5 : Brussels Sprouts. ; a : atlara! ap aren ane ioe Against insects which suck and im-| depends upon having @ thin ooating i Cabbage (late) 86 os Every square inch of the soft eure | enn all of the aprids or ntent | bibe the plant Julces from beneath the| of this material over all the surface } Carrot A Bi % ounce % inch face should be stirred, and the woeda| pecially ail Ho ephids or plant) virtace of leaves or stems, such as|of the plants, Then whenever the Cauliflower (plants).. « 5 a hoed out by the roots and left on the| !!ce an opportunity to gain @ foot- . | Celery ..... 6 inches 2-3 fe 00 rface. The eun and wind n 4 hold and begin to spread before the various plant fice or soales, use a| spores of disease are brought they | ise feast) acts diak Sd teak Pir ine as pose Sheth eeengpee a = 7 | thetr presence ts discovered, Where | Btact remedy which polsone or| will be destroyed before they have an naive, ' Corn (main crop) feet 4 feet 2-3 inohe, macys ro merely cut off | ise and sunshine ean have access to| smothers the insects by filling their/ opportunity to penetrate into the | Kohlrabl Cucumbers : feet ‘ % ounce \ecd than” [ite eee ene, the roots will continue | “it Papier ave pores, Various forms of nicotine, | plant tissues. Melons, cucumbers, || Lttuce (seed) : Egeplant (plants) ... feet "5 H rm ee to grow and the plants will start into | Ol! Parts of the plant they serve not | erogene and oils accom# beans and celery are especially sub: || 12tivee (and). - ~ : only to give it greater vigor, but as| |] Leek . | Lettuce v.sseeeeree inches 5 % ounce K—is (noh | STOW Aaaln from nearer the bage of) oT” tection egainst ¢ pose. For most purpos: Jet to injury from disease. }] Onion | Melons (musk) . feet ounce % inch the plant, Care should be taken, how-| 40 Uraoies ee nat the BaF | ovate has proved the most effective! It iy often possible, and, in fact, || Onlon (sets) Melons (water) feet % ounce inoh ever, not to cut In deep with the hoo, | 4°" Me and the most convenient, generally advisable, to save your- ,] Parsley - } Peas + (iaio) feet JL pint Sd inches | especially near the plants, as this wit | Fighting the Insect Pests For internal enemies, such as the|eelf work and eliminate chances of seg ll t wig passe} 4 a cee reper oti moan eutting off @ great many roots et ar first step In protecting your| various slugs, maggots and borers,| trouble by using a combination spray || Peas (wrinkled). | tie (eommed ae ui 4 bree prie and injuring the vegetables to that garden against an ins in- | which work in the stems or roots of|/ which is effective against both in- Potato . ren yi 20 i On all spaces where there 1s room| kind of a bux or worm beetle or|for application through the soll about | OF Recline 16 & kil e ot with | Swiss chard., Aa to use it the common tron rake ts] caterpillar you have got to fight in| the roots or cut out and kill by prob-ltho result that you kill three birds | Turnip ...-« the most effoctive weed destroyer ‘ mt e ave, « with a wire or cutting and burn-'with one stone! in,