Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1917 — Timely Hints For Home Gardeners. [ARTICLE]

Timely Hints For Home Gardeners.

* Washington, D. C„ Feb. 9.—The garden specialists or tne U. ii* Depar|»nent -a Agriculture divnie vegetables duo urt'o Classes, vsai’m temperature and cold ■ temperature Vegetables. when peacn and plum trees are m b. ossom, they say, it is time bo sow in tne open ground uouh seeds as letvacii, ruuian, paisiey, beets, turnips, caippage, . carrots, peas and cmous. me wrinkled peas should not •he i,l u .ii.lu until .ater, as they are uiut liable to rot in ecoi ground than are cue smooth varieties. When the app*e tiees bioom, it is time to plant uia heat-Jiivinig vegetables such as cuoumbeis, (beans, sweet com, } Lunpkin anfl squasn. Thi.-j is an old out excellent rule. The quickest crop bo mature is _bhe laflian. ire Luce, turnips, peas, beats 6353 beans usually require from 6 to 9 weeks, corn Horn 11 to Id weeks, and potatoes irom 15 bo 16 weeks. Lettdbe is to the jgarden winat the ha', - corp is to the held —always needed, ana gives some of: best returns. A rich, sandy loam, with ®uflicien: mtiate to ‘' sbinftualte leaf growth ana intensify the chlorophyll or deep leaf color of the plant, and a suffeiency ox soft water keep the crop crisp and Iresh. Much-'the same plan is practiced with cabbage, ex; cept tha. it uoos not require so much water, iieuits do not require very rich soil and it is sale to plant them on the very poorest patch. Snap beans may bo grown in rows between the orchard tiees. The lima bean requires a rich moist soil, but does not seem to deprive the land of its productiveness. Lima beans have been grown on same fields in California for many years. Cucumbers, squashes, and melons require rich soil, and the cucumber profits by the application .of fresh hors, manure. Sheep manure will hurry plants along more rapidly most chemical fertilizers. The specialists believe -that if the they have outlined are i'oUowed, it will ha prolitgble for ah'.nocf anyone to plant his idile acres th’S season. They point out "that even wihere --thie—jnoßiataMy value of the crops raised in the back-yard warden is not important, the gardener and his family mus: credit to the patch the healta and •fenjoymmt lshey gain from this outdoor occupation. They point cut that from the community point of view it is the duty of every home owner to keep liis place orderly and attractive. The most profitable way of getting rid of a patch of weeds in a back yard is to cultivate it and plant it to some valuable crop, the orderly character of which win add much to the comeliness of the home grounds. r . Gardening is an old, old story. It -—far related that negri.y.-Lwenty—.^eßL: tunes ago Pliny the Elder summed it ■up in a sentence of just six words: “•Dig deep: manure well; work often."