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m ay be p lan ted . In som e cases the
are a th a t can be devoted to vege
ta b le g ard e n s m ay be la rg e r o r even Cor. 12th and Stark St., Portland. Oregon.
R A TES: »2 50 prr w eek up
With p r in t «
sm aller.
R o tatio n Bhould be prac
bath. $4 0 up
CLEAN O U T SID E ROOMS.
tised, so th a t by th e tim e th e early
rad ish , spinach, peas, etc., a re fin
and Chronic
ished, th e ir place w ould be ta k en by
cucum bers, squash, tom atoes, etc.,
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w hich h av e been s ta rte d in a h o t
bed, window -box, o r secured from a cured without drugs or knife
greehouse.
P o in ts to be rem em bered in d raw NATURAL SANATORIUM
ing up a plan a re :
178 E a.t 6 0 th Street, P ortland, O regon
(1 ) M ake a m easu rem en t of y o u r
lo t
(2 ) T he p la n tin g ta b le shown
Geo. E. Scott, Contractor
will give som e idea of distan ces for
CITY, RAILROAD AND RANCH WELLS
p lan tin g .
6 to 12 INCH
(3 ) P la n t In stra ig h t lines to con
Alao B ridge and B uild ing Soundings
serve space.
P. O. B ox 481, P ortland. Ore.
(4 ) K eep th e p eren n ials (such as P. O. Box
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sm all f ru its ) to g eth er.
Salem, Ore.
M cM innville, Ora.
(5 ) P la n t early season vegetables
to g eth er, so th a t w hen th ey a re re
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m oved th e sam e piece of ground
Y o u r F a rm
m ay be p la n ted to a late crop.
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cle treating of gardening on a city
lot. Aa the clim ate in B ritish Co
lum bia la quite sim ilar to that of
many section s in W ashington and
Oregon, the fin d in gs should prove of
Interest to our readers. The fir st i n
stall men t of th is article follow s.
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H E ex p en d itu re for v eg etab les for
a fam ily of five w here all vege
tab les are p u rch ased h as been
estim ated a t 35 cen ts p er day, or
*126.75 p e r year. T his sum rep re
sents from one-fifth to a b o u t one-
eighth of th e Income of th e av erag e
man.
T he g re a te r p a r t of th ese
vegetables could be p roduced on
spare land su rro u n d in g th e hom e at
an expense of b u t a few d o lla rs for
seed, tools, and fertiliz e r; an d , be
sides, the vegetables grow n w ould
be fre sh e r and m ore w ould be used
th an when purchased.
Because of th e m ild clim ate of
th e C oast and Islan d d istric ts a good
supply of fresh v eg etab les m ay be
had a t all tim es of th e year, as is
show n by th e follow ing ta b le:
Month.
V egetables.
J a n u a ry .....Kale, parsn ip s, leeks, le t
tuce, parsley.
F e b ru a ry K ale, p arn lp s, leeks, le t
tuce, parsley.
M arch------ Spinach, broccoli.
A pril-------- Itadlsh, onions, rh u b a rb ,
broccoli.
May----------A sparagus, peas.
J u n e --------E arly cabbage, ca rro ts,
beets.
J u ly --------- E arly potatoes, parsn ip s,
beans.
A u g u st----- T o m a t o e s, cauliflow er,
onions, cucum bers, su m
m er squash.
S eptem ber Cabbage, salsify, herbs.
O ctober — Celery, B russels sp ro u ts,
leeks, W in ter sqnash
N ovem ber_Fall lettu ce, ea rly sp in
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Decem ber Same as fo r Ja n u a ry and
F ebruary .
Besides the fresh vegetables which
may be had th ro u g h th e W in ter
m onths, the g a rd e n e r can have a
large v ariety stored , in clu d in g p o ta
toes, beets, ca rro ts, onions, celery,
squash and turnips.
te r ra in s a re com m on, it is best to
apply m an u re In th e early S pring
and w ork it in to soil Im m ediately.
C om m ercial fe rtilise rs a re also
valuable, especially w here m a n u re is
not available, an d also w hen used
in con ju n ctio n w ith b arn y a rd m a
nn re. T h eir m ain value lies In th e
am o u n t of n itro g en , phosphoric acid,
and p otash they contain. These th re e
elem ents m ay be pu rch ased ready
mixed as a com plete fertilize r, o r
th e elem en ts m ay be p u rch ased sep
a ra te ly and applied. P o tash and
pliosphatic m a n u re s should be ap
plied d u rin g th e W in ter m o n th s;
n itra te of soda. In w hich we find
n itro g en In th e m ost av ailab le form ,
should be applied to th e grow ing
crop, as It is easily w ashed o u t of
th e soil.
As a rule, crops grow n fo r th e
leaf production, as spinach, cabbage,
and lettuce, re q u ire a h ig h e r p e r
centage of n itro g e n th a n those
grow n fo r th e root o r tu b e r produc
tion, such as beets, ca rro ts, p o ta
toes, etc., w hich re q u ire a g re a te r
am o u n t of potash and phosphoric
acid. Since th e vegetable g ard en is
usually mixed as re g a rd s th e f e rti
lizer req u irem en ts, It Is best to give
a g eneral d ressing of fe rtiliz e r in
the follow ing p ro p o rtio n s;
N itrate
of soda, 10 lbs.; p otash, 15 lbs.;
phosphoric acid, 30 lbs. T his applied
to a g ard en 40x40 feet gives ab o u t
1 lb. to each 30 sq u a re feet, w hich
should prove am ple. T he th ree need
n ot be applied a t once, as th e best
re su lts come from applying them as
m entioned previously.
T he application of lim e is also
very beneficial to th e soil, and w hen
used should be applied d u rin g th e
W in ter; 75 to 100 lbs. w ould be
am ple for a plot 40x40 feet.
In case th e re a d e r desires m ore
in fo rm atio n on th e use of com m er
cial fertilize rs, he should secure C ir
cu la r No. 28 from th e D ep artm en t
of A g ricu ltu re.
P la n tin g and C ultivation.
W hen p lanting, a g arden-line Is
necessary In o rd er to ensure stra ig h t
rows.
A ll the tools th a t w ill be
necessary are a stro n g spade or
shovel, hoe, and gard en -rak e. A
tro w el fo r tra n sp la n tin g w ork will
also be fo u n d to be useful. D epth
of p la n tin g seed w ill be found in
th e ta b le s on th is page. T ra n sp la n t
ing sh o u ld be done d u rin g th e la tte r
p a rt of th e day, and th e p la n ts are
alw ays se t deeper th an they stood
In th e seed-bed. W hen tra n s p la n t
ing, be su re th a t th e e a rth Is well
packed aro u n d th e ro o ts In o rd er
th a t root-action may s ta rt at once.
A fter th e seedlings begin to show
and a f te r any tra n sp la n tin g is done,
c u ltiv a tio n should be th e rule. By
keeping th e ground thoroughly hoed,
not only is m o istu re held in th e
soil, b u t th e p lan t food in th e soil
is m ade available th ro u g h the action
of th e a ir. On la rg e g ard en -p lo ts
a w heel-hoe w ith p la n te r a tta c h
m en t w ill be found to save tim e In
p la n tin g an d to decrease th e cost of
hoeing.
Preparation of the Ground.
Too mnch stress cannot he placed
on the Im portance of p rep a rin g a
good seed-bed. In th e F all, land in
tended
for
g ard en in g
purposes
should be cleared of all ru b lsh and
ploughed o r spaded to a d ep th of
n o t less than seven inches.
T his
operation will leave th e land rough,
and, besides opening th e soil to thé
effects of the w ea th er and p e rm it
ting It to absorb a m axim um of
ratn fall, will aid In freeing it from
Injurious insects o r o th e r pests. No
other operations a re necessary u n til
Spring, unless som e fertilize r Is to
be applied; the kind, tim e, and
am ount to apply Is tak en up u n d er
‘'F e rtiliz e rs."
Even though th e soil w as well
spaded in th e F all, th e W in ter rain s
will have packed It, so th a t an o th e r
spading will be advisable In the
Spring. P revious to th is op eratio n
all m anures o th e r th a n n itr a te of
soda should be applied, so th a t they
will w ork well into th e soil. Fol
lowing this, the su rface of th e soil
should be raked over w ith a hand-
rak e several tim es to rid th e soil of
any clods and to en su re a firm seed
bed.
As th e p la n tin g Is n o t all I
done at once, th e u n p lan ted a re a
should be hoed and h an d -rak ed be
fore p lanting, In o rd e r to kill all
w eed; which may have sta rte d ami
to hold the m oistu re w hich Is n e e - 1
essary to s ta rt th e seed grow ing
when it is planted.
R asp b erries
G o o se b e rn ..«
C u rran ts
^ h u b ard
A sparagus
S tra w b e rrie s
(o ld
bed)
E arly P o tato es
L ettu ce
Herbs
Peas
Spinach
Onions
C arro ts
B eets
P arsn ip s
T u rn ip s
“Beans
Sweet Corn
Cabbage
C auliflow er
Late P o tato es
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