How and what to grow in a kitchen garden of one acreDarlington, E. D.
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How and what to grow in a kitchen garden of one acre
Darlington, E. D.
Kitchen gardens; Vegetable gardening
A good companion to the light plow is a one-horse HARROW, of
a V shape, with long, slender teeth. It is a splendid tool for making
a good, deep bed of fine earth for seed sowing or setting out small
plants. Where more land has been plowed than is needed for immediate
planting, I run over it with this implement when working the balance
of the garden, so keeping it clear of weeds and in fine condition for
planting. It is especially convenient to have the ground in this shape
for planting cabbage, celery, tomatoes, etc., as you can take advantage
of a good shower to set them out while the ground is thoroughly wet.
My plan is to commence planting when the rain begins, the fresh plants
having the full benefit of the shower.
The ROLLER and the Harrow generally go in succession, and a light
one-horse roller will be found very convenient, but the large farm
roller will do equally good work where one is at hand and there is room
for it to be used. A small hand roller, about three feet in width,
for rolling in small drilled seeds, such as beets, onions, turnips,
etc., and by which the dirt can be settled over a row of peas or corn
when only a few rows are planted at once, will many times repay the
labor of making it. A piece of six- or eight-inch drain pipe, with the
bell knocked off, an iron bar run through the centre for an axle, and
the whole inside filled with mortar or concrete and allowed to get
perfectly hard, will make as fine a hand roller as need be, or one
can very easily be made from a smooth section of a tree trunk. This
implement would probably be much more useful than the one-horse roller.
It always pays to roll ground every time it is plowed, and too much
stress cannot be laid on the value of firmly compacting the soil around
freshly sown seed.
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