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Gardening in Canada
for Amateurs
By T. 11. RAND-McNALLY
ARTICLE NO. 6
Early Vegetables and How to Secure Them.
G.1,RDENING - -'1,.1 to K. .1
The amount of satisfaction we get
from our garden,. depends largely upon
the earliness of our midsummer vege-
table crops. Not only do those first
fruits from the home gardeu taste bet-
ter than any other bite of the year. but
there is vast satisfaction in beating
the other fellow to It by a week or ten
days. Then. toe. there is the economic
aide of It. laid which has yielded an
early crop can produce a second grow-
ing of very considerable value.
There are several ways of advancing
the growth of plants in the spring .0
as to make the neighbors sit up and
take uutiee of the earliness of your
vegetable crops. In all the most Ins
portant of these, glass plays a eonapien
nus part. All growing things must
have sun'.line, but eceuplerl with if
there must be prote•tlou from the cold
Glass possesses the greatest merit aa a
protector beesuse It permits the sun's
rays to pares through It with less dif
fusion than does stay other material.
while at the same time It IS Impert Ions
to the returning dark beat waves or
rays radiated by the earth or plants.
The forcing method(' in general use
depend upou hotbeds. cold frames,
grrenhouaea, cloches. fnrclug frame.
or bones, and other similar devices
Where greenhouses are 044 available
the most used methods are the hotbed
and the toad frame. Roth of these
have been considered in an lwrlirr talk.
' The hotted nerds no further mention.
• It is well, however, to emphasise the
possibility of planting radishes. ear -
rots, beets. parsley. and other hardy
vegetables In cold frames n4) soon as the
stow is off the ground, if the wall 111
the frame 1s rich and mellow. a very
(few days under the glass will warm
it enough to make planting pasible.
Root vegetables are allowed to come
to maturity In the frame. iettuces
and parsley may be transplanted .into
top open garden. in sections where it
Is hard to get a crop of good head let-
tuce before the hest becomes Intense
enough to draw it Into throwing up
flower stalks. this method proves a
solution for the problem.
Transplanting from the hotbed is.
of mon*. a atandurd methal of se-
curing early tomatoes, cucumbers, egg
plants and peppers. 1t must be motel.
though. that egg plant. and pe per'
are the tenderest of all the plants we
grow, and require the longest season to
mature their fruit.. They must for
started early; therefore the heftiest in
which they are to grow roust hove at
upon hoard, in 1hhotbed. it i.eueyto
plater. them 111 a puelared trench out
doors and slip the hoz off over the foli-
age. 1n Ontario this method can 1N'
made to yield snap IM•auw for dinner
on June 25111. Beau plants unlet Is• lit
their permanent position heron• Hisser/-
begin
ewersI.egin to be produced.
To serum• early crops of vegetables
grown from the start out of dear.,
the first important matter is n care-
ful reading of the seed catalogue..
The seedsml•n are i, .I . striving to
.111 a day or Iwo oft the maturing
season of the popular vegetables
111
Peso of the early, short, thkk pall-
ed varieties will give )oar tat taste
of early summer in about 45 days
from planting.
When they sueee4)l they let us knew
about It In no uneeeftsit, language. .lie
reputable need hunse• deliberately
makes claims for its pr.Nltels which It
knows they cannot maintain. Buying
from a good firm: picking their quick
maturing varieties. one may rest an -
...tired that if he does hill part the re -
stilts will he as predicted.
The fnr•Ing of erupt grown front
.tart to )Mitring In the field lir gard-
en is every year receiving more atten-
tlou. There are half a dozen or inure
ways of affording the necessary pro_
5erotag 1111
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vegetables. Shier they make possible
earlier planting or transplanting
aVheu such loxes. are offered for sale
they usually hate n grooved toll fra1111
ready fur the li.ertiou of the 'glass.
111 the homes wade hex this is onuses-
.nry. .t hoop of ally stiff wiry Vali be
put on emelt side to bold the gIoss.
down In came of high wild.
The folding head glass 11.44)1'. no
d4'w•riptlo1 exeele say that 114'
Eames Nre usually of galvanized
metal, although bent wire or slats
can he made to revs the purpose
very- well. 4;111.Mes of 1111N kind are
not goof for early Ilse ht 1'1uw1161 a
if is lord to diem them well agates
I'I, 'odd of .tprll and May nights.
The forcflag hill Is a very simple
and oft1'.. vi -4)y cffieient device. 111
!o• diagram it 1. shown In ernes see
Hon and sial, the additluu of lottum
heal {provided by uuunlre. The 1(111
1. made by )Boeing a pail lir sloping
.ilei I. mud then 144111k114 up 111141
trumping will ar I It. .t sleet of
glass is Ink. ...Toss 111e 11)11 111141
weighted down Tr.,. 111111. trouble w lt,h
CA. forcing hill arises wIteo n hlvn y
rain eines on. 11 Is likely 10 1w• bad
1)• broken down. To overer•me this it
10 cul then sola lir turfs awl
Motif them firmly all liter Ib.• eut.r
...airfoil."( the hill. Moen the
rnlfitl4'd its 11)1)4)11.11 all the material
which 4umlreared it should be thrown
into the ennyw.st heap.
.11thongh glass has (bellied ndvan-
1„g.•. over :idle other material 11s pro -
lection for early growing plants,.
wl potter. thin factory-....4on a11d
cheesecloth may often ile amide to give
good r••.glfs. These materials Itav be
11%14)1 for cold (ram.. euve'ra or for the
top. of 'forcing looses- The resells
w111 be slower than tiros,. ubh11u0b1e
will. ghee. ilip -ro.,f shaper! frames
.its niche. high end 2 feet wide at the
base are wouretitta•) used over row
plantings in ale• early spring. For
this purpose rows must run east t11.1
well. +lel the south side u( the fnlme
must be hinged so that It may he lift-
ed I„ adroit the sun florIng the dna
and be ....Q. again at night. For one
man handling row frames should not
Io• Deer ten feet Tung. They :are
'email) of .11,11 slender (•nnvtrul•tou
that they beetroot. ewkw-ar,) In handl:•
f they are Intg.-r then this. Very
earl• legging -down 1. necessary to
lir cent, the wind (rum biasing theme
fru es 11)44)111.
.111 est t•ly. abn'e•grouud vegetables
will be hastened to maturity by the
use. of •NS) phosphatic manures or
fertilizers. 4)rdin try. a mtimere'Inl
garden fer 'laxers contain nbtnl N
per rent a available' phosphoric
acid and are ire to Ise effer-ti1•,• for
the gehernt ern s. To urge a •-rop
to vey early m fnrity an extra 1
per Vent. f.. C per cent Is beneficial.
.acid phosphate la a cheapest of
the-eornn,er•Ial fert111. `roo and can 144•
applied to the vegetables garden at a
rate of 21111 pounds to t acre with
very marked gond redid atul -no
danger of burning. -
The ventilation of all plan grow-
ing under Lin.. or ....non 1. the
3trttwb.rry-bog 0spea ewe.
Lacy ?or Tranepla.tfag
least 24 1nehres oi~manure under 1t and
wIll be all the letter of 30 Ine'hes. it is
a frequent practice In the home garden
to plant cucumbers In the hotbed and
let them stay there to produce their
fruits. (Often. this bused 1111 .the Ids.
that "curs" will not transplant. True.
they will stand little dishtrhanye of
their ro.t.; but flu, question iirh4's,
Why dl'tuth theta ? ('In•un,k•rs. melons
and summer squash may be m•.ceil sue-
(restfully
e-
(rnsfully when they are pleated on in-
verted hits of seal laid in the hotbed,
In flower pat.. paper pots, or straw•
berry boxes. K well watered di hours
before transplanting the plants pan Ise
slipped from these rerrptaeIpa with
their halls of 414r111 pra,teslly nn
brokenl4 seld"m falls dolt the Crop
from plants Net out in the garden 1s
better and the rifler; continue to bear
longer than those left in the hotbed,
('artful (Noire of Seeds.
The growing popularity le popiw•ra
makes them w-nrlhy °f mono• spelal et-
tentl..n. )tips or red peppers are b' -
Ing m4)'. In pickles nr cannel for win-
ter tote In hundred,. of homes where
even nye years ago they were link mown.
f:rr•n peppers are on Mk. 111 city
gretigrover's shop.s prnet i. ally all the
year 'mind and tlonwlnda are eaten
slow for every one used ter, pairs ago.
There. Is no great difi,ulty 1n their
cultnre ex.ept that they hake from le
to 90 wr-ek44 to m1alnre )'ol grown
ar'd11r1ga 1119, toe fortnight well along
before planting -out time so that by
August they are In roll hearing.
For a tt 111 household it Is possible
1
to.tan tad hs beans Port as other
hotbed forst/ plants. When grown In
bettomleas bates 1 Melte.' 11, width. set
ter idol during the : ray spring. Thetieenupwnying group ( diagrams show's
four of the cagiest o operate. The
elnch 1,. o. Its name • Indicates, a
Freneli, invention and Is Irmrsf as old
re. 1t.• art of blowing gla Ito pre-
aat days they aver.• mole a large
numla'ra in the /mall f.eltot'i.•w north-
ern Fronts. and Belgium. and 'o Id M•
had for from a dollar to two (y
Lucky the man who owns a 11 k
of them to -day, for the last quotatil
se• n upon them demanded from $1 to
97.10 retail.
Forcing boxes are at tau' other ex•
tretae of original expense. A few olds
and ends of board and a sheet of glass
are 111 that one needy Throw loxes
Mar be made to serve any purpose.
They are commonly built In all sizee4
from A Inches square to 2 feet square.
and from 14 inehVy to :! feet deep. tic -
cording to the type of p)aut upon which
ihey are to lie noel. The taller boxes
are ll.eed for forcing rhubarb. In pass-
ing It is worth DM Ing Mat rintlulrb (nn
be brought Into tree far Pa Hier by iter-
ly putting over It n boa drain tile. a
mill keg still both ends ktlurked 4)114.
..r n 11111 'retrying lox w'Ithnnt /Illy
glass. The blinking of heating 111811
un' srunnd any of these .will very ef-
fectively-for.*e the growth and Im-
prove the flavor of the product. Airs
pl ragas Is forted by putting a
1)1e oyer it and filling with tine
loll 44s deep as the Mello
are w-anle). When the tips samovar..
lift the tile. the earth falls away and
there you are.
The Forcing Hill.
) nreing boxes can he used to g1owl
advantage over any of alk lender
uhnlimi importance. Fre4)11 air must 111•
given during the hours of sunlight I,
op'nlu(g the frames to 11 villein ex-
tent, for 3444 the wentiler become..
Warmer. by removing it altogetlher un -
111 the (14111 of (bale afternoon is felt
1, t!11• air.
.t GORGEOUS VIAIWEK FOR
$H.wl" SPOTS
By the lrnlario 1lorteullura1 As-
sociation 1
h• shady port of the garden that
will lot grow even decent grass 41111
tat' ni r beautiful by the .us4• of the
tnl•yron: begonia. So long n4) n bit
'4 the gr. nd can get ,either the early
morning or 111• afternoon som or far
an hour', do tion daring the Middle
of the day, 11 1 1 of tuberous begonia.
planted tln're It bring rhnrming rry
sulfa. Th14) plant os fill' the shady
spot what the ge•rnt Ittn does for the
'.truly Mention, hat i dos more be•
ynnse of the V41riely of •alara secured
and greater lomooly of the °liege. The
tub•rotis heg.min (':1tnmt to Nd Ili 111
open I.w•nt°n facing the 4)nn t rim( the
hot port of the day, Itrau$e Ill, !elves
are np to curl 1111 and w1(1111. ,
The tuberous begonia Ims 1
greatly develnperl In recent y1mr4)
best varieties produce flowera from
four to ads Inches alt.,.. lent 1.11101111
'from July 11111il frost takes totem off
They require rich aril. When the
sprier. is wru be4)1 Lt 4he roots of trees..
they nerd plenty of nwolature• 1f
eternal In light soil In pia or flats
set 111 n 11'111111'plats, at ftp first Of
April. they will be almost ready lo
hod l.- the first of June, hitt nano
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NOBODY KNEW
He Was
.the Man
Nobody -
Knew
Did They
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Him ?
Sil ll t1ge,
Though
Logical
Story
A genius for odd. unusual. deeply -abrorljng p!^•s. Ili h'•orthy
Hall has here given his best talent. Not a war. hilt an alter the
war story. True, the war furnished the first inclurut and It also
furnished the hero with the strangest opp(,rturuy.ttie mei t crm•
plex problem and involved Code of ethics a lnan ever had.
\Did Woman Ever Have Expert nee Afore. Amazing
Than That of Being Wooed Twicee bp the Sime Alun
Under Different Characters?
It is but one of the many astounding c't-^Ent: of this ta?",
which starts off with a punch and hi.'ds ti v n:'dr. ;t!cd
of the reader until the end. Ho not truss ' It
OUR NEW c. , _. L,
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Commencing in next weeks issue of The Signal
grower. prefer to plant the 111 rs (M-
eet f11 the soil early In May nr as
slam as (ltr, ground would be rent ' for
potatoes.
The pints shorllle Ire sect 12 or
Inches 11ptort, aboutr2%"to a Ilaiosde•p
with the hollow 4)1de of the tuber up-
permost. The surfs.... of the soil
should be kept stirred during the mum-
nt(•r and a dres.ing of Iw,ietn.al or
other nlantlre, pr1•fer,.bly from the
poultry yard. applied frau, time to
11 nae.
SEEDING FOK FIBRE 1'1.1X.
(Experimental Fares Node.)
When s1•lectiug 1nnd. for grow'Ing
fibre flax, ole of the taloa important
regnlr,•nre is Is that 1t be c,.hlp,rl.
lively free front morels. 1444.111.4 Hex
appears to be fume eridty 4111111hersl
'hart most farm crops. Furth'more.
fins is lelfh-esU-4 by pulling. ,and the
pre4)euee of w'esle h,11ull.•aps the )w4).1
resters, As regards rimier• of soil
typist there is 4uusidera14le latitude•
as flax grows well 1111 1111111,1' 4)11rielle44.
lent he,rty cony., light ,,hills, and pulls
eonhlinl,g toe large nun amount of al-
t.ruge, are to be gunrdel against. NI.
troge'n h1 excuse tends to prnulote the
greoth of ion need, n'.nd el the e4-
p-n•e of the Moe, ;lel for Itis rya .Ion.
VIM 111.o tor tit d11uc.•r front Reps(
seeds. If 1, not well to nppl)• horn-
y -trot mature direct to the flax' (Trop.
1'niformlty In thp soil is of more Ito•
p,rtanee than type, for hand of um-
e•y1•n lertil,iy nrlke- for straw - of
varying length and m remittent loss i11
the scotching operation.
-t fine mrd IM.1 1. a tiee,..lts. and.
in order to pronole as uniform a
Lruwth WI p44,$slbl,•, the 1x,1,1 should
,e rolled before* ws.ldug and aflrr-
t aril- Imrrowe' .ts p liberal mite
ply 4,f ulod'h1ry• i. an Important elm•
side •tion in grota'ing net, the e-lol,4)e
of fol ploughed 1,111.1 I, to be advised.
A p. 11 to h1• I1'lls.•n,IM'r41 in Inu-
tile s,..l that Ilu•re are two diatlnef
str11ius 141 'ax, t,,i, for oil seeped. and
lu• olive fur bre. 11 ia of floe utmost
Im(ssrtauceth the origin of the Neel
Is kn.,wn. in nllhwestern (Ma rill
there a4) 11 rtumb •1 of reliable grow-
er. who h•tee Store 1:,x sled fur aaale
and til4 i.. be only 'art ,.f Commie
where if 1111 N• ..•eery l in anything
stye-Otusll aulnrtnt-. It aoleo* smell-
ing u' the r.lte of h,'- lets 1'Ia per 111 r'
CNN fie done with, 1 e urdin y brond-
4as1 seder,
G. \I'.
.assistant. Diytsiou u
Fihre Plants.
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Ke) of Knowledge.
The new servant could not 1,14
hronght (o 1.11' Ilse %l I/44111111 ,,f knnek-
Iig before enlcri,,g. '111e other
1,1,011,111.4) '.he ,4,ltr.! 111114 1114(.11114441
1110 a ; 5'11 nl rnnlll. In remonstrating he said: -Why. 1
Might hare Iwcetl dressing:"
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Mary. "1 hooked throng, the key-
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IL ('. 1)l'NIA11', Goderieh, and by a
good druggist etorywhere.
FRUIT FERTILIZERS
Ditierent Fertilizers Required
For Fruit . and drain.
Nitrogen adore Needed by Fruit Than
l'otash, l'hoahork Acid or Lime--
Huuna% Inlplrtant in the Orelvard
-"thin )our Fruit and 1)11 I[ Early.
(Contributed by Ontario Depyertmest of
Agriculture, Toroato.)
In the past fertiliser recommenda-
tions for fruits have been based
largely on the plant food require -
gents of held crops, as grains, etc
Recently completeg Investigations,
however, Indicate eery strongly that
we must reconstruct our ideas In
many particulars. The food require-
ments of grains and fruits have been
shown to be materially different.
These experiments show: -
Potash (Potassium). - Average
frult�ults contain sufficient for fruit
crops. Applications therefore are not
M' ted,
Pho'sphebrlc Acid (Phosphorous).
Average fruit soils contain sulkiest
for the direct needs of fruit crops.
However, this way not be sufficient
for the needs of green, manuring
crops. If such are grown Phosphoric
:10111 may gate a decided Increase In
growth and thus Iu5ueuce the growth
and fruitfulness of the fruit tree.
Litue --Fruit crops, with trw ex-
ceptions are acld tolerant, I •., they
will :;row equally as well and some-
times letter to au acid aa In a neu-
tral or basic soli, unleu the acidity
la o xtrevue. Therefore the applica-
tion lit 1111.• merely to correct soil
acidity Is not warranted On the
tithe] hand many green manuring
rimier r-qulr•• a "ewert" or limed soli.
1.inn appheaUo113 on clover, etc., are
oft'warranted Ili the Inerraaed
growth secured, which lo turn favor-
ably Influences tree growth.
Nltro,;cu --A sufficient nitrogen
supply Ia Olen lacking In our trult
sults It+ application Is usually' mai
ranted, whether In the form of legu-
minous green manuring crops, barn
yard or commercial fertilisers. There
is a place for all three dud' all three
may be used to advantage.
Humus -Humus (decayed vege-
table matter) Is the basis of soil fer.
ttlIt . Phosphorus, potassium. Duro-
gen may be In your soil In abundance,
but w-Ith.ut a sumclrItt humus sup-
ply it will not be a fertile soil Main
talo the humus supply with barnyard
manure, or green crops plowed dowa.
or both.
Our fertilizer recommendation fur
fruits is -4'u potash; phosphoric acid
and lime only where grata manuring
is practiced, and If such crops show
benefit from applications; nttrog.•u
and humus in the form of barnyard
manure and legume crops; nitrogen
also In a quickly available form as
In nitrate of soda or sulphate of am
mania In early spring before growth
starts -E 1•' Palmer, Hort. Exp
Station, Vineland Station.
THINNING FRUIT.
Prevents Irrrgularlty of IUearlag-
I- zperiente In Thinning Plums -
Hints. for Thinning Peaches.
Cnbalanc.-'i production of fruit oc-
cure,' fr.•queutly tau Dearly all kinds
of-tn•.• fruits Ili some years certain
Varieties or kinds wUI y1.1d • very
he•a•;y crop while In the following
year little or nu fruit L produced.
This Irregularity of bearing is unde-
sirable, because It adversely affects
both the market and the vitality of
the trees After the 1932 crop aha
vitality of some plum trees was so
low that they were seriously Iu)ured.
and In some cases killed outright,
by the severe winter following.
Some of the factors that affect the
setting of fruit. Ouch as moisture
*sod temperature conditions., are be-
yond the control of the orchardist.
but cultural practices such as tillage.
pruning, spraying, fertilisers and
thinning can b.- used at east to part-
ly regulate the fruiting habit of the
tree.
Experimental work with pintas
done at this station shows definitely
that thinning Is a valuable factor in
getting annual crops and also exerts
a beneficial effect on the health and
vigor of the trees. Where thlnnlmg
was done during 1973, then. was
A good crop, but on trees which made
a heavy set of fruit In 1122 and
where no thinning was dose there
was very little fruit to be found.
Thinning plums perhaps did not pay
In 1922, even though all thinned
fruit graded as select, and anthlnned
fruit graded only as rnedlnm nr less:
Market conditions were ton poor, and
there were too many poor grade
plums. However, there was the ef-
fect oo the vigor of the trees and on
the following year's erop whleh was
uch larger then It would_havebeen
a previously noted. Thinning ihould
be .one shortly atter the June crop.
1' the Cast . at peaches, the work
ahoYI' be done when the fruit la
Otto s all, before the pits harden.
Thlidtsufii '-1111) 1n 11•eternt II,It'Idltal
fruit* frust tune hlag when full,. wa-
tnted. piens Ily four to are Inches
avian Ir anuli right for peaches -
!. F. 1'altnerrt. Exp, Stades,
Vineland Station
Grinding the grain serves tie ea -
orgy and work of the one What la
the 114.1' of f"ding a cow a lot of
grain and then have her spend a darg.
Portion of her energy in grinding It
herself? Take this load off th• co*
and let her r, -serve her energy for
puttln,; the feed Into the milk pall
The usual provision Is to allow
three to four feet of glass per row.
The more light the better, aspeelally
If the windows are provided with
double panes to provide for warmth.
Faith in your brother produeers
and faith In your leaders Is the eor-
nor-stone of our co-operative market -
Ing struetur..
An account hook helps legate tk.
no -account cows sad *reps.
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Think of the farmers
who will, want timothy,
clover, wheat, rye, oats
seeds, potatoes for plant-
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pen - a hundred things.
If prices are favourable,
get their order for th m
now, by Long Distance,
and hold the goods, if I
necessary.
When the road a are bad
farmers d 0 u b I y appreciate
your telephoning them. The
first merchant who doe a
stands a mighty good chance
of getting their orders. Try
a dozen calls. The rrgg'*aulu
should average very add..
Gev.0 Getl 7%l.phon.• is a
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