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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1979-04-26, Page 51Page 22 First time gardener? Try this plan t Research by the National Garden Bureau indicates that many beginning gardeners have only a hazy idea of the mature size of vegetable plants Also beginners often fail to leave suf ficient space between rows All it takes is one successful garden .to make each succeed ing vegetable garden a breeze Yet, first gardens are, more often than not, overly large. crowded and poorly arranged, with tall plants in the front and frequently ha:vested vegetables stuck wav in the back. Your next vegetable garden can be as pretty as a picture sensibly arranged and of a pra(ti( al size Use this Nationa Gat den But eau plan as a model and be sure to. Plant no mole than you (an rare for with ease In tout to six bouts ca( h week Sch.( 1 5anet les that al(' adapted to your area. Plant at the• season recon) In(•ndir(Ion seed Ila( {sets \Iloo plenty 1)1 spate [01 plants to grow. thin trail icssly 1 he lilt) sq it N(1IoIla1 (;alrlett l;ricer gal den is'_'1) • 1:1 tt.. about the size of a 1 -car garage. It is designed to ac (ornrllo(late 13 kinds of vege tables and will supply most of the fresh vegetables needed by a 1101115 of three. It can be weeded, watered and hars(•sted 01(111ll an average of two hours - time ea( h week. Seeds tut this garden will cost about Sti.a( vet. trod) it. \OU ran harvest S150 01 more of de li(ious vegetables. (fepending on the length of your gat (felling season. You might not (fere for some of the vegetables shown in the plan. Substitute 01 het s of corn parable plant size. Seed packets and gardening books ( an ads is-' you Your County. Cooperative Extension Service offers' free bulletins 011 vegetable garden Ing and lists of locally recon) men(1(11 varieties. Depending on the length of the gardening season in your ale'a. you can plant "Succession crops' as soon as you have hatvest(11 the vegetables shown in this plan. °yet most of the (ountly_ leafy salad vegetables. cahhage family nlcnlhe1 an(i root (tofls (an he planted as SU(((' sioll (lops aS lata' as August tut fall hat vest. Dwarf fruit trees offer versatility By John T. A. Proctor University of Guelph Gone are the days when the gardener dismis,,es growing tree fruits because they take up a lot of space, and creclte too much shade. Today, there is an ever- increasing range of plant mat et'ial - dwarfing root -stocks and genetic or natural dwarfs - and associated techniques of training, pruning, and );rowing. Think of fruit trees not only for their fruit, but for their part in. the landscape vear•round. You can train them as hedges and espaliers, or you can combine dwarf trees, training. and con- tainer gardening, for an orchard right on your terrace. Although you ,can propagate your own dwarf trees, it is probably hest to purchase them from a reliable nursery that specializes in fruit trees. Many such ntirser'ies exist in Ontario. The amateur may obtain a listing of nurseries providing trees in- spected for trueness of name from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Well - grown, one-year trees are preferable to two-year trees. Before buying trees, develop a plan. Even two dwarf apple trees in your garden requires thought in relation to other garden ac- tivities the vegetable patch, the perennials, and play areas. Once the trees are planted, it is not always easy to move them, and you may spend years trying to correct your early mistakes. While making your plan, hear the following in mind - space requirements, possible yields, ripening timetable, and cross- pollination needs. A named fruit variety is made up of two parts - the scion or fruiting variety forming the above -ground parts of the tree, and the rootstock. Using size - controlling rootstocks allows six or eight dwarf trees to be grown in the spread of a single old fruit tree, grown on a standard (seedling) rootstock. A very general rule of thumb is to allow 3.6 x 3.6 m for all dwarf fruit trees, if you don't have this much space, you might give some thought to growing them as espaliers, or cordons, along a building or wall, or possibly as a decorative fence. When selecting a location in the garden, remember fruit trees like direct sunshine, and do not like spring frosts. Most dwarf fruit trees require three to five years before they velli fruit,,When mature, they will probably. yield about one bushel of fruit each year. Available space will dictate the number of trees. and therefore the yield to be expected. It is almost as much trouble (or pleasure) to care for half a dozen trees, as it is to look after several times that number. The next thing to consider is the ripening timetable. Select and plant the right variety. These are innumerable fruit varieties, and each has its own climatic Adaptations and limitations. While peach culture is restricted to the warmer- areas of Ontario, it may he successful outside its climatic range if grown in a sheltered location. The selection of the right kinds and varieties of tree fruits will allow harvest from early July to late October. Sweet and sour cherries ripen in July, apricots from mid-July to mid-August, peaches from late July to late September, plums from late July to mid-October, pears from early August to late October, and apples from mid-August to late October. The final planning point is pollination. Tart (sour) cherry, apricot and peach will set fruit with their own pollen. However, apple, pear, plum and sweet cherry will not, and therefore two or more varieties' must be planted side-by-side. A novel approach to this requirement is the five -in -one apple tree, which carries five varieties on one rootstock. Such a tree economizes on space, and provides the owner with fresh fruit maturing from early to late season on one tree. To ensure success in the home fruit garden, provision must be made for pest control. Pesticides should be applied only when necessary, and then, only in the amounts recommended. The gardener must learn about these pests and their control. Publication 64, insect and Disease Control in the Home Garden, contains pest descrip- tions and a spray guide. This publication is available from the information Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Legislative Buildings, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1 A5, or from local agricultural offices. Six plants Swiss chard with onion sets alongside plant early Two 12ft rows bush beans NOTE plant two rows 6 inches apart down the center of the bed Two rows lettuce interplanted with parsley and Two rows beets plant early National Garden Bureau Plan tor 2011. X1511. le Garden DIVIDE GARDEN INTO FIVE BEDS, EACH 211 WIDE, WITH t ft WIDE WALKS BETWEEN BEDS Two rows sweet corn space plants 9 to 12 inches apart ii ;11,101,A0A0 \ \ 'r- ,l'i-il'Cli"....,-,, Aii' 7:rSIP, '‘''''.." I,�w S. Three plants tomatoes loft. A 15ft. w Three plants summer squash for bush type winter squash or bush cucumbers) Six plants cabbage or broccoli plant early Four plants peppers ,or 1wr_ e,qi arra hushes Two roS5 t'arrot5 rThxecl with radishes plant early For HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS rebuild if... you're going to paint, paper. rewire or renew something. . . you're going to add a room, a patio, a garage, a fence . . the credit union is a good place to get your financing. the rale is low and there's no charge for loan protection insurance. lower interest rates because we are people helping people Why not open a chequing account with your Credit Union. 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