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No space is wasted in intensive gardens.
Grow valuable vegetables
Youcan grow vegetables for fun, food, or both. Nowadays, pro-
duce costs are sky high except during seasonal surpluses.
Hence, more home gardeners are demanding maximum value
from the vegetables they grow.
Some kinds of vegetables are
more "space efficient" than
others. They return a higher
monetary value ler the space
they occupy, plus the usual
good nutrition and recrea
tion.
Vegetable ,value can he at
twined by two routes high
price per•puund or high yield.
For example, a plant ul' hent
coli night yield a 2 Ib. head.
You would have to pay clearly
for that at the super•niarket.
liy comparison, zur'chini.
squash ntigh°t cost only"' me
third as much per pound at
the store, but ont• plant could
produce ill lbs. of fruit.
('ertain kinds of ‘egetahles
.mature esu r:tpicll.t that they
'take tip garden space for only
a short time'. Multiple crops
can he gri)Vcn nn the ,:vole
land, increasing yolir• dollar
per sit. ft, ret urn for the
growing season.
Kecently, three dciieu of the
top ho'omegarden experts
across the t'-:\ cooperated to
it surrey to rate \egetahies
by garden value. They con
s,iiier•ed total yield per sq. It.,
average value per pound
harvested, and seed to
harvest tint).
Here are the ratings, Vc it h len
points being the theoretical
maximum.
No vegetahle hit c hi• max
solum ten point rating
because no single �eget:chle
performs well under all soil
,ttnd climate conditions.,
The National Garden Bureau,
which conducted the survey,
will later he discussing the in
dividual vegetables and how
to get maximum value from
.each.
Value stating
Tomatoes, groovy up stilt
ports to save space
(;reen hunching (tions
Leaf lettuce
1'urnilr , for greens
and root s
St miner squash:
xuerhini, scallop
and yellow t\ pt's
Edible podded peat,
Ono>tt hulks for storage
I(! u►.ts,.trolc or• runner
I)'pes, green or•
. \+ax pod
Heels. groN4 n fur green
tors and roots
Beans. bus') greet,)
4'..1 1""i
Carrots -
Cueuuilrer
supports .to
,trace
Peppers, sheel 1.;t'eel4
01' 4 t•I1u4%
11rot t (1
Kohlrabi
tiH is., chard
Mustard gree,its
Spinacl: •
Beans, Yule Roast
ltadishes
('ahhage
Leek
('ollard�
()kra
Plan ahead for
a successful 1alat
By H. Tiessen
Department of Horticultural
Setence
University of Guelph
• Before you start to plant
your garden, take the time to
consider the size of garden,
family preference, and the
garden ovation. With good
planning, the yield of the
average family garden can
be doubled.
First, select a place for the
garden. Choose the area with
the most sunlight, good
drainage and good'soil. If the
garden is small, soil con-
ditions can be improved by
adding topsoil, peat, manure
or compost.
You can obtain „higher
yields from crops grown in
small areas with better.
envirpnmental conditions
than from larger, shaded,
and poorly -drained areas. A
minimum of six hours of
sunlight each day is
necessary. If the only sunny
areas around your home are
patios or open driveways,
plants can be grown in boxes
of 30•to 45 centimetres (14 to
18 inches) of topsoil.
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3/21 fleets
3/23 Turnips .,
8/23 White onion sets
. 5/23, Carrots
3!/23 Ratishes- red
3/23. Radishes.- vibite
3/23 Spinach
8/2A, Lettuce --leaf
3/23 Lettuce -'iceberg'
3/23 Green beans
4/18 Tomatoes,
4/18 Ben peppers
4/18 Banana peppers
4/27 Lima beans •
4/27 ' Gueumbers
4/27 Broccoli
4/27 Zucchini squash.
4/27 Chinese cabbage
4/27 Eggplants
4/27 Cocktail tomatoes
'Sugar-B'aby''waterrnelon
4/27 Cantaloupe
4/27 Cabbage
4/27 Beets
Kale
Cauliflower
Eggplant
Peas, green or
"English"
Brussels sprouts
Celery
Peas, Southern (Black
eye, Crowder, purple
hull, etc -.I
(Corn, sweet
Squash, vt inter, vining..
types
Melons
Watermelons -
__Pumpkins
3M
5.:3
5.:3
5.2
4.3
4,3
1.:3 '
:4.1
:3.8
:3.8
1.9
7/15
9/1
9/7
. 9/7
9/14
9/14
_9/14
9/14
Potatoes
Radishes- red
Chinese cabbage
Turnips
Radishes- red
Lettuce- Iceberg'
Lettuce -'Bibb'
Spinach
Seed Cost
Market Value of Produce
Fertilizer 8-8-8 50 lbs
Sevin 5% Dust
No. of ROWS
15 ft. l,ong 4r
No. of Plants,
21Zows
2 Rows
2 Rows
2 Rows,
1 Row
"1 Row.
1 Row
1/2 Row
1/,2.Row
21 /2 Rows..''
1Row
4 ,Plants
4 Plants
1 Row
4Hills
1 1 /2 Rows
3 Hills •
1/2 Row
3 Plants
3 Plants'
1Hill
1 Hill
2 Rows
2 Rows
5 Rows
1/2 Row
1 Row
1 Row
1/2 Row
1/2 Row
1/2 Row
1 Row
tln ,thz
g
Cost
of
Seed
$ ,3$
.35.
.$9
.85
. 35
.35.
. 35
.85
.35
.50
.39
.50
.35 ar
.40
'.55
.40
.20
.35
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1.50
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.35
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.39
.55
$12:67
2.75
4.25
6r,
TQaal
Season's
Harvest
35 lbs'
121bs.
• 1glbs
� 12lbs
ry °7 lbs
;S Ihs
7 lbs.
M lbs
Tlbs
761bs
1101bs
115.1'epp.ers
•
59 lbs
-0•
80 lbs
`0.
661bs
8 lbs
251bs
15 lbs
.Q.
-0.
40 lbs
20 lbs
'50 lbs
4 lbs.
12 lbs
9 lbs
5 lbs
5 lbs
2 lbs
4 lbs
Average
Market
Value
Seasonal),
$ 18.655.
4".68.
6.82
4.20
2.31
1.65
° 2.45
4.6,4
1.16
50.42
41..60.
20.25
3,00
-0..
8.00
21.78
2.80.
9;75
5.85
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-0-
4.80
7.80
11.50
1.16
4.68
3.51
1.45
3.12
.78
5.05
$228,86
Total Cost $19.67
Garden Size: 15 x 38 ft. or 570'Sq. Ft.
Net Profit
(1,9.57) ,
$209.19
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STOVES
REFRIGERATORS
DISHWASHERS
If you have a small gar-
den,' grow one or two''
vegetables, sucli ' as
tomatoes, peppers and
radishes. Space -consuming
crops, such as squash,
melon, cucumbers and
potatoes, should be avoided.
Choose such space -saving
crops as carrots, beets,
onions, radishes, and lettuce.
As soon as the harvest of one
crop is completed, another
can be planted in its place.
Continuous cropping of
tomatoes and peppers is
desirable. If you have a
small, out-of-the-way place
that has adequate sunlight,
two or four plants of slicing
cucumbers can be grown on
a trellis. You can grow
perennials, such as
asparagus, ,rhubarb and
chives, in perennial flower
borders.
Through proper selection
of ' vegetables, intensive
cultivation, and proper
management, you can
harvest quite a large volume
of ,vegetables from a very
small growing area.
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