It— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 5,1979
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Plant lovers’ corner
Gardening in a small space
NEWARK, Del. - Not all gardeners are lucky enough to
have all the space they might like to have for their
vegetable garden. But good planning can make the most
of the land you’ve got, says Delaware Extension plant
pathologist Bob Mulrooney.
Here are his suggestions for maximizing your garden
>lot for an abundant harvest from Spring ‘til frost:
• Keep walkways to a minimum. Paths between every
row often aren't necessary. They just take up space that
could go to crops.
* Intercrop. Mix slow-growing and fast-growing
vegetables (such as carrots and radishes) in the same row
so that the “speedy" vegetable has matured and been
harvested before the slow one needs the space.
* Stagger plantings. This method of alternating plants
between rows allows more plants in a given area than
evenly spaced rows.
* Raise vine-type crops vertically. Grow cucumbers,
tomatoes and pole beans on fences, trellises or stakes to
save space in the garden.
* Sequence your plantings. As soon as a row of
vegetables is used, cultivate the ground and replant with
another crop which will mature before frost. Replace
early cool-season vegetables with warm-weather ones as
the first mature and are harvested. In mid-August, start
cool-season crops again for a fall harvest.
* Garden in containers. If space is very limited, you can
grow some vegetable varieties such as eggplant, bell
peppers and tomatoes on the patio in containers. This
works on a sunny balcony, too. ,
* Use your flower beds. There’s no rule that says you
can’t grow vegetables in a flower border. Some can make
an attractive addition. In selecting a site for vegetables,
though, make sure they’ll get enough sunlight, A vigorous
and productive garden requires a minimum of six hours of
full sun per day.
Avoid locations near buildings and fences that cast long
shadows. Particularly stay away from trees and shrubs
which not only cast shade but also remove moisture and
nutrients from the soil. The site should be fairly level with
well-drained fertile soil If you’re doubtful about the
amount of light the spot will provide, grow lettuce, parsley
or some other leaf vegetable there which can get by with a
little less sun.
COMMENTS FROM READERS
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photo of the professor! I
confess we “fell” for last
year’s joke, but this year we
were ready for it Thanks for
the fun. Even our 9-year old
had a good laugh! And
thanks for sharing your
sense of humor in Lancaster
Can you help?
Editor: Periodically we
get requests from students
from Germany, Holland,
France, Switzerland,
Austria and other countries
to work on a farm in the
United States.
Right now I have a request
from a boy from France that
would like to come to the
U.S. for three to four months
beginning about July Ist.
Also, there is a German
friend of mine who would
like to come beginning July,
1980 and stay for one year.
Both of these boys are about
19 years of age.
If you could be of any help
SUTAN - LASSO
ATRAZINE
Apply Sutan Atrazine 18-6-6, with our Gandy
disk-mounted granular applicator.
Spray Sutan, Lasso & Atrazine or liquid
nitrogen with our sprayer.
Furadan and Dyfonate for root worm control.
Butyrac 200 for weeds in Alfalfa.
JONAS S. EBERSOL
VA miles North of Bird-in-Kand on Stumptown Rd.
Farming from time to time.
A clean sense of humor helps
to lighten the unpleasant
tasks and gain a more
proper perspective of our
selves and our work.
Yours truly,
R. Sander
Spring Grove
in locating a farm for these
boys, I would very much
appreciate it.
I thank you in advance for
your help.
Warmest of regards,
Richard Denier
Director of Marketing
World-Wide Sires, Inc.
Hanford, Calif.
Note: Any dairy farm
family interested in hosting
a foreign student should
contact either World-Wide
Sires, Inc., Box 1346, Han
ford, Calif. 93233, or Editor,
Lancaster Farming, Box
368, Lititz, Pa. 17543.
Farm Calendar
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Sunday, May 6
Apple Blossom Sunday in
Adams County.
Ontelaunee Grange holds
breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. Choice of menu
includes sausage and
pancakes, ham and eggs,
or sausage and eggs.
Baked goods on sale.
Public invited. Grange
Hail is located along
Grange Road, Leesport.
Monday, May 7
Brecknock Township zoning
meeting, agricultural
limitations will be
discussed.
Tuesday, May 8
Lancaster County FFA land
judging contest, 1 p.m.
near Bowmansville.
Hans Herr FFA banquet,
Willow Street Vo-Tech
School Cafeteria, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 9
York County 4-H demon
strations, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at
the 4-H Center.
Hunterdon County (N.J.)
board of agriculture
monthly meeting, 8 p.m.
in the Extension Center,
Flemington.
Thursday, May 10
“Embroidery Basics” 9:30
a.m. at the Hunterdon
SPERRY NEW HOUfiNP HiGH SPEED HfiYLfiGE TEfiM.
County (N.J.) Extension
Center, Flemmgton.
Lancaster County FFA
agronomy contest,
Pequea Valley High
School, 1 to 3 p.m.
Friday, May 11
Pennsylvania Egg
Marketing Association
meeting, 7 p.m. at the
Treadway Resort Inn,
Lancaster. Topic:
electronic buying and
selling of eggs.
have a
nice weekend...
Dr. John Fidler
Pennfield staff named
LANCASTER Dr. John
W. Fidler, 298 Sun Valley
Drive, Leola, has been
named manager of
Technical Services at
Pennfield Corporation,
according to. Robert B.
Graybill, president.
Dr. Fidler received his
B.S. in agriculture and M.S.
in poultry nutrition from the
University of Missouri, He
earned his PhD. in poultry
nutrition from the Ohio State
University. Prior to joining
Pennfield, he was manager
of poultry production
research for Swift and
Company.
Dr. Richard Peacock
Dr. Fidler succeeds Dr,
Richard G. Peacock, who
has accepted the post of
manager of feed sales for
Pennfield. Dr. Peacock, of
2370 Henbird Lane, joined
Pennfield in 1968 as a
nutrition expert in research
and formulation of feeds. A
graduate of the University of
Connecticut, he holds a B.S.
in poultry and agricultural
sciences and an M.S. in
poultry nutrition and
biochemistry. He received
his doctorate in poultry
nutrition and biochemistry
from the University of
Maryland.