B2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1984
Start a vegetable garden
Increasing numbers of strawberries some of the fruits
Americans are digging up their and vegetables they love best,
backyards each summer to make Besides helping with the food
room for neat rows of tomatoes, budget, vegetable gardening can
beans, cucumbers, peppers and provide better eating, healthful
Data on
plants
released
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Descriptions of plant
variety characteristics
for nine crops are being
made available to the
public as part of an
effort to collect ad
ditional data on specific
crops, a U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture
official said today.
James E. Springfield,
an official with USDA’s
Agricultural Marketing
Service, said the
descriptions will be
available for alfalfa,
barley, beans, corn,
cotton, cowpeas,
narrow-leaved fescues,
peas and soybeans.
The descriptions are
among 6,000 collected
by USDA’s Plant
Variety Protection
Office.
“We hope plant
breeders will review the
information and those
who have additional
information on the crops
will share that in
formation with USDA,”
he said.
The information is
available from Kenneth
Evans, Plant Variety
Protection Office, U.S.
Department of
Agriculture, Rm. 500-
NAL, Beltsville, Md.
20705.
The plant variety
protection program is
administrated by
USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service and
provides marketing
protection to developers
of new and distinctive
seed-reproduced plants
ranging from farm
crops to flowers.
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exercise and an enjoyable hobby
for the whole family.
When planning a vegetable
garden, University of Delaware
extension garden specialist Dave
Tatnall says to consider these
three important points; site, soil
and seed. The site, or location,
should be as convenient to the
house, water and tools as possible.
It should also be m the full sun,
have a workable, well-drained soil
and be reasonably level.
Good soil is an absolute must if
you want a successful garden,
Tatnall says. It should be fertile,
deep, crumbly and well-drained. It
should be fairly free of stones and
other debris. You can improve the
soil and make it more productive
by working in organic matter, lime
and fertilizer. If there is a lot of silt
in the soil, the addition of con
struction sand can also help.
A soil test will indicate the exact
amount of lime and fertilizer to
add. The University of Delaware
soil test laboratory will perform
this test for a small fee. (Check
with the county extension office in
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Buy vegetable seed from a
reputable dealer. Order seeds well
in advance of planting time to be
sure of getting your choice of
varieties. Some of the newest in
troductions are often in short
supply their first year. Be sure to
select those varieties which are
recommended for this area,
preferably those listed as disease
resistant. The county extension
office can provide a list of
recommended varieties.
In some cases it is more prac
tical to buy started plants than
seeds, Tatnall says. Tomatoes,
peppers, cabbage, cauliflower and
eggplant are usually purchased
this way. Wait until the frost-free
date in vour area before setting out
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plants. In Delaware this is usually
around May 10-15.
Early arrivals at the University
of Delaware’s Ag Day on Saturday,
April 28, will have an opportunity
to buy young plants at bargain
rates. In addition, extension
agricultural agent Derby Walker
will be on hand to advise inex
perienced gardeners. Educational
programs on lawn and garden
care, tree planting, lawn mower
maintenance and other topics of
interest to homeowners will be
interspersed with family fun ac
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and a chicken barbecue luncheon.
Ag Day will take place from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m. at Townsend Hall
on Route 896 in Newark. Admission
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