otm w lwednesday april 27 u83 5f sa t0 mn oor baa- tmuincfmwml v ww- proper planning can make the most out of even the smallest vegetable garden double garden yield plant expert insists when choosing vegetables to grow con sider the size of garden family preference and the garden location with good plan ning the yield of the average family gar- den can bedoubled says dr h ticssen of the university of giielphs department of horticultural science when selecting a garden site choose the area with the most sunlight good drain age and good soil in small gardens soil conditions can be improved by adding top- soil- peat manure sand or artificial mediuml small areas with better environmental conditions can produce higher yields than larger shaded and poorlydrained areas a minimum of six hours of sunlight each day is necessary if the only sunny areas arc patios or open driveways plants can be grown in boxes of 30 centimetres to 45 cen timetres 12 inches to 15 inches of topsoil in a small garden only one or two veget- ables such as tomatoes peppers and radishes should be grown avoid space- consuming crops such as squash melons cucumbers and potatoes concentrate only on crops which respond to intensive cul tivation dr tiesscn says choose spacesaving crops such as car- rots beets onions radishes and lettuce after one crop is harvested another can be planted in its place continuous cropping of tomatoes and peppers is desirable in a small sunny area grow twoorfourplants of slicing cucumber on a trellis perennials such as asparagus rhubarb and chives can be grown in the perennial flower borders through proper selection of vegetables intensive cultivation and proper manage ment it is possible to harvest quite a large volume of vegetables from a small growing area vegetables can grow an -rfti- bymarkcullen the warm may sunshine will soon draw your attention to summer gardening and the special benefits of planting your own vegetables it doesnt matter how small your back yard is or for that matter whether you even have a back yard many vegetable gardeners enjoy reaping a harvest- from their balcony or patio large plastic containers or half barrels are available at most garden centres and suit this purpose fill your planters with a light mixture of soil of vi peat moss and 23 sandy loam and plant the vegetable seeds right in to this soil mix in the case of tomatoes pep pers and a number of vegetables these plants are available in preplanted trays of four or five plants or flats of 30 to go plants these preplanted vegetables will bear fruit weeks earlier than the same varieties planted directly from seed whether you grow vegetables in containers or in your own garden keep the soil light by adding peat moss humus manure and sand and fertilize using 61212 or a garden fer tilizer with a similar analysis the middle number in the threenumber analysis pro duces a high yield of fruit and strong droughtresistant roots always plant vegetables in a sunny loca tion do not 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