Show I f I th h JI 0 t. t e laruen Rapid growth of oC high quality requires an adequate of oC soil nutrients Nitro Nitro- n nand and arc are the ments most likely to be de- de lent inn Utah soil Mixed ferzers fer- fer such as 5 10 or 20 10 5 percent of oC nitrogen d 10 percent of oC phosphorus 10 percent of oC nitrogen and percent of oC phosphorus re- re cly Nutrients may be plied in lh tJ- tJ form orm of oC nitrogen suds su jh h as ns ammonium rate ammonium sulphate or sources such as su- su trebel ate or mixed fertilizers V l good practice is to broadt broad- broad st t half the fertilizer before wing in the spring and work i other half hall the top lop three hes of oC soil after plowing If Ie i garden is plowed in the fall all should be broadcast in the spring and worked into the the top few inches of oC soil Fertilizer applied in bands two to three inches deep and two to three inches to the side I of the seeds or small transplants transplants trans trans- plants will be more efficiently utilized by the plant but is more difficult to apply Apply Appl r at a arate arate arate rate of two to three pounds per square feet Organic Matter In addition to supplying plant nutrients it is important to maintain a high bight organic matter content in the garden Organic matter in the soil improves water wa wa- vater ter penetration and holding capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca soil structure aeration and supplies nutrients for plant growth Manure l is one of the best sources of oC organic matter for or the garden Manure should be supplemented with one and one half pounds of oC I phate to each bushel or 50 to 75 square feet of oC garden area This is at the rate of oC approximately approximately approximately 1000 pounds of super super- phosphate and 20 tons of oC manure manure manure ma ma- nure to the acre Unless manure manure ma ma- manure nure is well rotted it is best applied before beCore plowing or spading spading spading ing and then should be turned under Compost Compost is a good source of organic matter for city or suburban suburban suburban sub sub- urban gardens The compost pile may be made of or leaves lawn clippings vegetable trimmings trimmings trimmings trim trim- and any waste vegetable matter other than diseased parts of vegetables These materials materials materials ma ma- should be piled together as they accumulate during the season The lighter material I such as leaves may be he kept from blowing awa away r by covering with a small amount of soil The piles should be kept moist and several pounds of oC a mixed fertilizer applied to hasten the decomposition The pile should be turned several limes times during the second season It will then be ready to lo apply to lo the garden before fall or spring plowing A leaf compost of lawn clippings may be used as a mulch around vegetables the first year after alter the pile ile has been made Care should be exercised to select manure or organic materials materials materials ma ma- which are arc free of weed seeds which may be planted in inthe inthe inthe the garden if weedy materials are arc applied During the growing season it may IJ uc be c H tu v v A the he nutrition of leafy vegetable of nitrogen nitrogen ni- ni application ni nitrogen crops with an in the form of trogen sulphate sul- sul ium um nitrate or phate applied at the rate of three fourths of oC a one half to hundred feet of row pound per Bo lie sure to keep the fertilizer fertiliser several inches from the plants plan s sto to prevent injury to the tools dots of several inches to the side and below newly planted seeds During the rainy season these nitrogen fertilizers may be applied applied applied ap ap- Fertilizers Fertilizers Fertilizers Fer Fer- plied to lo the soil surface should not be applied to lo leaves of plants because they will cause burning especially if leaves are wet A little extra care In the fer for fertilization of the garden will be rewarded by luxuriant growth vegetables With of high quality the addition of oC proper amounts of oC fertilizer it is important that the vegetables be kept adequately adequately adequately ade ade- irrigated throughout the season to stimulate best plant growth |