Show vegetables in window boxes if you live in a flat and have no ground available for gardening do not give up tho the idea of raising some borne dell delicious fresh vegetables of your own many vegetables will grow in n pots and porch or window boxes just as well na nothey they will grow anywhere it to Is very easy to grow them many of the plants aro are as 03 decorative as flowers and the product will be much nicer and very much less expensive than store vegetables et the location of the vegetable boxes Is important they should be placed where the sun will strike them nearly all day windows porches and roots roofs can be used to advantage under proper conditions jit it is usually better to use boxes or trays instead of flower pots as the former will hold more plants to a given area dry out less leaa quickly and aro are less liable to get broken any dirt tight wooden box eight or more inches deep will make a good vegetable box these boxes have to ba deeper than hot bed trays because tho the vegetables are to mature in them dore bore some halt inch holes boles in the bottora bottom of the box to provide drainage put pat in two inches of cinders gravel cr other coarse material cover thlu with from four to six inches ot of fine rich earth prepared greenhouse earth it possible it should be thoroughly enriched with ath fine well rotted manure and some wood ashes will help also coal ashes possess no available plant food fasten your boxes firmly in place and plant your vegetable seeds or plants as you would a regular garden it if possible these boxes should bo be planted a month or six weeks before they are going to bo be placed out of doors so as to get a good start in tho the house put thorn them in place when danger of 0 frost Is past keep the soil well watered and att aft or tho the plants are up it will be well to keep the surface ot of the soil in a crumbled condition most of tho the time radishes lettuce swiss chard spinach onions garlic and leek can all be grown from seed in boxes magnify cent crops of and tomatoes can bo be had all summer long these plants should bo be pruned and trained on supports ot of some kind either wires stakes or strings egg plant and pepper will do very nicely and we have seen a trellis completely covered with muskmelon vines growing in pots care must be taken to water cultivate fertilize and spray for insect posts pests it any appear it bees and insects do not reach the tho blossom to pollinate them it will bo be necessary to do this by hand with some of the vegetables mentioned take a camera camels hair brush and transfer the pollen from one plant to another this insures fruit and la is quite important i |