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b. Garden surrounded by split rail fence - should be
some type of solid board fencing for authenticity
B. Triebel Lot
Interpretive Highlights: The influence of Bethabara on
vegetable gardening in Salem after 1766.
1. Highlight the 4 rectilinear garden beds with diagonal
rows, which resemble the 1759 plan of the Upland Garden
(Upland Gareen) at Bethabara.
a. Diagonal row pattern may be unique to the Moravians.
b. Diagonal rows possibly employed to:
1) U se space and sunlight efficiently
2) Improve soil drainage
3) Create an aesthetically pleasing garden
1. Emphasize that a house no longer stands near Main Street
on this lot, but when standing in 1775 it had a fenced
service yard and garden to the rear.
2. Discuss several of the interesting herbs, vegetables,
and fruits grown in the garden.
a. 1759 listing of plants grown in the Upland Garden
(from which current planting plans are developed)
included in Appendix A.
b. Point out the qooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa) planted
at the corners of garden beds.
C. Cherry Orchard
Interpretive Highlight: Use of vacant lots in Salem
1. Emphasize that vacant lots in Salem were frequently fenced
and used for orchards and field crops in the early years
to supply the entire community with fruit, grai,ns, and
vegetables.
2. Mention that peaches and apples were the most frequent
types of fruit planted in Salem; the sour Montmorency
cherries grown on this lot were also mentioned in the
Moravian records.
Peaches and apples were eaten fresh or sun-dried for storage,
Peaches and cherries were occasionally fermented for
brandy; apples were squeezed for cider. The tart Mont-
morency cherries were excellent for cooking and preserving
in pies and jams.
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