The Cornell Reading Courses 



PUBLISHED BY THE 



NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY 



Beverly T. Galloway, Dean 



COURSE FOR THE FARM, ROYAL GILKEY, Supervisor 



Published and distributed in furtherance of the purposes provided for in the 

 Act of Congress of May 8, 1914 



VOL. IV. No. 93 



JULY 15, 1915 



VEGETABLE GARDENING 

 SERIES No. 4 



SUMMER CARE OF THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Albert E. Wilkinson 



The gardener may make careful plans for his garden, select the best site, 

 order the most viable seeds, plant or transplant at the proper time, and 

 yet fail of success if he does not give proper care and attention to the plants 

 during the growing season. This lesson discusses some of the details of 



Fig. 157. — A garden in viidsutnmer. While this is a toivn garden it illustrates the 

 fundamental principles, which are applicable in town and country alike. This garden 

 was not made to be photographed, but it shows complete utilization of space, succession 

 of crops, large variety, attractive arrangement, and good care. Note the line and the 

 berry baskets where a row of tiny lettuce plants has just been set. Even in the couyitry 

 a small garden like this one is better than a half acre gone wild 



summer management that are important in bringing the vegetables to a 

 successful han^est. 



CULTIVATION 



Cultivation is the stirring of the surface soil so that weeds will be erad- 

 icated and evaporation of water from the soil will be checked. This is 



the fundamental operation in a garden during the summer, for unless 



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