A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



THE GARDEN 



If the weather is fine, the last two weeks 

 of March should see the patch of ground 

 intended for the vegetable garden ploughed 

 and harrowed, as was explained in Chapter 

 III, November. It is advisable to do 

 this in the fall when possible, but many 

 beginners going on to the farm for the first 

 time this spring can still have a good garden 

 if no time is lost in starting it. 



Have well-rotted stable manure scattered 

 over the surface before ploughing, which 

 should be deep at first. After two or three 

 days' airing, plough again, running the fur- 

 rows crosswise; then harrow and roll and 

 harrow again until every clod is broken up. 

 Thorough preparation of the soil should 

 never be shirked, for it is more than half 

 the battle. Let me caution you not to have 

 the ploughing done if the ground is wet. 

 Much of the disappointment which city peo- 

 ple experience in their first summer arises 



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