CHAPTER IX 



GARDEN MAKING 



Location of the garden. The ideal location for a garden is 

 in a well-drained spot, open to the south and east, and pro- 

 tected at least on the north by a belt of evergreen trees, a 

 high wall, or a tight board fence, but any place is suitable if 

 it receives the direct rays of the sun for at least half of the 



FIG. 93. A class at work on a city lot, Joliet, Illinois 



day. Land sloping toward the north should be avoided and 

 so should a locality where there is much smoke. In the 

 majority of cases, however, it is not possible to select a new 

 site for the garden, and one's efforts must be directed toward 

 bettering the one he already possesses. The nearer it can be 



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