SOILS AND HOW THEY WORK 



the moisture can run away from the top part, but 

 it will always be cool and moist down deep. 



If you plan to have a garden in a city backyard, 

 you are pretty sure to find it well filled with bricks 



THE BEGINNING OF A CITY BACKYARD GARDEN 



and cement and rubbish, and you are pretty sure to 

 find the soil sour, too. If you cannot get lime (but 

 I am sure you can get a few pounds from the cement 

 and plaster dealers) and cannot get wood ashes, 



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