BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



You remember I told you that humus holds mois- 

 ture like a sponge. It is not only good to help us 

 hold the sub-soil moisture, but it soaks up all the 

 rains and the dews and holds them for our plants to 

 drink. Also it makes our gardens very much easier 

 to dig and cultivate. 



HAND TOOLS. USE THE FORK AND CLAW WHEN CULTIVATING; THE 

 TROWEL WHEN TRANSPLANTING 



A little hand fork like the one shown in the pic- 

 ture is extremely nice to have. It helps to scratch 

 the soil between our plants when they have grown 

 large and are taking up a lot of room. 



A trowel is to help us make holes in which to 

 place our transplanted seedlings, or carry a plant 

 from one place to another. We push the trowel 



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