GARDEN TOOLS 



down deep in a circle, around the plant, several 

 inches from the stem. Then we can lift the plant, 

 roots, and dirt, and if the soil is moist, as it always 

 should be when you are doing any transplanting, 

 the little plant will hardly know that it has gone 

 from one place to another. 



A sprinkling can is extremely useful if a hose 

 does not run near your garden. And here is a very 

 good rule to remember: When you do water your 

 garden, drench it, and then leave it several days 

 without water, until the surface is dry again. But 

 never sprinkle your garden until it just looks pretty, 

 because if you do the little thirsty roots will come 

 right up to the surface of the soil to get this water 

 and as soon as it is gone the hot sun will bake them 

 and shrivel them and your plant will have to make 

 more roots while you are wishing it would make a 

 fine vegetable or beautiful flower. The hotter the 

 weather, the more we want to cultivate, because 

 Madam Sun is pulling, harder and harder, on the 

 sub-soil moisture, so we must work harder and 

 harder to save it for our plants. 



If you have a large garden, and are fairly strong, 

 nothing is much nicer than a wheeled cultivator. 

 They are made with one wheel and with two wheels 

 and you can attach to them, for different kinds of 



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