BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



common, so you can take a board the width of your 

 bed, lay it on the soil at one end and walk on it. 

 Lift the board and move it along until the edge 

 laps the last row and so on until you have the whole 

 surface flattened. 



I warn you now you will not want to do this and 

 will feel sure your beautifully forked and raked bed 

 is just right, but I have tried it many, many times 

 and have always been sorry. The best seed beds I 

 have ever seen were rolled. Try a little piece any- 

 how, then get down close and scratch the surface 

 with your fingers; you will find it as fine as ever, 

 but not puffy. 



Now your garden is ready to plant. 



