BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



dry weather, for if the sun did not help pull the 

 moisture up to the plant roots, or let any down 

 from the clouds, our plants would die. But our 



CULTIVATING WITH THE LONG-HANDLED CLAW. THE HOTTER AND DRYER 

 THE WEATHER, THE MORE CULTIVATION IS NEEDED TO HOLD THE SUB- 

 SOIL MOISTURE IN THE GROUND 



part is to keep the water from escaping into the air 

 after the sun and capillary attraction have pulled 

 it up from deep down in the soil. By stirring the 

 soil often or "cultivating" often we keep the soil 

 just under the surface very moist, but if we do not 

 cultivate, the surface becomes hard and baked until 



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