BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



for your compost heap. A good method is to cut 

 these plants off close to the soil, leaving the roots 

 in the ground to decay and give back the nitrogen 

 they have stored. 



TURNING THE COMPOST TO HELP IT DECAY AND BECOME HTJMUS FOR 

 NEXT YEAR'S GARDEN 



But these plants occupied only a very small space 

 in your garden and so the nitrogen will be only in 

 these certain places. I can hear you asking at 

 once: 



"How can I get this nitrogen all over my gar- 

 den?" 



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