LEGUMES 



You must plant legumes especially for it if you 

 possibly can; some of them live all winter in nearly 

 every section of our country. We plant this seed 

 toward the end of summer, and leave it all winter, 

 forking the plant under next spring when we are 

 ready to prepare our garden for next summer's 

 work. 



I can see that you are worried about the appear- 

 ance of your garden with these extra plants in it. 

 Let us take our sample gardens, both vegetable and 

 flower, and see what we can do. 



In August we can give the garden a good 

 thorough cultivation, taking out all weeds; then 

 scattered seeds of crimson clover, or vetch, or alfalfa 

 among the plants wherever there is a bit of space. 

 Pat them into the soil well and they will commence 

 to grow before the frost kills the vegetables and 

 flowers. When the plants die cut off all stalks and 

 you will find your garden has a warm green over- 

 coat for winter and the new plants are gathering 

 nitrogen from the air for your next year's crop. 



Perhaps the ground is shady in some places and 

 you are afraid the seeds of the legume will not 

 germinate. Do not fear. They may stay asleep a 

 little longer than those which fall in sunny spots, 

 but they will wake up after a while and grow. 



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