KITCHEN-GARDENING. 



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market, err greatly in laying out gardens much larger than 

 they cultivate profitably. 



All standard trees should be excluded from a kitchen-garden, 

 as their roots spread so widely, and imbibe so much moisture 

 from the ground, that little is left for the nourishment of any 

 plant within the range of their influence ; and when in full 

 leaf, they shade a large space, and obstruct the free circulation 

 of the air, so essential to the well-being of all plants. More- 

 over, the droppings from some trees are particularly injurious 

 to whatever vegetation they fall upon. When any plants re- 

 quire a shade it is infinitely better to make a temporary pro- 

 tection with wide boards placed on stones, or billets of wood, 

 than to attempt to plant in the shade of trees. In the absence 

 of wide boards for screening plants from the intense heat of the 

 sun, two or more narrow boards may be placed side by side. 



