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GARDEN CLUBS IN SCHOOLS OF ENGLEWOOD, N. J. 



Fertilizers and si^ray materials. — Cliildren were instrvicted in re- 

 gai'd to the application of fertilizers and spray materials, and were 

 encouraged to use both freely. In so far as fertilizers and spray 

 materials were used, they were procured by the children independ- 

 ently of the clubs. Stable manure was probably the most common 

 fertilizer. The children were also told to save any wood ashes, leaves, 

 or other litter which they might have, for composting. 



Tools. — With the exception of the tools furnished to the children 

 from the crowded section of town, the tools employed belonged to 

 the garden owners or their parents. The children who had plats 

 furnished them generally needed the tools provided also. There 

 should be a well-equipped garden house at every group of gardens 

 operated by children who do not have their gardens in their back 



A NOT UNCOMMON PEST, BUT EASILY CONTROLLED: 



yards. The children should be free to go for their tools at stated 

 times when there is some one present to distribute them. 



CARE OF THE PLATS. 



The plats were in most cases cared for by the children alone. Some 

 children received no instruction except from the supervisor; others 

 were taught also by able parents and friends. This is the ideal way 

 if the parents do not do too much. 



Most of the children did their weeding and cultivating with hoes, 

 rakes, and hand weeders, and by hand. A few had the use of a 

 hand cultivator. ISIore hand cultivators will be used in another year. 



Every imaginable sort of trellis was used for beans, tomatoes, 

 and peas. Trellises were made of poles, brush, and wire, and in an 

 endless Aarietv of wavs. All were most interestinglv constructed. 



