THE HOME GARDEN 



i. 



LOCATION AND SOIL 



MUCH more depends on the favorable loca- 

 tion of the garden than one who has not had 

 experience would suppose. The general im- 

 pression among amateurs seems to be that soil 

 is the all-important item. If the ground is 

 rich, there is nothing further to be desired. 

 This is all a mistake. Of course it is quite 

 necessary that the soil should be rich, but the 

 writer knows of many gardens exceptionally 

 good in this respect which are not good growers 

 of vegetables, simply because they slope away 

 from the sun. 



The ideal garden slopes to the south, and 

 secures all possible benefit from the sun's rays 

 in early spring, when vegetables are getting 

 their start. But, unfortunately, ideal garden- 

 sites are the exception and not the rule. Per- 



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