The Home Garden 



easily be put into satisfactory condition as the 

 lighter and more friable soil. What this soil 

 lacks in strength can readily be supplied by 

 the use of good fertilizers. I have seen gardens 

 made out of almost pure sand, heavily manured, 

 which grew excellent crops. Here the sand 

 was simply an agent by which the nutritive 

 qualities of the manure were rendered availa- 

 ble. But the vegetables grown in it lacked 

 the fine flavor of those grown in a better soil. 

 Some sand in a garden is a most excellent thing, 

 but good loam is the soil from which best 

 results can be expected. 



As has been said regarding the location of 

 the garden, we must take things as they are, 

 and do what we can to make the most of them. 

 Heavy soil can be lightened wonderfully by 

 adding coarse, sharp sand as a top dressing, 

 and plowing it under. This can be done when 

 the ground is manured, and both can be worked 

 into the original soil at the same time. The 

 benefit of the sand may not be very apparent 

 the first season, as it will not be as thoroughly 

 incorporated with the native soil then as it 

 will be after repeated workings, but there will 

 be a decided improvement from the start. If 



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