The Home Garden 



those of lower growth, as they would if planted 

 on the sunward side. It is very necessary that 

 sunshine should be reckoned with as an impor- 

 tant factor in vegetable growing, and every 

 thing should be done with a view to getting 

 the greatest possible amount of benefit from it. 

 I would most earnestly advise the thorough 

 cultivation of every portion of the garden 

 enclosure. Most gardens are surrounded by 

 a border of grass or weeds, it being somewhat 

 difficult to run the plow close to the fence, 

 hedge, or whatever marks the boundary line. 

 This growth harbors worms and insects, and 

 is constantly encroaching upon the cultivated 

 soil. After the plow has done its work, take 

 the spade and turn under every bit of sward. 

 Turn it under deeply, that the grass may be 

 smothered, and you have no further trouble 

 from it. If you simply skim the surface, and 

 invert the sod, it will not be long before the 

 grass will grow up through it, and by the end 

 of the season, or sooner, you will have as much 

 sward as ever. Get rid of it, once for all, by 

 doing the work thoroughly. Keep in mind 

 the fact that a garden of the kind under con- 

 sideration is for the purpose of growing vege- 



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