56 A HOME VEGETABLE-GARDEN 



lack of moisture. All when set must have extra 

 water to start them off. Foliage plants, especially, 

 suffer from need of water. Any salad plant, to 

 be succulent, must have an abundant supply. 

 With many vegetables, the fruit will not form; 

 the blossoms will not even set; the buds will 

 wither and fall in very dry weather. Unless 

 extra water is furnished, when so badly needed, 

 much of the early labor of the gardener is lost, 

 and the harvest will be materially lessened. A 

 time of drought may be safely passed, however, 

 by increasing the natural supply of water. 



