HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 



SOIL AND PREPARATION 



SINCE results from every garden depend largely on 

 the soil, a few minutes of thought on the subject will 

 well repay the home gardener in the end. In the first 

 place, remember that nearly every soil supports plants of 

 some kind. Where the soil is in the rough stage, these 

 plants are mostly weeds. But any soil that supports a 

 crop of weeds will also nourish cultivated crops. 



Start with what.soil you have. If it is a heavy clay, 

 add plenty of ashesl cinders, and coarse manure, working 

 all well into the soil with spade and rake. (See details 

 on page 6.) If, on tlie other hand, the soil is of a light, 

 sandy nature, use plenty of lime and coarse manure. 



To prepare the home garden to yield big crops of 

 vegetables, a wheelbarrow load of manure to every two 

 square yards of ground is not too much. The use of 

 artificial (chemical) fertilizers requires special study of 

 the effects of chemicals on plant life. 



