PART II. 

 1<VR PRIVATE GROWERS. 



CHAPTER XII. 



POSITION OF KITCHEN GAKDEN PEEPAKATION 

 OF SOIL. 



IN selecting the position for the Kitchen Garden the 

 choice is not generally so open as in the case of culture 

 for market, because the conditions almost invariably limit 

 it to a near proximity to the house, and it usually happens 

 that the kitchen garden has to be made in a certain posi- 

 tion, irrespective of soil. In other cases there is some 

 latitude for choice, and yet in others the choice may be 

 open. In the latter case it is well to select a tolerably 

 low position in preference to a high and exposed one. A 

 gentle slope, if to the south, is always good, especially if 

 backed up by sheltering trees to the north and east, but 

 on no account should a steep slope be selected. It is not 

 only inconvenient to work, but exposes the interior of ths 

 garden too much to high winds, and the walls form but an 

 imperfect shelter. If it becomes necessary to place the 

 garden on a slope, arrange, if possible, to form it in 

 terraces, with a wall or walls to protect each plateau. 

 There are instances of these terrace gardens where fruit 

 succeeds admirably. If there should be no other choice 

 but high and exposed ground, it then becomes absolutely 



