PRACTICAL GARDENING 



of your garden. Fill this to within three feet of 

 the surface with stone and run the tile about 

 twelve inches below the surface of the soil, 



SAND 



THE SOU 



TEXTURE 



LOAM CLAY 



TEMPERATURE 



57 P 



MUCK 



TO r 



MOISTU 



MOISTURE 



40 F 



DISTURB 



48 P DRAINED 

 F NO 



DRAINAGE 



WATER-HOLDING POWER OF 100 POUNDS OF SOIL 



FIG. 2. The water-holding power and temperature 

 vary according to the texture of the soil and both play 

 an important part in the growth and the time the plant 

 matures. 



slanting the tile so that it empties against the 

 stones. Cover the top of the stone with stiff 

 clay for about twelve inches and the remaining 



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