COMMUNITY GARDENS 



ranged for between each two gardens. Use 

 as little land for paths as possible. 



Publicity. The local newspapers may run 

 a series of timely articles written by practical 

 gardeners. A column of questions and an- 

 swers also might prove an aid. Avoid extreme 

 methods and freak attempts at gardening. 

 Get the noted men in your community back of 

 this effort and have their names appear at 

 times, as well as the names of those less prom- 

 inent but successful. Start a garden contest 

 through one of the papers, prizes being offered 

 by local firms or individuals. A well organ- 

 ized contest stimulates wholesome rivalry be- 

 tween different community gardens and gar- 

 deners. 



Have a bulletin board at every community 

 garden where the gardener may post the vari- 

 ous important notices and garden suggestions. 



Care of Tools. In some of the large gar- 

 dens where there are from twenty-five to one 

 hundred and fifty small plots, a tool house is 

 located near the center of each group. Each 



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