CHAPTER VI 



PLAN OF A GARDEN 



For purposes of convenience, it is desir- 

 able to have the garden adjoining the school, 

 in order to secure the greatest good to the 

 greatest number. The typical school-yard soil 

 is not conducive to. luxuriant vegetable growth 

 and will probably have to be replaced by some 

 good light sandy loam, as sandy or clay soils 

 require careful treatment. The soil may be all 

 that is desired, but if there is no water-supply 

 the plant-food is not available. The success of 

 the garden will depend largely upon the con- 

 venience and the abundance of the water-supply. 



The size of the garden depends upon local 

 conditions — the number of sections and the 

 number of children. Each child should have an 

 individual plot in the vegetable garden. A 

 space ten by thirty-five feet affords a child 

 plenty of occupation and enables him to have 

 a rich reward for his labors. Such an allotment 

 would be impossible in a city district — three by 

 six is usually the average there. 



To be of the highest educative value, the 

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