CHAPTER THREE 

 PLANNING THE GARDEN 



1 HE work of planning the garden inasmuch 

 as it consists in deciding what and how much we 

 shall plant and where we shall plant it may very 

 well be done long in advance of the season of active 

 operations. Indeed, it is a distinct and pleasurable 

 advantage to make the long winter evenings sup- 

 plement the long summer days by devoting a 

 portion of them to the seed catalogues and other 

 garden literature. 



The selection of varieties of vegetables to grow 

 should be largely influenced by those which form 

 one's daily fare throughout the season. Vegetables 

 which are seldom purchased unless it be because 

 of their high price or scarcity may not profitably 

 be cultivated in the home garden. But in the case 

 of high-priced products, then the home garden 

 demonstrates its economic value as enabling one to 

 indulge in otherwise unattainable luxuries. Plainly, 



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