CHAPTER SIXTEEN 

 FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN 



F ALL work practically closes the year's work in 

 the garden, while, at the same time, it may be said 

 to be introductory and initiative to the beginning 

 of another season's work, as it clears the way for 

 the first operations of the spring, and, if thorough- 

 ly done, simplifies it in a marked degree. 



The first thing in order will be to clear away all 

 rubbish that may have accumulated during the 

 summer, and pile it on the compost heap, or if it is 

 of a character not likely to be infested with the 

 larvi of insects, to use it as a winter mulch about 

 the trunks of fruit trees, about the rhubarb rows, 

 or as a winter protection for the asparagus bed. 

 If, however, the rubbish be in the nature of weeds, 

 in which seeds exist, the best course will be to rake 

 it into a light, dry pile and burn it. The resulting 

 ashes will be of benefit to the garden. 



The presence of sod along fence rows and about 

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