8 TYPES OF VEGETABLE GROWING 



Gardening in a city back yard is even more intensive than 

 suburban gardening, and is usually attended by greater difficulties. 

 Space is likely to be very limited, and the soil often ill-adapted 

 to gardening, on account of being "fining" composed principally 

 of clay subsoil secured from the excavation for the basement of 

 the residence. However, the limitations of space are at least 

 partially offset by an abundance of water from the city supply, 

 and the nature of the soil can be radically changed by the addition 

 of sand and humus, so that extremely intensive methods of gar- 

 dening may be practiced and the small area made to yield an 

 abundant harvest. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What is the primary object in home vegetable gardening? 



2. What is the primary object in commercial vegetable growing? 



3. Distinguish three types of commercial vegetable gromng. 



4. Define "market gardening." ^"\^lat distinct characteristics and advantages 



has this type of vegetable growing as compared with truck farming? 



5. Define "truck farming." In what respects does it differ from market 



gardening? 



6. What causes have led to the development of truck farming? 



7. What factors determine the location of truck-growing areas? 



8. Suggest three rotations adapted to general or mixed farming, with one 



truck crop in each. 



9. Where are canning factories usually located? 



10. WTiat vegetables are commonly canned? Pickled? 



11. WTiat advantages has growing vegetables for the cannery over growing 



them for the general market? 



12. Distinguish tliree types of home vegetable gardens, and characterize each. 



