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VEGETABLE GAKDENING. 



results, that all vegetable ground . be double dug 

 every third or fourth year, and this is especially 

 necessary and beneficial in the case of stiff clay soil. 

 A good plan would be to work the vegetable garden, 

 or allotment, in four sections, and double dig a sec- 

 tion each year so that the work is spread over four 

 seasons, the remainder of the ground being dug an- 

 nually one spade deep. This ensures that the whole 



A & 



FIG. 3. Method to follow in Deep Trenching. 



A. Top soil from trenches 1 and 2. 



B. 2nd spade depth from the 1st trench. 



area is cultivated 2 feet deep every four years con- 

 tinuously, and the deep-rooting vegetables should be 

 grown on the section so treated the previous winter. 

 Deep Trenching. If it is desired to cultivate a 

 piece of ground, or prepare special beds for deep- 

 rooting crops, by working the soil 3 feet deep, this 

 is done by full, or deep, trenching. Mark off the 

 ground as in the case of double digging, then remove 



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