THE GARDEN PRIMER 



Pour water into the cavity made by the removal of the 

 top soil until the ground has soaked up so much water 

 that no more will soak away. Crumble the removed 

 soil as finely as possible and place it back into its former 

 place, but do not pack it. This simple process will 

 often save some valuable and rare plant. 



OCTOBER 



THE bare spots in the lawn should be looked after. 

 Loosen the bare places with a sharp rake and 

 then treat them to a dressing of pulverized sheep manure, 

 and seed liberally. After seeding, again rake over the 

 surface so that the seed will be well covered. This 

 should be followed by the use of the roller to smooth 

 the surface. The finer the soil can be made before 

 seeding, the better will be the result in securing a good 

 stand of grass. If the lawn is well cared for, properly 

 fertilized, and kept closely mown, the sod will improve 

 from year to year. Many gardeners think that the 

 grass should be let grow rather tall about this time of 

 the year to make a protection for the roots. This is a 

 mistake; the lawn should be kept closely mown until 

 the grass ceases to grow. If left to get tall a great 

 deal of the grass will die out during the winter and this 

 long grass will have to be raked out by hand in the 

 spring before the lawn can be made to take on a fresh 

 appearance. If closely mown late in the fall it will 

 start into growth very early the following spring. 

 Bone dust and pulverized sheep manure, preferably the 



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