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to stakes, and Jerusalem artichoke should be placed 

 so that they will shade the smaller plants as little as 

 possible. Along a fence or at the north or west side of 

 a garden is a good location for tall plants. They may 

 also be used to good advantage as screens in front of a 

 chicken yard or about a compost pile (Fig. 160). Peren- 

 nials like rhubarb, asparagus, and strawberries should be 

 grouped at an end of the garden where they least interfere 

 with the work of tillage. 



The vegetables that are planted first in spring may be 

 grouped together and the work of spading and planting 

 be done at intervals as later plantings are made. 



Planting in rows. Most gardens should be laid out in 

 rows which run the entire length or width of the garden 

 or to necessary paths. If a horse is used in cultivating 

 the garden, the rows should run the long way and be 

 spaced about 2^- to 3 feet apart. When a wheel hoe is 

 used, a width of 12 to 36 inches, according to the crop, 

 is convenient. In small gardens, where the work is all 

 done by hand, the rows may be much closer for many of 

 the smaller growing crops ; thus more plants can be 

 grown on a given area. Radishes, for example, may be 

 spaced in rows 6 inches apart, and carrots as close as 8 

 or 10 inches apart. A distance of 18 inches is very suit- 

 able for many crops under hand cultivation. 



Planting in beds. When the garden plot is of very 

 small size and the work is all done by hand, the garden 

 may often be laid out in beds to good advantage, as 

 shown in Figure 55. The narrow paths between the beds 

 enable children to walk freely about without injury to 

 the plants. The work of tillage and weeding can be done 



