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Gardening 



FIG. 59. For a small garden a spading fork, hoe, and rake are all the tools that 

 are necessary. For a large garden, a wheelbarrow and some additional tools 

 are needed. Note the heavy cord for laying out the rows. 



the soil (page 85). A child's steel rake, about 6 inches 

 wide, with short, fine teeth, is very useful in covering 

 seeds and in cultivating when crops are growing in rows 

 too close together for the use of the larger garden rake. 

 The smaller rake makes a fine and shallow surface 

 mulch. 



Tools and accessories for planting. In laying out the 

 garden for planting, stakes and a line are almost neces- 

 sary. A hatchet for sharpening and driving stakes is 

 convenient. A trowel is useful in lifting and resetting 

 plants, in making shallow trenches for seed, and in cover- 



