io FORMATION OF KITCHEN GARDEN 



course be continued throughout the plot of ground ; 

 the third layer instead of being removed would simply 

 be well turned over. It is only necessary to divide 

 the land in the manner shown when it is too wide to 

 be conveniently worked at once. With a narrow plot 

 of ground this would be altogether unnecessary. 



Laying out the Garden. Having secured a suitable 

 site where the land is either good or can be quickly 

 made so, consider its formation. The first thing 

 that naturally suggests itself is the size. Frequently 

 there is no choice in the matter, but to those who 

 have plenty of ground at command, a little advice may 

 be given. It is a great mistake to have a kitchen 

 garden so large that it cannot properly be attended to. 

 The land will be not only partly wasted, but pro- 

 ably none of it will be well cultivated, and the result 

 is a series of unsatisfactory crops. The plan of a 

 kitchen garden that accompanies these notes represents 

 about one acre of land. This space may be said to 

 provide sufficient work for a man and a strong boy. 

 For an acre and a half to two acres two men would 

 be necessary, and for every additional acre another 

 man. Such a calculation forms a rough guide for one 

 to work upon. If the kitchen garden is only a half 

 or three quarters of an acre in extent then occasional 

 assistance should be sufficient to ensure its proper 

 cultivation. 



To some extent the form of the kitchen garden 

 has already been shown. It has been mentioned that 

 in shape it should be an oblong, the greatest length 



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