156 VEGETABLE GARDENING 



Long rows. It is best to plant everything in long 

 rows, so that the land may be cultivated with a horse 

 cultivator or with a wheel hoe. Use level culture, 

 except where ditches may be necessary to irrigate or 

 drain the soil, or where trenches are needed for banking 

 up celery or for throwing the soil toward peanuts or 

 potatoes. Hilling up corn, tomatoes, and many other 

 crops is of little or no value and makes unnecessary 

 work. Keep out the weeds and never leave old plants 

 or refuse, like cabbage stumps, in the garden through 

 the winter. They may have insects or disease organ- 

 isms on them that will injure the next crops. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What are some of the advantages that may be derived 

 from gardens ? 



2. What are some of the most important rules to be observed 

 in gardening ? 



3. What vegetables and flowers are suitable for garden 

 planting ? 



REFERENCES 



Farmers' Bulletins: 218, School garden; 220, Tomatoes; 

 255, Home vegetable garden; 282, Celery; 354, Onion culture; 

 359, Canning vegetables in the home; 433, Cabbage; 434, 

 Home production of onion seed and sets ; 460, Frames as a factor 

 in truck growing; 488, Diseases of cabbage and related crops 

 and their control. 



