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CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



Watering the plants. While it is desirable to 

 water the plots early in the morning or late in the 

 afternoon when the sun is not hot, it is not always 

 possible. If the ground is watered in the hot sun, a 

 good deal of the water is lost in evaporation. Under 

 these conditions it is well for the children to water 



Photo by Mahoney 



Garden talk about the turnip 



between the rows of their vegetables and hold the 

 spout of the watering pot close to the ground near 

 the bottom of the plants, and not sprinkle it all over 

 the tops of them. Careful and constant cultivating, 

 which keeps away weeds and maintains a good dust- 

 mulch, will reduce the amount of watering necessary, 

 and where it is difficult to obtain water the teacher 

 should emphasize this. It will make very good ob- 

 ject lessons to have several children give special care 

 to what might be called miniature dry farming. That 



