WINDOW GARDENING 



SANDY LOAM 

 Where the soil contains from 60 to 80 per 

 cent, of sand, it is called a sandy loam and makes 

 an excellent soil for succulent plants. 



CLAY LOAM 



A soil that contains from 20 to 40 per cent, 

 sand is called a clay loam and makes a good 

 foundation soil for large and strongly rooting 

 plants. 



WHERE TO SECURE SOILS FOR POTTING 



Good soils for potting purposes may be 

 secured in most gardens and cultivated fields, 

 but the best is prepared by cutting thick sods, 

 piling them up and allowing them to rot. A 

 compost heap so formed should be allowed to 

 stand at least six months so as to have it well 

 rotted. Where this is impossible the sod 

 should be thoroughly broken up and shaken out 

 so as to secure and retain all the fibrous parts 

 possible. The only part to be discarded is the 

 heart or crown which is likely to grow again 

 under favorable conditions. 



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