GARDEN PLANS 15 



the pipe and runs away from the land. When used for 

 irrigating purposes, the water is poured into the pipe ; 

 it then soaks out of the pipe into the soil about it. 



On the other hand, your garden may have a clay 

 subsoil, and, while needing water in dry weather, 

 may have too much in wet weather. Under such 

 conditions you can lay the pipe so that it drains to 

 the outlet. Make a plug for the lower end. In 

 wet weather open the outlet and allow the surplus 

 water to run off. Close the outlet and fill the pipe 

 in dry weather to keep moisture about the plants. 



Arrangement of Crops 



Let us look over the garden land, then, and see 

 just what we have. If part of it is full of gravel, 

 that may be set off for plants which will succeed 

 there. If water stands on certain parts of the land 

 an hour or two after rains, such places should be 

 drained. The best and most convenient part should 

 be used for the kitchen garden. A sheltered place, 

 on the south side of a fence or building, will be 

 right for a cold frame. Fertilizer and lime can be 

 provided according to the needs of the land. No 

 work is more interesting than surveying your land 

 and planning for its improvement. 



Succession of Crops 



In many states the early crops are completed in 

 time for another to be started and ripened during 



