36 GARDEN PROJECT 
come from the dried blood as in the case of sodium 
nitrate. i 
Steamed bone meal is a good form of phosphorus 
for the vegetable garden. Phosphorus may be sup- 
plied much cheaper by using raw rock phosphate, but 
it must be applied two or three years in advance. The 
use of acid phosphate is more justifiable in vegetable 
growing where quick results are desired than in gen- 
eral farming, though it carries with it some acid. If 
lime is applied every two or three years, it will correct 
any acidity that may accumulate in the soil. 
Sulphate of potassium is a good form of potassium 
to use on a vegetable garden. This element, while 
abundant in most soils, will frequently cause added 
yields, especially in the case of root crops. Wood 
ashes are always an especially good form to use, and 
all the wood ashes which accumulate on the farm 
should be carefully stored away under cover so that 
no leaching will occur. Wood ashes will nowhere give 
better results than in the vegetable garden. Coal ashes 
have no value as a fertilizer, though they can often be 
used effectively in helping to loosen a ‘‘tight’’ soil. 
Laying out the home garden. The laying out of the 
garden will largely depend upon the ease of tending 
and the most profitable use of the land. The vegeta- 
bles should be planted in long rows rather than. in 
patches. If not enough of one vegetable is used to 
plant a whole row, two or three kinds can be grown 
in a single row. The planting should be started on 
one side of the garden and should proceed across it 
with the season. It is hard to work up the soil if 
patches are left between beds of growing vegetables. 
The coarser crops that are cultivated with horse tools 
should be grouped together as nearly as possible. The 
