64 GARDEN PROJECT 
GARDEN RULES 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
Bureau or EpucatTion 
WaAsHINGTON, D. C. 
1. Location. The vegetable garden should be located where 
the plants will receive sufficient sunlight and air. 
2. Soil. The soil should be deep, rich, mellow, and well 
drained. 
3. Seeds. Only the best vegetable seeds, purchased from reli- 
able seedsmen, should be planted. ; 
4. Plants. All vegetable plants, such as cabbage, lettuce, to- 
ma.toes, pepper, and eggplant, ete., should be grown, not purchased. 
5. Fertilizer. Make three applications of commercial ferti- 
lizer at intervals during the growing season, rather than one 
application of the entire amount. F 
6. Cultivation.. The soil between the rows should be kept 
well hoed. The garden should be free of weeds. 
7. Intensive gardening. Use every square foot of garden 
space. Plant companion crops whenever possible. As soon as 
one crop is harvested, plant another. Eliminate all paths and 
weeds. 
8. Harvesting. Allow no vegetable to go to waste. Can or 
sell what cannot be used fresh by the family. 
9. Seasons. Practice all-year-round gardening. 
10. Records. Accurate records of expenditures and receipts 
should be kept, as well as the dates of planting and of harvesting 
each crop. 
RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING COMPANION 
AND SUCCESSION CROPS FOR THE 
HOME GARDEN 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BuREAU OF EDUCATION 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
I. Never choose vegetables belonging to the same plant family 
for either a companion or a succession crop. 
