PART II 

 GARDEN OPERATIONS AND EXERCISES 



CHAPTER III 

 PLANNING THE GARDEN 



Shape of Garden. — There are many ways of planning a 

 school garden or a home garden. When there is an oppor- 

 tunity for choice in the matter of shape, let the garden be a 

 rather long rectangle instead of ^square (Fig. 12). This .gives 

 more chance to use a plow in preparing the ground. The im- 

 portance of this will be realized when the time arrives for spad- 

 ing up the soil for planting. Plowing is much easier than 

 spading. The laborious work of spading the whole garden 

 should be avoided if possible. In the larger gardens, plowing, 

 harrowing and also cultivating between the rows may be done 

 with horse power. Lay out the garden with such plans in 

 mind. 



Location. — Let the school garden be so located as to be 

 as near the school building as possible, but do not let it inter- 

 fere with the playgrounds. It is best to have a place for 

 both garden and play. 



In figures 13, 14, 15 and 16 good locations are suggested 

 for small and for large grounds. In crowded cities, if the 

 school grounds are too small for gardens, a vacant lot or 

 several lots may be found near enough to be suitable for use 

 (Fig. 17). If the garden can be all in one place, so much 

 the better. The work of preparation and care are easier. 



Protecting the Garden. — It is usually necessary to pro- 

 tect the school garden as well as the home garden. In the 

 country a fence may be necessary to keep out chickens, cows 

 or other animals; while in the city a fence suitable to turn 



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