BACK YARD GARDENS 



develop a sense of civic pride which will cure 

 the evil of thoughtless stealing. 



Dogs and cats running over the gardens is 

 another problem that may be met by construct- 

 ing a close mesh wire fence about the garden 

 and planting tall peas, tall growing tomatoes, 

 grape vines and small fruits along the fence, 

 training the plants over it. In this way the 

 fence is a support to certain crops and it does 

 not spoil the looks of the garden or give an im- 

 pression of imfriendliness. This practice may 

 be followed in any garden, city or rural. 



If there is any one type of garden where 

 intensive gardening should be practiced it 

 should be in the city garden. The soil should 

 be kept busy producing all the time, and just 

 as soon as one crop is removed another should 

 have been started between the ripening crop. 

 It is not always practical to start early crops in 

 flats in the kitchen window for transplanting 

 because the plants are seldom healthy. Buy 

 such plants as tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, 

 peppers, celery, etc., and transplant these be- 



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