CHAPTER V 



PLANNING THE HOME GARDEN 



THE plan of the consumer's garden will 

 differ as the individual tastes differ, but 

 a loss of time and money will be avoided if the 

 garden is well thought out before the planting 

 season arrives. 



The assortment and continuous supply of 

 vegetables will depend largely upon the 

 amount of land available as well as upon the 

 method of planning and planting. Of the two 

 types of garden practices, intensive and exten- 

 sive, the intensive is by far the more important 

 and, in most cases, is necessary if the desired 

 results are to be obtained. The intensive 

 method of gardening, if properly planned and 

 executed, is considered the best in suburban 

 and city gardens especially, because the entire 

 effort and interest is concentrated on a small 



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