GARDEN MANAGEMENT 



299 



should be applied again. This is much better than spraying 

 only two, or three, or four times a season. 



Sometimes arises the question of watering. Our summers 

 are often very dry, and often very hot. In spite of good 



Fig. 169. — The Sprat-Barkel used for Watering. 

 Late in the day is the best time. 



cultivation, the plants sometimes need water, and then the 

 gardener desires to come to their help. Maybe, for lack of 

 water to put on the plants, he must wait patiently for rain, 

 meanwhile cultivating thoroughly. But if he has water, 

 there is just one rule to follow: Give a good drenching, and 

 then wait for several days, rather than water a little daily. 



