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THE BEGINNER'S GARDEN BOOK 



But you can always put in a cover-crop to benefit the garden. 

 In August put in crimson clover ; in early September winter 



vetch ; after the mid- 

 dle of September sow 

 rye. Sow them 

 broadcast, rake them 

 and roll them in, 

 and let them make 

 what growth they 

 will before winter. 

 They will keep the 

 ground from wash- 

 ing, and when dug 

 under in the spring 

 will provide what is 

 known as green ma- 

 nure. 



At all times the 

 garden should be 

 neat. To begin 

 with, put away all 

 tools as soon as you 

 have finished work- 

 ing. It is untidy to 

 leave them about, it 

 is bad for the tools, 

 and it is even dan- 

 gerous to leave a 

 tool where the edge 

 or points can be stepped on. In the next place, carry to the 

 compost heap all such refuse as old leaves and stalks, with 

 the plants that you pull up. Keep the compost heap itself 

 neat, its shape regular, and with no rubbish lying around its 



W^MStM 





Fig. 172. — A good trellis for pole-beans. 



