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to make such plantings as will provide vegetables for every month 

 of the year. Too often the tendency is to make liberal plantings of 

 the classes that are edible during the summer and fall months, but 

 cannot be stored or preserved for winter consumption. Too much 



Fig. 72. — A student garden showing various combinations of companion cropping. 



thought cannot be given the whole problem of what to plant to 

 meet fully the requirements of the family. 



1. What are the main considerations in determining what veg- 



etables to plant in the home garden ? 



2. How do vegetables differ in their composition and food values ? 



5. How much to plant. — This is always a perplexing problem 

 to the inexperienced gardener, and often to those who have had con- 



