GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
This 18-in. path ran clear around the lot, leav- 
ing a large plot in the center. This plot was then 
marked off by string or wire to divide it into the 
vegetable gardens, with little walks between. The 
vegetable beds measured about 6 by 9 ft., but as 
6 ft. proved wide for small arms to reach over and 
cultivate, this year the beds are to be made 5 by 
10 ft. At first, too, each child grew its own few 
stalks of corn on its own bed, but it was difficult 
to manage, so now all the corn will be grown in one 
patch, where it can be more easily hoed. 
The radishes and lettuce, of course, grew most 
quickly, and within five or six weeks were ready for 
the table. On that memorable first day, from the 
fifteen beds, over one thousand radishes alone were 
picked, and that original planting continued to pro- 
duce for nearly a month. Successive plantings 
brought on plenty for the rest of the season. The 
lettuce, too, grew abundantly, while the cucumbers 
were especially fine. String beans were ready very 
early, and three plantings during the season pro- 
duced sometimes two to three quarts a week for 
each child. Tomatoes grew in such profusion that 
once during the hot weather when they ripened 
faster than usual, a neighboring hospital was given 
two bushels! 
And flowers! The children actually could not 
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