Tke Garden Monies, No. 9. 



Conservation by" timely steps to outfit early frost — Laying tke foundation for next year's campaign. 



the end of the season ap- 

 there are plenty of things 

 active list. The beginner is 

 ikely to feel that a period of rest 

 has come, but not so! Now is the time to 

 nurse the season's maturing work and also to 

 lay the foundation fgr next year's war garden. 

 For example: all kinds of weeds, especially the 

 annuals are seeding, and fertile fields may be 

 impoverished by neglecting to destroy the weed 

 hedges which are usually allowed to grow un- 



molested around the sides of the garden. Seed- 

 ing process must be stopped by keeping the sides 

 of the garden clean. Weeds can be more easily 

 eliminated now than at any other season. 



It is much easier to fall in line in a parade than 

 it is to make the necessary preparations for one; 

 that is why most gardeners are following in the 

 footsteps of others, but the successful gardener 

 is the one who looks ahead, thinks ahead, and 

 acts ahead. Start now to gather all the burlap, 

 wrapping paper and other materials which will 



young orchards these crops protect the roots 

 during winter and should be sown if for no 

 other reason than to prevent winter-killing. 



There is no gain in allowing potatoes to re- 

 main in the ground after the vines have died 

 down and the potatoes are ripe. Use a fork 

 when digging, working it in from the side of the 

 hill, rather than from the centre. Let the tubers 

 remain exposed to dry for several hours before 

 storing. Size of tuber alone is the gage for 

 the time of digging sweet potatoes. 



Prolong the tomato season by wrapping sound unripe fruit 



Expose potatoes to air before storing 



be useful to protect vegetables and flowers from 

 early frosts. Usually we have a killing frost 

 followed by several weeks of very fine weather. 

 If protected from the first frost gardens keep grow- 

 ing for some time after. 



All rubbish, decayed vegetable tops and 

 weeds that have been destroyed, should be cleaned 

 up and burned as such materials give harbor to 

 hosts of insects to bother next year. 



All cleared ground where crops have been 

 growing should be sown with cover crops. New 

 gardens now being made ready for next season 

 should be sown with these soil builders. 



Generally speaking, for the average soil a 

 mixture for fall sowing is made by using equal 

 parts of rye and red clover. The effect of cover 

 crops on the soil when plowed under is identical 

 with an application of well rotted manure. In 



I jfVny kind of cover over beans will ward off the first sharp frost 



Cover individual tender plants by putting a bag over 



Old corn stalks make good protection for low growing crops 



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This protective bridge will appreciably prolong the crops 





