Trie Garden Movies, 



No. 11 



A picture reminder of some of the timely 

 v?ork as the season closes. Muck 

 benefit next spring can be de- 

 rived from proper attention 

 now 



Photographs and Explanations' by 

 W. C. McCOLLOM 



Mulching the cane fruits. Unsatisfactory growth can 

 oftimes be traced to the winter killing of the roots, while not 

 destroying the plants entirely. Mulching with manure is 

 the best preventative. It also keeps the soil in a high state 

 of fertility; as the food material is washed into the soil 



Cleaning up the garden. Clean the garden thoroughly 

 in the fall as insect and garden pests of all kinds hibernate 

 beneath piles of decayed vegetation. Rake all corners, burn 

 rubbish and tops of vegetables of no value and dig in vege- 

 table tops that are still green for their fertilizing value 



, Liming the garden. It corrects the soil acids, breaks 

 down the masses of earth, releases the natural food content 

 of the soil and acts as a mild fertilizer. Apply lime every 

 second or third year to cultivated land and always to new 

 ground before cultivating. Lime is inexpensive. Use at 

 the rate of 100 pounds to 1,000 square feet of area 



Keeping what you have. Do not neglect valuable gar- 

 den crops at harvesting time. Husk the com stalks and store 

 the potatoes in a dry frostproof cellar. Vegetables that have 

 been previously stored should be looked over occasionally 



Covering the plants for winter. Cover strawberries, 

 late sowings of onions, turnips, spinach and all plants that 

 are left in the garden over winter with light material such as 

 salt hay, leaves, litter, or even cornstalks. It is advisable 

 to occasionally loosen up the covering as it matts down and 

 loses its protecting value 







Protecting storage trenches. Protect vegetables ac- 

 cording to the weather conditions. During severe freezing 

 weather don't hesitate to add com stalks, leaves, or litter as it 

 is easily removed if conditions warrant it. Place tar paper 

 over the trenches to prevent the penetration of rain into the 

 protecting material. When such does occur the trenches 

 must be opened and the protecting material dried 



Trenching the ground. Trench the garden in late fall, 

 thus destroying myriads of insects, trapping them before 

 they can get below the frost, admitting air beneficial to the 

 lower soils and adding depth to the mass of loose earth. Dig 

 the trenches from two to three feet deep and as close together 

 as possible, alternating the direction of the trenches each year. 

 Trenching is practised annually in the productive gardens of 

 England 



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Protecting the strawberries. Too early covering of 

 the strawberry plants causes winter killing, the reason being 

 that nature has not had an opportunity to properly ripen the 

 growth. Wait until a crust is formed on the ground by the 

 frost. Use well rotted manure, being careful not to bury the 

 crowns or they will decay. The winter mulch is also a supply 

 of ready food in spring 



