Planning the Garden 



elements that have been drawn upon most 

 heavily. In other words, we can give back to 

 the soil that which has been taken from it, 

 and fit it for the development of anything we 

 attempt to grow by the employment of proper 

 agents. In order to fully understand this 

 subject it will be necessary for the student- 

 gardener to inform himself as to the peculiari- 

 ties of the various fertilizers on the market, also 

 the peculiarities of the soil in his garden. But 

 if he does not care to do this, let him consult 

 with some person who has made a success of 

 vegetable-growing, and be governed by his 

 advice. This is, nine times out of ten, more 

 satisfactory than experimenting, unless one's 

 experiments can be carried on under the super- 

 vision of a practical man who has outgrown 

 the experimenting period. 



