The Home Garden 



September will prove to any man who is 

 open to conviction that a good garden, and a 

 small-fruit plantation, are among the best of 

 all investments it is possible for him to make. 

 He can live on the fat of the land now. Every- 

 thing of the best and freshest in the vegetable 

 line is at his disposal, and if he grows his own 

 grapes, blackberries and other fruits, he is an 

 independent man, and he has reason to be 

 proud of his riches. He has no need to envy 

 the man who has a great bank account. His 

 garden is his bank — not on a very large scale, 

 perhaps, but one that is not likely to fail, and 

 from which he will realize compound interest 

 on his investments in it. I wish every amateur 

 gardener, at this time of the year, would think 

 the matter over, and '*take stock'' of his 

 wealth in garden stuff. 



The tops of asparagus can be mowed off, 

 to prevent the scattering of seed, w^hich will 

 produce a set of plants that you will have no 

 use for. New beds can be made now. 



Do not cultivate among blackberries and 

 other small fruit after this month. Continued 

 cultivation encourages continued growth. Late 

 growth of branches is very undesirable. 



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