A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDENING 



more fertilizer, if any, until the latter part 

 of the season, and then only a small amount 

 will be required — just enough to enable the 

 soil to do its share in ripening off the plants 

 that are growing in it. But if, at any time, 

 the plants seem to lag or come to a stand- 

 still enough should be given to stimulate 

 active growth. 



Careful watch should be kept of every- 

 thing in the garden, and prompt advantage 

 should be taken of any tendency toward 

 slow development by making fresh apphca- 

 tions of whatever fertilizer was used at the 

 beginning of the season. In order to attain 

 the success that the gardener aims at in 

 the cultivation of vegetables it is absolutely 

 necessary to keep them going steadily ahead 

 from start to finish, and this can only be 

 done by supplying them with a generous 

 amount of plant-food. There should be no 

 alternations of liberal feeding and lack of 

 feeding. 



