A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDENIXG 



be done vvith the facility which characterizes 

 row-planting, nor can the hoe be used as ef- 

 fectively. There is really no argument that 

 can be advanced in favor of the old bedding 

 system for gardens in which we propose to 

 use labor-saving implements. 



If possible^ have the rows run north and 

 south. This enables the sun to get at the 

 ground lengthwise of the rows, and between 

 thenij which it could not do if they ran east 

 and west, as the plants in them would shade 

 all the ground except that in the first and 

 most southerly row. It is not enough that 

 the sun should get at the tops of the plants. 

 The soil needs its vivifying effect. 



Plant with regard to the height and habit 

 of the vegetables you propose to grow. Give 

 corn a place at the side of the garden. Then 

 peas w^hich grow tall enough to require bush- 

 ing, and then beans, working down tinough 

 potatoes, tomatoes, and beets and other low- 

 growing kinds to onions, radishes, and cu- 

 cumbers. 



If the garden-cultivator is to be used, 

 leave a space about eighteen inches wide 

 between the rows to work in. This imple- 

 ment can be adjusted to fit any width de- 

 sired. Its teeth can be set to throw the soil 

 toward a plant or awav from it. It can be 



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