A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDEXING 



Sod is cut from roadside or pasture in fall 

 and stacked up in the cellar for use in early 

 spring. WTien seed is to be sown^ invert the 

 piece of sod, and scatter the seed over the 

 surface, which, it will be understood, was 

 not the surface originally. In other words, 

 what icas the sm^face is nov\' the bottom of 

 the piece which receives the seed. ^Alien it 

 comes time to put the seedlings out of doors 

 the sod can be cut apart in such a manner 

 that each has its bit of soil, and this can be 

 transferred to the garden without interfering 

 in any way with the roots of the young plant. 



WHiile barnyard manure — especially that 

 which contains a good deal of cow manure 

 — is one of the very best of all fertilizers, it 

 is not always obtainable, and this makes it 

 necessary to resort to some kind of conmier- 

 cial fertilizer. If one is not familiar with 

 any of these fertilizers he ought not to select 

 at random, as he may get a kind not at all 

 adapted to his requirements. I would ad- 

 vise finding some one who understands the 

 peculiarity of the soil in his locahty, and 

 who has had some experience in the use of 

 commercial fertilizers, and being governed 

 by his advice. Experimental knowledge is 



often expensive, and the use of a fertilizer 



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