CHAPTER XIV 
VEGETABLE GARDENING 
Every Home Needs a Garden. —By raising a garden 
at home, the cost of living is lowered, and the family 
will also have food which it would otherwise do without. 
Fresh wholesome vegetables should be .a part of the diet 
of everyone, and if these vegetables are grown at home, 
much worry and time are saved in planning and pre¬ 
paring meals. The home garden will offer opportunity 
for the boys and girls to do work that is a credit to 
themselves and their country. Very often an indus¬ 
trious child will produce enough vegetables for the family 
and have a surplus to sell, which will aid him in getting 
an education. Gardening offers physical exercise and 
out-of-door recreation, as well as pleasure and profit. 
While working with plants, one learns many things 
about them which develops interest in growing plants. 
By turning small undesirable waste places into gardens 
which will yield food and add beauty to our surround¬ 
ings, we become useful citizens. Also a gardener will 
get joy, contentment, and happiness from raising vege¬ 
tables. 
Location and Site. —The garden should be located 
near the house so it will be convenient for the housewife 
to gather vegetables. The housewife finds it incon¬ 
venient to depend on the busy farmer to bring vege¬ 
tables to the house at the proper time. The best site 
for the home garden is a southern slope with good nat- 
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