SPADE YOUR 
SOIL DEEPLY! 
Deep spading is a must to make a good garden 
bed. Observe the young gardener above you dig- 
ging her future garden. The tines of her spading 
fork have completely disappeared. She has pushed 
her fork straght down at right angles to the 
ground. All she has to do now is bend back the 
shaft, displace the earth and lift up a generous 
amount of soil which she will turn up and crumble. 
She will then be ready to mix peat moss, compost 
or fertilizer to condition and strengthen the soil. 
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Break Up Your Soil 
A rich sandy loam is well adapted to gardening. 
Other kinds are suitable, but stiff clays need plenty 
of fibrous material and must be thoroughly broken 
up. Sandy soils generally need additional fertiliz- 
ing. Work the soil deeply and make the top 3 or 
4 inches as fine and as loose as possible. Much 
weed killing can be done by hoeing or raking just 
before planting. Do not try to break up your 
soil while it is wet. It’s a good idea to work in 
your soil conditioner at this time, too. 
Fertilize The Trench 
After the rows have been either scratched into 
the soil with either a cultivator, the sharp end of 
a hoe or any other suitable implement, it will be 
wise to fertilize the trench with Vigoro, the Com- 
plete plant food or any other appropriate fertil- 
izer, (See page 16). Only a light sprinkling is 
necessary. It is highly recommended that this 
sprinkling be thoroughly watered down prior to 
planting. 
IF YOUR SOIL IS THE 
Neat, straight rows make for better gardening. 
The use of twine, or fishing string to lay out the 
garden rows is strongly recommended. A _ long, 
straight board, or even the use of a rake or hoe 
handle to lay out the parallel lines can be highly 
satisfactory. Straight rows mcke it easier to plant 
and to cultivate the growing garden besides making 
it look efficient and pleasant to the eye. The 
time spent in laying out a pretty garden row will 
pay off plenty during the growing season. 
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Plant Your Seed 
The soil should be moist but never wet, at the 
time of planting seed in open ground. To retain 
moisture after plcnting, cover seed immediately 
with the fine, freshly-prepared earth hilled-up 
after digging the trench, pressing down firmly and 
smoothly. This firming of the soil brings the part- 
icles of earth into close contact with seeds, pre- 
vents drying out, and facilitates growth. 
HARD CLAY-TYPE 
WHICH BAKES LIKE A BRICK’IN. THE SUN 
USE KRILIUM SOIL 
CONDITIONER TO 
MAKE IT LIGHT AND 
LOAMY 
Krilium Soil Conditioner chemic- 
ally changes hard soils into pour- 
ous, loose, well-granulated soils 
that have good penetration and 
good moisture-holding capacity. It 
allows air to get down into the 
soil so that fertilizers can do their 
work more efficiently. 
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