. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. 100 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING plowed, it should be harrowed immediately. Plowing done at a drying season of the year, either spring or summer, should be harrowed promptly to prevent the formation of clods. This plan will also preserve the moisture necessary for the future growth of pla'uts. A period elapsing between the plowing of the soil and the planting of the crop is often spoken of as " bare ; During the bare fa
. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. 100 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING plowed, it should be harrowed immediately. Plowing done at a drying season of the year, either spring or summer, should be harrowed promptly to prevent the formation of clods. This plan will also preserve the moisture necessary for the future growth of pla'uts. A period elapsing between the plowing of the soil and the planting of the crop is often spoken of as " bare ; During the bare fallow period the soil should be kept well harrowed. If at any time the soil becomes beaten together by heavy rains, it must be loosened up as soon as dry enough by the Mse of a harrow or cultivator. This is one of the important secrets of any gardening. Never allow the soil to become hard and crusty, and never allow it to pack for lack of prompt surface tillage. Killing Weeds.âThe bare -m » w j^{ fallow period is the best time TV .-X ^^ ^ ^^^^ weeds. Weed seeds ger- minate from their coats at varying conditions of moisture, Fig. 59.âGarden-pea roots showing temperature, and depth below nodules containing the numerous bac- -câââ ^r^,^-,. .^-P j-l^^^.. â -m^ll teria that enable the plants to use nitro- SUrtaCC. iMauy Ot tlienl Will gen from air. germinate soon after plowing. The first harrowing will kill these by breaking the sprouts, and bring other seeds into suitable conditions for germination. These sprouts are broken by the next harrowing and so on. Each harrowing kills large numbers of weeds too small to be seen above ground; thus the weeds which would otherwise be troublesome in midsummer are destroyed before the garden is planted. The use of a harrow for this purpose before planting time is a much bettor method than the use of a hoe or other hand tools after tlio garden is growing. Other benefits derived from the frequent early harrowing of the garden before plant
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