. Gardening for all. A handbook on growing vegetables and fruit, and the prevention & destruction of insect pests of the garden, ... Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture; Garden pests. Gardening for All. 2g Some has fallen into crevices, others upon stony ground, and others under clods. The moisture evaporates from the crevices and the seeds cannot germinate, or they fall too deeply in the earth. The tender seedlings cannot force their way through clods to the light, or uplift stones, and so they perish ! Pulverise the soil before seed sowing! Harrow and cross-harrow it. Fork it, and fork it
. Gardening for all. A handbook on growing vegetables and fruit, and the prevention & destruction of insect pests of the garden, ... Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture; Garden pests. Gardening for All. 2g Some has fallen into crevices, others upon stony ground, and others under clods. The moisture evaporates from the crevices and the seeds cannot germinate, or they fall too deeply in the earth. The tender seedlings cannot force their way through clods to the light, or uplift stones, and so they perish ! Pulverise the soil before seed sowing! Harrow and cross-harrow it. Fork it, and fork it again, and again if necessary! This is labour well spent; it is tilling and cultivating the soil for a clear, definite, and sure purpose. For most seeds the soil cannot be worked too freely if it is at all stiff. Lighter and sandier soils are rarely worked too much, therefore break them up and give the delicate seedlings a chance to come Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Udale, James. Stourbridge, Mark & Moody
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