. Vegetable growing projects. Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 302 VEGETABLE GROWING PROJECTS 4. The tall plants, as corn and peas, should be placed so that they will not shade the other crops. 5. It is necessary to practice companion and succession cropping in order to utilize all of the ground to the best advantage. Satis- factory plans for the economical use of the soil throughout the. Fig. 75.—A well-managed war garden. There are no vacancies in this garden. season cannot be made without a thorough knowledge of the plants to be grown, with special reference to their habit o


. Vegetable growing projects. Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 302 VEGETABLE GROWING PROJECTS 4. The tall plants, as corn and peas, should be placed so that they will not shade the other crops. 5. It is necessary to practice companion and succession cropping in order to utilize all of the ground to the best advantage. Satis- factory plans for the economical use of the soil throughout the. Fig. 75.—A well-managed war garden. There are no vacancies in this garden. season cannot be made without a thorough knowledge of the plants to be grown, with special reference to their habit of growth and time of maturity. There is no model plan that is equally suitable for all home gardens. Every plan should be prepared with a view of getting the best results for the family to be supplied. It is believed, how- ever, that the plans, prepared by Mr. Bechtel, and published in Extension Circular No. 76 of The Pennsylvania State College, will be found exceedingly helpful, especially to those who have had little experience as garden makers. See page 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 Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York, Macmillan


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