. Dreer's garden calendar : 1880. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Drcers Garden Calendar. 3 VEOKTABLE Preparation of the Grouxd.—To secure a fair return in seasonable crops, for the labor and outlay invested, it is essential that the soil of the Vegetable Garden should be well under- drained, thoroughly trenched or subsoiled, and enriched by a judicious application of fertilizing material. It is still the current opinion, based on experience, that for all purposes well-com- posted barn-yard manure, when available, is the best materia
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1880. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Drcers Garden Calendar. 3 VEOKTABLE Preparation of the Grouxd.—To secure a fair return in seasonable crops, for the labor and outlay invested, it is essential that the soil of the Vegetable Garden should be well under- drained, thoroughly trenched or subsoiled, and enriched by a judicious application of fertilizing material. It is still the current opinion, based on experience, that for all purposes well-com- posted barn-yard manure, when available, is the best material. "NVe do not deny, however, that several of the concentrated manures, now manufactured, are useful and convenient, especially for a succession of crops. The exposure of a garden has much to do with the early maturity of the crops; an exposure to the morning sun is desirable. The soil must be in a friable state to secure the jjrompt vege- tation of the seeds, and the destruction, or rather prevention, of weeds, is one of the most desira- ble results of frequent stirring of the surface. Soils are susceptible of alteration and improve- ment in texture; heavy clays cau be rendered open and porous, and light sandy soils may be consolidated and rendered more retentive of moisture. For all such details we must refer the amateur to more extensive treatises on these subjects, to be found in our " Farmer's and Gar- dener's ; See page 128. Garden Requisites.—There are several aids to the economical management of the garden, which are almost indispensable ; one of these is the HOT-BED frame for the forwarding of plants for early planting. A frame, such as is shown in the cut, may be made of various sizes, ae- cordinsr to the size of garden, from four sashes upwards. The length of sash is generally 6 feet by 4 wide, the size of glass, 8 by 10 inches, in- bearers, making the entire frame of four sashes 16 feet 3 inches by 6 feet. The frame should ha
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