. The California vegetables in garden and field; a manual of practice with and without irrigation for semitropical countries. Vegetable gardening. 50 CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES apt to be careless about it and to trust to frequently filling the checks instead of regularly stirring the soil. This tends to cement the surface, exclude the air and make the soil sodden. The plants lose their free, healthy growth and show their distress. Raised Beds.—These are just the reverse of the check system for the ground surface is raised a little by the dirt thrown out in excavating narrow ditches about four or fi
. The California vegetables in garden and field; a manual of practice with and without irrigation for semitropical countries. Vegetable gardening. 50 CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES apt to be careless about it and to trust to frequently filling the checks instead of regularly stirring the soil. This tends to cement the surface, exclude the air and make the soil sodden. The plants lose their free, healthy growth and show their distress. Raised Beds.—These are just the reverse of the check system for the ground surface is raised a little by the dirt thrown out in excavating narrow ditches about four or five feet apart through which the water is allowed to flow slowly if the ground is nearly level; if slightly sloping, small dams are made at such distances apart as are necessary to hold the water at about uniform depth below the surfaces of the beds. In this system the distribution of the water is very largely accomplished by the capillarity of the soil, though the market gardeners who affect this method also shower. y-^y^^^^r:i^:'''ffV?i>P'^fS< Depressed Beds and Irrigation Systet. 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 Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James), 1848-1923; Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress) DLC. San Francisco, Pacific rural press
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