. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. rnyard scrapings orother fine compost, and mix this well withthe soil. Usually this job can be done easiestwith a good, small-toothed cultivator, butas the home grower requires only an aggre-gate furrow length of from 100 to ;iOO feet,hand work will answer first rate. Whenthe garden is already rich, a little old henmanure or other compost, or some good fer-tilizer, or perhaps wood ashes, may bestrewn along where the row is to be will require but little time or effort to hoe
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. rnyard scrapings orother fine compost, and mix this well withthe soil. Usually this job can be done easiestwith a good, small-toothed cultivator, butas the home grower requires only an aggre-gate furrow length of from 100 to ;iOO feet,hand work will answer first rate. Whenthe garden is already rich, a little old henmanure or other compost, or some good fer-tilizer, or perhaps wood ashes, may bestrewn along where the row is to be will require but little time or effort to hoe or spade this manure into the groundto the width of a foot or so the whole lengthof the row or rows. Then rake with a goodgarden rake. Always set the plants in straight lines. Apatch then presents a beautiful sight, ofwhich the owner can be proud. We alwaysplant along a tightly-stretched garden line,to be sure of perfect work. The plants, ofcourse, should have a perfectly developedroot system. Shorten the tops and cut awaythe ends of long roots when setting them. The chief point in this work, is that the. Twiu of Qarlami llvwer, drawn on the Popular Gardening GroundsBlossoms bright pl7ik; natural size. soil be moist, neither sticky nor dust-dry,and that fresh earth is brought in close con-tact with the roots by firming. When theground, in a dry spell, is completely driedout, water may be applied along the row ahalf day or so before the plants are to beset. This will moisten the ground suffic-iently for setting the plants, and often ismuch better than watering after planting. A hot-weather device recently suggestedis to stand a board on edge close to the rowof plants on the south side, held there by afew small stakes driven into the provides protection from the burningsun, and the plants will thrive wonderfullyin the half shade thus provided. Cultivateand hoe as you would Beets or similar crops. When the plants have made good growth,say some time in September, pack a
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