. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . y^Sifca-rtii.! -•? vi^ih-iinVM- iA^i :—; ^__ 93. To illustrate good preparation of ground. mulch, but it is too shallow; and the under soil is so open andcloddy that the water runs through it. When the land is once properly prepared, the soil-mulch ismaintained by surf ace-working tools. In field practice, thesetools are harrows and horse cultivators of various kinds; inhome garden practice they are wheel-hoes, rakes, and manypatterns of hand hoes and sc
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . y^Sifca-rtii.! -•? vi^ih-iinVM- iA^i :—; ^__ 93. To illustrate good preparation of ground. mulch, but it is too shallow; and the under soil is so open andcloddy that the water runs through it. When the land is once properly prepared, the soil-mulch ismaintained by surf ace-working tools. In field practice, thesetools are harrows and horse cultivators of various kinds; inhome garden practice they are wheel-hoes, rakes, and manypatterns of hand hoes and scarifiers, with finger-weeders andother small implements for work directly among the plants. 100 MANUAL OF GARDENING A garden soil is not in good condition when it is hard andcrusted on top. The crust may be the cause of wasting water,it keeps out the air, and in general it is an uncongenial physicalcondition; but its evaporation of water is probably its chiefdefect. Instead of pouring water on the land, therefore, we. 94. To illustrate poor preparation of ground. first attempt to keep the moisture in the land. If, however,the soil becomes so dry in spite of you that the plants do notthrive, then water the bed. Do not sprinkle it, but water it clear through at evening. Then in the morning, whenthe earth begins to dry, loosen the surface again to keep thewater from getting away. Sprinkling the plants every day ortwo is one of the surest ways of spoiling them. We may waterthe ground with a garden-rake. THE HANDLING OF THE LAND 101 Hand tools for weeding and subsequent Ullage and other handwork. Any of the cultivators and wheel-hoes are as useful for thesubsequent tilling of the crop as for the initial preparation ofthe land, but there are other tools also that greatly facilitatethe keeping of the plantation in order. Yet wholly aside fromthe value of a tool as an implement of tillage and as a weaponfor the pursuit of weeds, is its merit merely as a shapely andinterestin
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