American homes and gardens . e wireor cord need not be stretched upon the stakesuntil the stalks are fairly grown, but it is ad-visable to put the stakes in position early inthe season to avoid the possibility of injuryto the plants after they have got a good start,for they are then easily bruised and wire or cord should be run in several di-rections in order to furnish efficient supportwithout the necessity of having the stalkslean out from the perpendicular. For twoyears past I have made use of wire nettingwith a large mesh, placed over the bed andfastened upon stakes about 18 inche
American homes and gardens . e wireor cord need not be stretched upon the stakesuntil the stalks are fairly grown, but it is ad-visable to put the stakes in position early inthe season to avoid the possibility of injuryto the plants after they have got a good start,for they are then easily bruised and wire or cord should be run in several di-rections in order to furnish efficient supportwithout the necessity of having the stalkslean out from the perpendicular. For twoyears past I have made use of wire nettingwith a large mesh, placed over the bed andfastened upon stakes about 18 inches plants find no difficulty in workingthrough the large meshes and with support ofthis kind they dispose themselves in a naturalmanner. The netting need not be placedover the bed before the early part of that time most of the weeds which willappear during the season have been disposed ofand the netting will not greatly interferewith the proper cultivation of the beds. July, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 53. ou, sir: You wish tonave the very best in thenew home; to bulla it foryour children—strong; tobulla it for your owncomfort—warm in winterand cool in summer; tobuild it economically anaartistically — then, sir,you must investigate Concrete
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