. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1919. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. TheW. W. Barnard Co., Seedsmen 231-235 West Madison Street, CHICAGO GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES Hints to Those Who Have a Limited Area and Have Little or No Experience First of all, as soon as the ground has dried out it should be dug fully a spade deep, and if it has not been used previously for grow- ing plants the soil should be turned over and left in a rough state for a few days so that the sun and air may sweeten it; at this time
. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1919. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. TheW. W. Barnard Co., Seedsmen 231-235 West Madison Street, CHICAGO GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES Hints to Those Who Have a Limited Area and Have Little or No Experience First of all, as soon as the ground has dried out it should be dug fully a spade deep, and if it has not been used previously for grow- ing plants the soil should be turned over and left in a rough state for a few days so that the sun and air may sweeten it; at this time a light dressing of Wood Ashes or air slaked lime would correct any acidity (sourness) of the soil and also prove beneficial to the plants grown. A good spading fork is a necessity, for you can turn over the soil easier than with a spade; forked soil will break into smaller pieces, while spaded soil is inclined to remain in slices just as it was turned up, and requires more effort to get it fine and mellow for the seeds. Push the spade or fork down as deep as you can, so as to loosen the under soil; you won't have to lift the whole mass and turn it over, but it is necessary that the soil be broken as deep as possible. The soil should not be so wet when spaded that it is "sticky" for when it dries out it will remain in the same lumpy condition as when first turned. Take a good handful of dirt and squeeze it—if it sticks together it is too wet to work. Better wait a day or two before spading, then break the lumps with the hoe. and finish the work with a steel garden rake. Sandy soil can be worked several days earlier than clay. If the ground is low and inclined to hold water late in spring, or during wet spells in summer, you will find that it will pay to underdrain, provided you can get an outlet for the tile. If you have a city garden, this will probably be out of the question, and you will have to wait until the ground gets dry enough to work. If you underdrain the
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