A wild-flower garden has a most attractive sound. One thinks of long tramps in the woods, collecting material, and then of the fun in fix...
Showing posts with label Gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gardening. Show all posts
Friday, 6 July 2012
VEGETABLE CULTURE.
As a rule, we choose to grow bush beans rather than pole beans. I cannot make up my mind whether or not this is from sheer laziness. In a ...
THE GENESIS OF SOIL.
Soil primarily had its beginning from rock together with animal and vegetable decay, if you can imagine long stretches or periods of time...
THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES.
Before taking up the garden vegetables individually, I shall outline the general practice of cultivation, which applies to all. The pur...
REQUISITES OF THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN.
In deciding upon the site for the home vegetable garden it is well to dispose once and for all of the old idea that the garden "patch...
PLANTING SEEDS.
Any reliable seed house can be depended upon for good seeds; but even so, there is a great risk in seeds. A seed may to all appearances b...
MAKING A GARDEN.
The first thing in garden making is the selection of a spot . Without a choice, it means simply doing the best one can with conditions. W...
LANDSCAPE GARDENING.
Landscape gardening has often been likened to the painting of a picture. Your art-work teacher has doubtless told you that a good picture...
GARDEN PESTS.
If we could garden without any interference from the pests which attack plants, then indeed gardening would be a simple matter. But all t...
FIGHTING PLANT ENEMIES.
The devices and implements used for fighting plant enemies are of two sorts: (1) those used to afford mechanical protection to the pla...
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