Category: History - Modern (1750+)
Chapter Page Preface vii I. The Value of Back-yard and Vacant-lot 1 Gardening II. How to Make a Start—Community Gardens 5 III. Tools 10 IV. The Site—The Soil and Its Preparation 15 V. Fertilizers 26 VI. The Kinds of Vegetables to Grow 32 VII. Planning the Garden 36 VIII. Seeds...
Those who contemplate taking over a piece of land for the purpose of growing vegetables should, if the land has not previously produced a crop, obtain the opinion of a competent...
3. Part 3The seeds should be planted immediately after the drill is made, before the soil dries up. Consult the table in the Appendix showing the quantity of seed required to plant a row...
5. Part 5Muskmelon.—The cultivation of this crop is very much like that of cucumber. Muskmelons are rather more susceptible to cold than the latter, and in consequence the soil and air m...
4. Part 4It is made by dissolving four ounces of bluestone in an earthenware or wooden vessel in one and one-half gallons of water. The lime is slaked in another vessel by adding water g...
1. Part 1Chapter Page Preface vii I. The Value of Back-yard and Vacant-lot 1 Gardening II. How to Make a Start—Community Gardens 5 III. Tools 10 IV. The Site—The Soil and Its Preparation...
6. Part 6Potatoes may also be stored outdoors in sections where the winters are not too severe. A high-lying sandy piece of ground should be chosen on which to make the “pit.” Dig out th...