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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 the time we must watch out for these little foes little in size, but tremendous in the havoc they make.
Fighting plant enemies. Of the first the most useful is the covered frame. It consists usually of a wooden box, some eighteen inches to two feet square and about eight high, covered with glass, protecting cloth, mosquito netting or mosquito wire.
Landscape Gardening Landscape gardening has often been likened to the painting of a picture.
Requisites Of The Home Vegetable Garden. The ideal garden soil is a "rich, sandy loam." And the fact cannot be overemphasized that such soils usually are made, not found.
Spirit Wines Guidelines The alcoholic drinks are generally said to be very bad for one's health. The truth of the matter is that there are some types of booze, which may even improve it. Let us look at wine for instance. It may very well make the blood less likely to clot, due to its anticoagulation effect.
The Cultivation Of Vegetables Before taking up the garden vegetables individually, I shall outline the general practice of cultivation, which applies to all.
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 when great rock masses were crumbling and breaking up.
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.
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.
Wild-Flower Garden. 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 fixing up a real for sure wild garden.
