Planting Seeds

Any reliable seed house can bedepended upon for good seeds; but even so, there is a great risk in seeds. Aseed may to all appearances be all right and yet not have within it vitality enough,or power, to produce a hardy plant.If you save seed from your own plants youare able to ... Read More ...

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Cultivating Your Vegetables

Before taking up the gardenvegetables individually, I shall outline the general practice of cultivation,which applies to all.The purposes of cultivation arethree to get rid of weeds, and to stimulate growth by (1) letting air into the soiland freeing unavailable plant food, and (2) by conserving moisture.As to weeds, the gardener ... Read More ...

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Which Vegetables to Grow

As a rule, we choose to grow bushbeans rather than pole beans. I cannot make up my mind whether or not this isfrom sheer laziness. In a city backyard the tall varieties might perhaps be aproblem since it would be difficult to get poles. But these running beans canbe trained ... Read More ...

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Planting a Wildflower Garden

A wild-flower garden has a mostattractive 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.Many people say they have no luckat all with such a garden. It is not a question of luck, but a ... Read More ...

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Planting a Wildflower Garden

A wild-flower garden has a mostattractive 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.Many people say they have no luckat all with such a garden. It is not a question of luck, but a ... Read More ...

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How to Grow and Make Your Own Loofah Sponge

The loofah sponge (also calledluffa or loofa) is related to squash and watermelon, which are both trailingvines. People use the fruit�s fibrous interior for exfoliating the skin in a showeror bath. Rather than spend a bunch of money on a loofah sponge from the store,why not grow one, make it ... Read More ...

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