Show Make Male Plans for Gardens Before Planting Time Plan the farm garden before plantIng plantIng planting plant- plant Ing advises J. J G. G Moore of the Uni University ver of Wisconsin horticulture de tie Just as the carpenter cannot build a R satisfactory house without a plan prepared in advance so should a farmer farmer far tar mer mer not attempt to plant the garden bed before planning for It ft declares this authority That the garden is to tobe tobe tobe be small is not a good excuse for neglecting neg neg- neglecting to make malee a plan it being all the themore themore themore more important to secure maximum returns In such cases Therefore e Moore 1 points out the wise gardener gardener will plan pIau l his Is garden on paper well in ad advance ric of planting time According to Moore 1 the plan should show the location of each ach row and the crop to- to to-be to be planted the planted the distance of each row from one end of the garden garden and and the sequence for the lie different tilt dif ferent plantings when more than han op one planting is to be made The soil n Is a prime prime- factor In a successful successful suc suc- garden garden garden- he lie says One of the first essentials Is that the garden plot have good drainage for vegetables ye cannot thrive in water-logged water soil soli If It the land Is low and marshy he advises advises ad ad- vises gardening on raised beds Texture of the soil soU Is also very ery Important important Im im- im Moore believes H Ho He defines the ideal garden soil soli texture as fine and loose and to attain these qualities ties In soils of the lumpy lump heavy henvy type he hee recommends adding organic material material mate mate- material rial or lime and In some cases applying applying apply apply- ing sand or using coal ashes ashe where here the soIl soli Is extremely heavy |