The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Busy Woman's Garden Book, by Ida D. Bennett

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	Planning the Garden	1
II	Hotbeds, Cold Frames and Flats	12
III	Planting Seed in the Open Ground	36
IV	Transplanting	48
V	Garden Tools	53
VI	Holding and Increasing the Fertility of Soil	64
VII	Asparagus	80
VIII	Early Spring Vegetables	86
IX	Mid-Season Vegetables	122
X	Vegetables of the Vine Family	171
XI	Vegetables Less Commonly Grown	186
XII	Quantity of Seed Required	200
XIII	Sweet, Pot and Medicinal Herbs	202
XIV	Plant Enemies and Insecticides	208
XV	Winter Storage	220
XVI	Canning the Garden Surplus for Winter Use	232
XVII	Fall Work in the Garden	256
XVIII	The Annual Garden	261
XIX	The Hardy Garden	273
XX	The Planting of Fall Bulbs	282
XXI	Economy in the Purchase of Shrubbery	289
XXII	A Continuous Succession of Bloom in the Shrubbery	297
XXIII	Gardening for Shut-Ins	308
XXIV	The Possibilities of a City Flat	318

THE BUSY WOMAN'S
GARDEN BOOK

CONTENTS