Tumbledown Farm .9 Acres (give or take an acre or two)

CONTENTS

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Forewords by Prince Kropotkin . . . v

Extract from Prince Kropotkin's Fields, Factories, and Workshops... xi

Author's Preface ... ... ... ... xiii

List of Illustrations ... ... ... ... xxi

Introduction--The Farm at Mayland ... xxiii

Chap.

I.--French Gardening in France and in England ... 1

II.--The Site ... ... ... 7
Expert Management--Area--Locality­--Aspect--Soil--Drainage--Manure-­-Water--Transport--Access.

III.--Model Plan of a French Garden... 11
Definition of the Title--What Crops may be Grown--General Arrangement of Beds, Frames, Cloches, Sheds, Water-pipes, Stabling, etc.

IV.--Water ... ... ... ... 15
Need for a Good Supply--Quality­ Aeration--Elevated Tank--Pressure-­-Motor--Diameter of Pipes--Stand­-pipes and their Position--Hose-pipes and Reels.

V.--Manure ... ... ... ... 19
Necessity--Quality--Use for Hot-beds, for Cold-beds, for Soil, for Compost­--Value of Soil formed from Decayed Manure--Quantity required for New Garden--Manipulation--Further Sup­plies.

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VI.--Frames and Lights ... ... 23
Special Construction--Measurements­--Preservatives--Accessories--Reasons for Special Construction--Method of Using--Glazing.

VII.--Cloches, Cloche-carriers, and Pegs 28
Use of Cloches--Size--Cost--How to obtain them--"Cloche Carriers"­--"Cloche Pegs"--Space occupied when in use--Packing away--How to Repair.

VIII..---Mats, Tools, and Materials ... 31
Need for Mats--Size--Disinfecting­--How to use Mats--Manure Baskets and how to use them--Basket Stands­--Hand-barrows--List of all Tools, Materials, and Appliances necessary.

IX.--Packing Shed ... ... ... 34
Why needed--Size-·Construction--Use--Cold Chamber.

X.--Starting the Garden ... ... 36
When the Garden Year Begins--Time to Begin Operations on a New Garden--The Routine of Work--The Plan­ Access--Sheds--Stables--Drainage­ Fences--Irrigation--Compost--Manure--Frames, Lights, Cloches--Digging, Cleaning, and Manuring the Ground.

XI.--Seeds ... ... ... ... 41
Carrot--Cabbage Lettuce--Cos Lettuce--Cauliflower--Celery--Cucumber­--Endive--Melon--Radish--Spinach­--Turnip.

XII.--Raising Plants for Early Work ... 45
Attention to Details-Cropping Ar­rangements--Sowing--Pricking Out­--Transplanting in Frames and under Cloches--Hardy Lettuce in the Open­--Diseases.

XIII.--Crops on Hot-Beds under Frames 53

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XIV.--Crops on Hot-Beds under Cloches ... ... ... 59

XV.--Crops on Cold-Beds under Frames ... ... ... 62

XVI.--Second Series of Crops in the Frame and Cloche Hot-Beds 64
Lettuce--Cauliflower--Celery (to Bleach Celery)--Endive (to Bleach Endive)--Arrangement of Plantings.

XVII.--Melons ... ... ... ... 69

XVIII.--Cucumbers ... ... ... 76

XIX.--Asparagus ... ... ... 79

XX.--Strawberries ... ... ... 83

XXI.--Tomatoes ... ... ... 86

XXII.--Ridge Cucumbers, Vegetable Marrows ... ... ... 90

XXIII.--Several Small Crops ... ... 93
Turnips--Spinach--Lamb Lettuce­--Chervil.

XXIV.--Packing for Market ... ... 97

XXV.--To Make Straw Mats ... ... 101

XXVI.--Estimates of the Expenditure and Returns of a Two-acre Garden ... ... ... 103

XXVII.--Estimates of the Outlay and Returns of a One-acre Garden ... ... ... 106

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XXVIII.--Results from the Mayland French Garden, first year, September 30, 1907, to Sep­tember 30, 1908 ... ... 109

XXIX.--Calendar of Reminders ... 113

XXX.--French Gardening for Allot­ment Holders ... ... 122

Plan for French Garden of Two Acres ... ... Facing p. 10

Statement of Monthly Returns ... 112

Memoranda ... ... ... ... 129