"I guess my corn is wet enough," said Hal, after a bit. He had only been
sprinkling a little while when he heard one of his boy friends calling him
from the street in front.
"Oh, your corn isn't half wet enough," laughed Daddy Blake. "It is almost
better not to water the garden at all than not to give it enough, for it
only hardens the dirt on top. Give the corn a good soaking, just as if it
had rained hard. A good watering for the garden means about two quarts of
water to every square foot in your plots. Don't be afraid of the water.
Your plants will do so much better for it. But don't spray them too
heavily, so the dirt is washed away. Let the hose point up in the air, and
then the drops will fall like rain."
Hal kept the hose longer, giving his corn a good wetting, and he could
almost see the green stalks stand up straighter when he had finished. They
were refreshed, just as a tired horse is made to feel, better, after a hot
day in the streets, when he has a cool drink and is sprinkled with the
hose.
"Roly, get out the way or you'll be all wet!" cried Mab, as the little
poodle dog ran around her beans when she was watering them.
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