Doyoulongtohavegarden-freshvegetablesonyourplateeverynight?Readonforinformationonhowtotakecareofagarden.Neverletthesoilinyourgardendryout.Ifitdoesn’trainforafewdaysandthesoilfeelsdrywat
Doyoulongtohavegarden-freshvegetablesonyourplateeverynight?Readonforinformationonhowtotakecareofagarden.
Neverletthesoilinyourgardendryout.Ifitdoesn’trainforafewdaysandthesoilfeelsdrywateryourgarden.Besurethewatergetsallthewaydowntotheroots(thepartsthatgrowdownintothesoil)oftheplantsbutdon'twatertoomuch.Youcoulddrown(淹死)yourplants!
Youmayseesomeplantsinyourgardenthatyoudidn'tputthere.Theseareweeds.Pullthemoutwhenthegroundissoftandwet.Besureyougetouttherootsortheweedswillgrowback.
Tallplantssuchastomatoesneedstickstoholdthemup.Withoutsticksthey’llfallover.Whenyourtomatoplantsgettobeabouttwofeettallitstimetosticktothem.Pushalongstickintothegroundnexttoeachplant.Tietheplanttothestickwithastring.Aseachplantgrowstalleryou’llhavetotieitupagain.
Ifyou’veplantedseedsyoucanexpecttoomanyplantstocomeout.Youhavetoclearsomeawaysothattheplantsleftwillhaveroomtogrow.Thisiscalledthinning.Ifyou’veplantedlettuceseedswaituntilthebabyplantsareabout1.5 inchestall.Thenpullsomeoftheplantsoutsothatyoucanleaveabout8inchesbetweenplants.
Nowthatyou’vedonealltheworktomakeavegetablegardenit'stimetoenjoywhatyou’vefinished.Pickaredripejuicytomato.Eatitwhileifsstillwarmfromthesun.Orcutitupandputitinasalad-madewithlettuceyoupickedyourself.Ifyouhavemorevegetablesfromyourgardenthanyouandyourfamilycaneatgivethemtofriendsandneighbors.It'sfuntohavethejoyyougetfromyourgardentogetherwithothers.
阅读短文,回答下列问题。
1.Howshouldyouwaterthegarden?
2.Whataresomeplantsyoudidn'tputinyourgarden?
3.Dotomatoesneedspecialcare?
4.Whyshouldwedothinning?
5.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?