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In choosing the situation most suitable for a kitchen garden, it will be necessary to regard the aspect, or exposure, of the ground; a southern exposure being always considered much better than any other; and a gentle declivity in that direction being very desirable. It should be screened to the north and west by a plantation of forest trees and, on these sides, the trees may be less than a hundred yards from the garden; but to the south and east, there should be no tall trees, at least within a considerable distance. It is necessary, also, that there should be a sufficient supply of water within reach; and standing, or soft water, is always to be preferred to that taken from a spring more well. The best general soil for a garden is a loam of middling quality, partaking more of the sandy than the clayey nature. If a strong and a light soil can both be had, it will be so much better, as the different plants may thus have the ground best adapted to their respective kinds.
