. Garden profits, big money in small plots. Vegetable gardening. 146 GARDEN PROFITS coarse gravel or cinders for drainage; upon this a little coarse soil or broken sod, then fine screened soil to within half an inch of the top. Level and firm this surface, sowing the seeds rather thickly and covering but slightly with fine sand. Firm again and sprinkle. Change the boxes about on the stand frequently, and try to keep the temper- ature from going lower than 50 degrees F. at night; do not water too freely, but only when the soil seems nearly The "flat" Is the Indoor, eaily-sprlng,
. Garden profits, big money in small plots. Vegetable gardening. 146 GARDEN PROFITS coarse gravel or cinders for drainage; upon this a little coarse soil or broken sod, then fine screened soil to within half an inch of the top. Level and firm this surface, sowing the seeds rather thickly and covering but slightly with fine sand. Firm again and sprinkle. Change the boxes about on the stand frequently, and try to keep the temper- ature from going lower than 50 degrees F. at night; do not water too freely, but only when the soil seems nearly The "flat" Is the Indoor, eaily-sprlng, seed-bed. Any box about 24 X 12 In. and from three to six inches deep will do. Make several holes (d) In the bottom. Put a layer of stones or gravel (c): then some roots, moss or coarse sand (b): and on top an Inch or so of finely sUted, light, sandy soil (a) For the Fruit Garden. It is not too early to order the fruits that you are going to plant in the spring. You will stand a far better chance of getting good stock and your nurseryman will probably arrange to deliver it whenever you wish, say the middle of March. Fruit in the Garden Plan. Decide just where you are going to put your fruit and locate each bush,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seymour, E. L. D. (Edward Loomis Davenport), 1888-. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page & company
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