. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. GROWING EARLY VEGETABLE PLANTS UNDER GLASS I55 amount of moisture. See that the soil is pressed firmly in the corners and along the sides. With a straight-edge, make furrows i^^ to 2 inches apart and '-^-inch deep, the first row being about Y^ inch from the end of the flat. The rows should be parallel and neatly made. With an envelope, distribute seed at the rate of about 12 to the inch. Close furrows in the most convenient way; firm the soil with a block; water and place in the proper tem- perature. Fifty to 60 degrees F
. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. GROWING EARLY VEGETABLE PLANTS UNDER GLASS I55 amount of moisture. See that the soil is pressed firmly in the corners and along the sides. With a straight-edge, make furrows i^^ to 2 inches apart and '-^-inch deep, the first row being about Y^ inch from the end of the flat. The rows should be parallel and neatly made. With an envelope, distribute seed at the rate of about 12 to the inch. Close furrows in the most convenient way; firm the soil with a block; water and place in the proper tem- perature. Fifty to 60 degrees Fahrenheit provides the Ijest conditions for lettuce, cabbage and cauliflower, while. FIG. 41. FLAT OF CABBAGE SEEDLINGS 70 to 80 degrees is better for tomato and other tender vegetables. Figure 41 shows a flat of cabbage seedlings. A flat of this size should produce about 1,000 plants. 215. Care of seedlings.—Proper temperatures must be provided for the growing seedlings. If too high, the plants will be spindly, soft and tender. Some fresh air should be admitted to the hotbed or the greenhouse every day. Water must not be used too freely, for excessive watering and high temperatures are certain to produce weak plants. Apply water in the morning, if possible, and try to have the foliage dry at night to avoid damp- ing-ofif fungi. 316. Transplanting.—Some growers begin transplant- ing a few days after germination, but it is generally. 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 Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York : Orange Judd
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