io64 Rural School Leaflet 



makinj^ plans, no summer will pass without your presence in a garden, and 

 each garden will be better than the last. To sum up, a successful vege- 

 table garden depends on the following considerations: 



1. A well-thought-out plan 



2. Good seed 



3. Thorough preparation of the soil 



4. Careful sowing and transplanting 



5. Proper thinning 



6. The soil mulch 



7. Control of pests — weeds, insects, diseases 



8. Watchfulness, study, care 



SOME GARDEN RULES 



C. E. HUNN 

 TIME OF SOWING 



The following statement will be found helpful as a general guide for 

 sowing seeds: 



1 . Flower seeds that may be sown as soon as the ground is fit to be worked 

 in the spring: alyssum, bachelor's-button, calliopsis, candytuft, four- 

 o'clock, marigold, mignonette, morning-glory, nasturtium, pansy, phlox, 

 pink, poppy, scabiosa, sweet pea, verbena, zinnia. 



2. Flower seeds that should be sown after danger of frost is over. The 

 best results are obtained if the plants are started in the house in April and 

 are set out after the tenth of May: aster, balsam, cockscomb, larkspur, 

 petunia, sunflower. 



3. Vegetable seeds that should be started indoors : early cabbage, parsley, 

 tomato. 



4. Vegetable seeds that may be sown as soon as the ground is fit to 

 work in the spring: beet, carrot, lettuce, onion, parsnip, pea, radish, 

 spinach, turnip. 



5. Vegetable seeds that should not be sown until the ground is warm 

 and all danger of frost is over: bean, com, cucumber, muskmelon, squash, 

 watermelon. 



DEPTH OF SOWING 



The following statement will be found helpful in planting seeds: 



1. Flower seeds that should be planted not over one-half inch deep: 

 alyssum, balsam, candytuft, cockscomb, four-o'clock, larkspur, mignonette, 

 morning-glory, pansy, petunia, poppy, scabiosa. 



2 . Flower seeds that should be planted one inch deep : aster, bachelor's- 

 button, calliopsis, marigold, phlox, pink, verbena, zinnia. 



