12 Essentials in Gardening 



When the young seedlings have appeared they 

 should not be tampered with until they have 

 attained a growth of an inch or more, other than 

 to pull out any weeds which may have started, 

 but if the earth has been baked preparatory to 

 planting, there will not be many weeds. 



If the seeds have been very successful in ger- 

 mination, they may come up too thickly, in which 

 case some of the less hardy ones should be thinned 

 out to give the best plants every opportunity, and 

 after they have grown a couple of good leaves, 

 they are ready for transplanting, if they are to be 

 transplanted. They should not remain too long 

 in the seed bed, for plants which bear transplanting 

 will benefit by having their soil changed as soon 

 as they are old enough to stand it. 



Transplanting is a new era of life to the young 

 plant, and the work requires the utmost care. 

 Occasionally a plant will grow and flourish if it 

 has been pulled up by the roots and stuck in a 

 hole in the ground, but to insure success, all 

 vegetation should be carefully handled in trans- 

 planting. In most cases the soil should be 

 moderately moist and the earth should be warm 

 enough that there will be no danger of chill caused 

 by transferring the plant to new soil. A good 

 clump of earth should always be removed with 



