134 Seed 



The most thorough way of harrowing is to 

 harrow in straight rows and then the second time 

 at right angles to the first rows. Harrowing five 

 or six times will not be too much. The finer the 

 soil the easier for the plants when the seeds have 

 germinated. 



All stones and trash should be removed from 

 the seed bed and the smaller the seed, the finer the 

 soil should be. Roots will not feed on stones or 

 branches that are not rotted. 



Good soil for the seed bed consists of one part 

 of well-rotted manure, two parts of good garden 

 loam or rotted seeds, and one part of sharp, fine 

 sand. The manure should be thoroughly rotted 

 but it should not have been exposed to the weather 

 so long that the strength has been leached out of it. 

 All the ingredients should be thoroughly mixed, 

 then sifted and placed in boxes ready for sowing 

 the seed. 



Leaf-mold or peat is excellent in preparing soil 

 for the seed bed. 



To kill the seeds of weeds and spores oj fungus 

 diseases that are present in soil which is being 

 prepared for a seed bed, place the soil in pans and 

 set in the oven or in the furnace for an hour or two. 



