136 Seed 



The time to water a garden depends upon the 

 conditions. During the early spring months the 

 early morning hours wuTdo as well as any other 

 time, but in the heat of summer, it should always 

 be done after the sun has gone down, in order that 

 the sun will not come down at once and scald the 

 plants. At night, too, more water soaks into the 

 ground and not so much is lost by evaporation. 



Sprinkling will wash the dust off the plants and 

 keep them clean, hence can be done to advantage 

 after a rain that has beat dirt upon small plants, 

 but for answering the purpose of providing mois- 

 ture it is a useless proceeding. 



Small seeds should be watered with a very fine 

 spray and when planted in boxes, a small bulb 

 syringe spray should be used. Even when the 

 plants have come through the ground it is not 

 difficult to wash them up, or to so loosen the soil 

 that the roots will not take firm hold. 



Flooding is most beneficial as it waters the roots 

 well and does not tend to wash up plants. This 

 will give excellent results in watering seed and 

 small plants. In order to flood, there should be 

 little ditches running between the rows of plants. 



