140 Planting 



When purchasing plants, select good strong ones 

 and do not accept those that are wilted or parched. 

 A height of three to four inches should be acquired 

 by most plants before they are transplanted, and it 

 is best to wait another week or two in order to get 

 plants of a safe size for transplanting than select 

 spindly young plants which have been rushed by 

 the seedsmen with a view to greater commercial 

 profit by being the first in the market. 



If the plan of the garden is made some time 

 before the actual planting is begun, so much the 

 better, but the amateur must give a great deal of 

 thought to which vegetables will need an excess of 

 moisture and which an abundance of sunlight. 



Lettuce may be planted in rows alongside rows 

 of taller vegetables which will shade it from all but 

 the early morning sun, while tomatoes, onions, 

 beets, and other vegetables needing warmth should 

 be given the benefit of a location which will receive 

 the sunlight all day long. 



