THINNING 



When the young plants are from 2 to 3 inches in height, 

 they must be carefully thinned out where they are crowded. 

 Leave the strongest plants wherever you can, and be careful 

 not to disturb them when pulling up the useless ones. 



Waste plants may be thrown on the compost pile. Beets 

 may be left to grow to a height of 6 or 8 inches. Then 

 those removed in thinning may be cooked like spinach. 



If there are spaces where the seeds did not come up, 

 transplant to these spaces some of the plants that are 

 crowded. \ 



Be sure that your plants are not too crowded. THey will 

 produce nothing at all if they have not sufficient room. 

 They will grow more thickly where the soil is fertile and the 

 light strong than where the soil is poor and the light weak. 



Consult the planting table on page 62 and ask an expe- 

 rienced gardener about the proper distances for the dif- 

 ferent vegetables in your soil. 



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