FEBRUARY — FLATS 



In Februal-y get flats ready to start your seedlings. 



To make a flat, get a box from the grocer, and saw the 

 sides and ends off about 4 inches from the bottom. The box 

 should be of such a size that you will be able to carry the 

 flat about when it is filled with earth. Bore a few small 

 holes in the bottom for drainage. 



Spread a little excelsior over the bottom of the flat and 

 cover this with rich, loose soil to within -^ inch of the top 

 of the flat. The soil must be very rich and well pulverized. 



Sow very small seeds, like lettuce seeds, on top of the soil 

 in rows 2 or 3 inches apart and press them down with the 

 hand. Sprinkle the surface with loose earth if a crust forms 

 on the soil. Plant larger seeds, like nasturtium or beet 

 seeds, in drills, 2 or 3 inches apart, and cover them to about 

 four times the thickness of the seed. Mark with labels the 

 kind of seed planted in each flat or in each part of a flat. 



Start your seedlings this month. 



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