Water thoroughly in the furrow if the soil is dry, being 

 careful not to let the water wash the soil into the furrow. 

 Take the seeds in the palm of your left hand and with the 

 right hand drop them one by one in the furrow. 



With seeds the size of radish seeds, plant about three or 

 four seeds to the inch. Cover them with fine soil to about 

 four times the thickness of the seed. 



It is best to use your hands to cover small seeds ; the hoe 

 may be used for covering large seeds. After covering the 

 seeds, walk upon every inch of the planted row. The seeds 

 must draw their water from the soil, and the soil must be 

 pressed against them on all sides. After planting, water 

 the garden thoroughly if the soil is dry, and if the soil is 

 clay, rake the surface of the planted rows. 



Some plants are best raised from seedlings, and these must 

 be planted even more carefully than the seeds. Buy six 

 good tomato plants, twelve good cabbages, and twenty good 

 lettuce plants of early varieties, and set them out late in 

 the afternoon or on a cloudy day. 



Stretch the garden line across the tomato row. Under 

 the stretched line, dig six holes with the trowel, about the 

 depth of the trowel blade and 2 feet apart. 



Fill each hole with water. Take the tomato plants one 

 at a time, disturbing the roots as little as possible, and place 

 them in the holes. With the fingers press the earth about 

 them firmly. Then cut off at least one half the leaves. 



The rows of cabbage and of lettuce are planted in the 

 same way, except that the lettuce plants are set 9 inches 

 apart in the row and the cabbage 18 inches. 



After being set out, plants may need shelter from the sun 

 for a few days. Gardeners often use shingles set so as to 

 shade the plants from the sun. 



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