SOWING SEEDS INDOORS 



you will have a mud-pie; just sprinkle a little water 

 at a time for you will be just as badly off if the soil 

 gets too wet as you will be if it is too dry. Now put 

 it into the box on top of the drainage and spat it 

 down with the palm of your hand; in the corners 



MAKING GUTTERS IN A SEED BOX WITH A PENCIL 



with your fingers. Save a little soil to put over the 

 seeds when we plant them. Do you know why we 

 spat it? So as to fill up the holes and make it firm 

 for the rootlets. Give it a good watering and leave 

 it over night ; this will let the surface dry off a lit- 

 tle bit and allow the soil to settle. 



Now ! We're ready for planting ! Take a pencil 



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