SOWING SEEDS OUTDOORS 



Name How far apart from last row How far apart in a row 



watermelons 3 ft. thin to two best plants 



parsley 12 in. thin to 4 inches 



turnips 1 8 in. thin to 4 inches 



peanuts 18 in. If you plant the nuts 



6 in. apart they will 

 not need thinning 



tomatoes . 3 ft. plant 2 feet apart 



cabbages 2ft. plant 18 in. apart 



peppers 18 in. plant them 12 in. apart 



potatoes 2 ft. plant them 1 8 in. apart 



Melons and cucumbers are best planted in hills four 

 feet apart. Sow several, say five, seeds in a little cir- 

 cle, then thin them out to the two best plants when 

 the second leaves are out. You see you must choose 

 varieties according to the size of your garden or as 

 the old Proverb says, "Cut your coat according to 

 your cloth," which means of course you cannot make 

 a big long coat out of a small piece of cloth, so also 

 there is no use trying to plant a lot of large plants 

 or plants which need a lot of room in a small garden. 

 If you happen to want the kind of vegetables that 

 use more room than any of the others, and your 

 garden is small, then plant only one or two varieties. 

 You will be surprised I have told you to allow 18 

 inches for radishes which are so very small, but I did 

 this on purpose for the radishes will be ripe and 

 eaten in about a month, then we are going to plant 



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