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and How They Germinate" that the beet is really a 

 fruit, for three seeds are clustered together. For 

 every seed you planted three beets are liable to come 

 up, so you see, they will need much thinning. Start 

 when the leaves are about four inches high and 

 thin just as you do onions until they are four inches 

 apart. You can use these tiny beets if you wish; 

 they are very tender and delicate when cooked like 

 spinach. 



Carrots should be thinned the same way only 

 they don't need more than three inches because they 

 are not as large as beets. 



Beans should be thinned until the plants stand 

 six inches apart do not do this until they are quite 

 high if you have cut worms, because Mr. Cut Worm 

 may help himself to a few; when the plants are six 

 inches high it will be safe to do it. This rule ap- 

 plies to all beans, limas as well as string beans. 



I told you about corn in "Sowing Seeds Out of 

 Doors" but I will tell you again; if you planted in 

 a row, thin the plants until the stalks stand 6 inches 

 apart, if you planted in hills the hills were 2 feet 

 apart and you should leave only two of the strongest 

 plants in each hill. 



Melons and cucumbers should be thinned to the 



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