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since the first is likely to render the soil too wet, and 

 the latter not wet enough. The seeds being planted 

 and watered, the boxes are covered with panes of glass 

 and put in my cold frame. I do it as a convenient way 

 to protect the seeds and plants from any belated frosts. 

 I never permit the soil to become dry, until the plants 

 appear. Then I remove the glass,' keep the boxes 



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clear of weeds, water regularly, and the plants grow 

 like weeds. 



The foregoing directions apply to all seeds which 

 one may desire to start in boxes, especially where one 

 has no hotbed, the only change being the deepness 

 of planting. The larger the seeds, the deeper they 

 should be covered. 



