260 VEGETABLE GARDENING 



Transplanting the Garden. The proper season of trans- 

 planting plants to the open garden differs somewhat with dif- 

 erent plants. Those grown in hot beds are usually started there 

 because they cannot be grown in the garden before late spring 

 frosts are over. The gardener must know the hardiness of 

 his plants, but has to take some risk regarding the weather. An 

 early transplanting of a few plants may be risked and the bulk 

 of the crop set out later. For the home garden this is not so neces- 



FIG. 180. The transplanting machine is used on farms growing large crops of cabbage, 

 cauliflower, toba/cco and sweet potatoes. Water is supplied to each plant from the barrel, 

 (see also figure 255.) (Productive Vegetable Growing.) 



sary, but may result in a few very early vegetables for the table. 

 Transplanting is most successful on cloudy days or just before 

 a rain. In small gardens plants may be set in the evening and 

 watered when set. This will help to prevent wilting. It is best 

 to place the young plants a little deeper in the soil than before. 

 Very tall, slender plants may be placed somewhat horizontally in 

 the soil so that much of the slender stem is under ground. If this 

 plan is followed for tomatoes they will send roots out all along the 

 covered part of the stem. 



