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WHAT IS A SEED FLAT ? 



\ NY shallow box that will hold at least four inches of 

 ** finely sifted soil and is of convenient size to be easily 

 lifted around will answer the purpose of a seed flat. It 

 is really a miniature seed bed designed to enable the 

 gardener who has no hotbed or cold frame to start plants 

 indoors before seeds can be sown into the open ground. 



The size of the average seed flat is about 12 x 20 inches, 

 by five inches deep. Fill it with four inches of as good 

 garden soil as can be got, make the furrow with the 

 blunt edge of a ruler by pushing the ruler back and forth 

 between the sides of flat. Place furrows about four 

 inches apart. Mark each with a little label giving name 

 of vegetable and date of planting and thinly sow your 

 seeds, then close furrows. Cover with newspaper and 

 water thoroughly and keep on watering in this fashion 

 until the seedlings appear. If they grow spindly, move 

 box to a cooler position. 



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