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ONIONS WHEN TO SOW SEEDS AND HOW 



AS EARLY in the spring as the soil can be properly 

 prepared (see page 103), dug and raked, make fur- 

 rows about half inch deep (the rake handle will do) and 

 place them twelve to eighteen inches apart. Where space 

 permits, the wider distance is preferable, because it makes 

 subsequent weeding and thinning out easier. 



Sow the seeds thinly, about three or four to every inch 

 or, on an average, one ounce to every 250 feet of row. 

 Cover about quarter to half inch deep. The seedlings 

 will appear in from ten days to two weeks, when the first 

 hoeing should be done. It is not practical to make re- 

 peated sowings of onions for a continuous supply. 



While the well-established young onion plant is fairly 

 able to take care of itself, the seedlings need all the 

 care and attention the planter can afford to give. Prompt 

 and repeated weeding is absolutely necessary. Frequent 

 hoeing must keep the soil loose so that air can penetrate 

 it and the bulbs can expand. 



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