LESSON IX 



Hoe between all rows and hoe up the 

 weeds in the south and west walks. Pull all 

 weeds in the rows and leave a soil mulch* 

 over the whole garden, using the weeder 

 near the small plants. 



Set out, eleven feet from the south 

 end, one row of lettuce plants eight inches 

 apart. Set them the same as in Lesson II. 

 Take the plants from the seed-lettuce row, 

 taking out every alternate one, beginning 

 with the second. Take them up carefully 

 with the corner of the hoe, with soil on 

 the roots of each. 



On the north side of each tomato plant, 

 drive down a stake about four inches 

 from the plant and tie the plants to them 

 carefully. 



* A soil mulch is a loose condition of the top soil 

 for an inch or two. It acts as a blanket, preventing 

 rapid evaporation. It also tends to check the 

 germination of "weeds. It is essential to good, 

 healthy, rapid growth. 



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