364 The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



where the plants are to remain, but this method is not recom- 

 mended on account of the lateness of the crop. There is 

 certainly a great saving of time and labour, and the plants 

 grow vigorously and crop abundantly, but there is the great 

 drawback that they do not begin to bear until the markets are 

 well supplied and prices are low. When this course is to be 

 followed, trenches filled with manure should be made as above, 



and the seed should 

 be sown in the middle 

 of May, three in a 

 triangle, 2in. apart 

 and lin. deep, at in- 

 tervals of 3ft. Cover 

 each patch of seeds 

 with a flower-pot, 

 inverted. As soon as 

 the seedlings have 

 pushed through the 

 soil, remove the pots 

 during the day but 

 replace them each 

 night for about a 

 week. As soon as it 

 is clear which plants 

 are taking the lead 

 reduce them to one 

 at each patch. 



Plants and Planting. A better method is to set out strong 

 plants ; these will come into bearing three weeks earlier, 

 which will make a great difference in the returns. To raise 

 the plants, make up a hot-bed, about 2ft. deep, in the second 

 week of April, and cover it with 4in. of fine soil. Fill sufficient 

 large 60's pots with a mixture of good turfy loam, well chopped 

 up, and spent manure, half of each, and put a seed in each pot, 

 lin. deep, then plunge the pots up to the rim in the soil on the 

 hot-bed. Keep the frame close and covered with mats until 

 the seedlings are through the soil, then remove the mats during 

 the day but cover at night for another week or so. Give air 

 gradually, increasing the quantity with the growth. Keep the 



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