THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Egg-plants, peppers, and tomatoes may be 

 started under the same sash, the cabbage and cauli- 

 flowers occupying the other sash. 



When the date at which the various seeds ger- 

 minate is known, it will be well to plant those 

 which germinate at the same time in the same part 

 of the frame for convenience in handling. It is also 

 well to plant those seeds which make the more 

 robust plants in the rear of the beds, that they may 

 not overshadow the remaining plants, though there 

 is less danger of this in the vegetable frames than 

 in the flower frames. 



Before beginning the sowing it will be well to 

 provide one's self with a thin piece of wood, with 

 a handle on one side to be used for pressing the 

 seed into the soil. This is better than to try to pack 

 it down with the hand, as it leaves a uniform pres- 

 sure and a level surface. The board may be of any 

 convenient size, but one about a foot long and ten 

 inches wide will be convenient. 



It is immaterial whether the seeds be sown broad- 

 cast or in drills; broadcasting requires rather less 

 room, but plants in drills are more easily lifted and 

 transplanted, and, where there is sufficient room, 

 by placing the drills three or four inches apart, it 



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