THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



are safely in the ground is half the battle in trans- 

 planting. 



In setting the plants, the directions for the sev- 

 eral kinds of vegetables as to distance apart of the 

 rows and space between the plants in the row 

 should be followed, but the same general principles 

 must be followed in the transplanting. 



A hole should be made for each plant, large 

 enough and of sufficient depth to hold the roots 

 in the same position they occupied in the hotbed 

 and the roots placed so that the plant sets slightly 

 lower than it did in the hotbed. Draw a portion 

 of the soil about the roots and press it down firmly 

 with the hands. If the soil is very dry, fill the hole 

 with water, and when it has nearly soaked away 

 draw up the remainder of the earth and settle this 

 snugly, but not hard, about the plant; after all is 

 done, go over the ground lightly with the trowel,, 

 so as to leave a fine dust mulch about the plant. 



The work of planting will be much simplified 

 where the plants are set in long rows by setting 

 all the plants in the holes before applying the 

 water; one can then go along the rows with a pail 

 and dipper and fill the holes with water, and by 



the time the end of the row is reached, the first 



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