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to use fresh soil. The okl soil may be piled up 

 outside, left for two seasons, and then used again. 

 Sometimes the old soil is sterilized b^^ steam, or 

 with formaldehyde. The latter is the easier. 

 Merely soak the soil thoroughly with an applica- 

 tion of formaldehyde — one pint to 30 gallons of 

 water. 



Start Lettuce in August 



Start the plants for the first crop of Lettuce 

 outdoors, in August. Sow the seed in a sheltered 



When Grand Rapids Lettuce gets this size, it's just right 

 for transplanting either to the greenhouse bench or to the 

 garden. 



place or in a frame where it can be shaded. 

 Prick off the little seedlings as soon as they are 

 big enough to handle, putting them in thumb 

 pots, in flats, or in a bench, three inches or so 

 apart each way. Before they begin to crowd, 

 they should be transferred to permanent quarters. 

 This should be six or eight weeks after sowing. 



