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Gardening Under Glass 



The secret of successful growing is to do as 

 little watering as possible. A very thorough 

 watering should be given just before or after 

 setting the plants, and not again until the soil 



is quite dry. 

 Under favor- 

 able conditions 

 one or two wa- 

 terings will 

 carry the crop 

 through until 

 big enough to 

 cut. 



Where only 

 a few heads for 

 a small family 

 are wanted, it 

 is very easy to 

 grow them in 

 pots. A pinch 

 of seed sown every two weeks or so will give 

 enough plants to keep about a couple of dozen 

 heads coming on continuously. During mid- 

 winter, you are likely to get surer results this 

 way than in the growing in the bench, as 

 there is less danger of over-watering and rotting, 

 and they may be more readily protected from 

 the garden aphis, which is the most serious pest 



A plant of Grand Rapids Lettuce ready for 

 setting out in the bed. 



