How to Grow Plants from Seeds 187 



fore best to reset the plants once or even twice before 

 they are placed in the garden. 



When the seedlings are about 2 inches tall, they may 

 be transplanted into flats which are filled with somewhat 

 richer soil than was used in the seed flats. In this trans- 

 planting the best plants can be selected and respaced 

 so that they will have sufficient room for further develop- 

 ment. One can thus avoid the common mistake of 

 growing many more seedlings than are actually needed 

 and of leaving them so crowded that none of ttie plants 

 will be well developed. 



For example, if one needs 36 tomato plants for the 



FIG. no. A gardener transplanting seedlings to a second flat. Only the more 

 vigorous seedlings are selected for transplanting. 



