Lesson III 



To Pot Seedlings: Mix one part soil, 

 one part sand, one part well-rotted manure, 

 and sift. Use one-and-one-half- to two- 

 and-one-fourth-inch pots. Have them 

 clean and dip in water* before using. Place 

 a piece of broken pot in the bottom of the 

 pot for drainage. Fill the pot one-third 

 full of soil, then take the plant, hold it 

 with the left hand in the centre of pot and 

 fill in soil evenly on all sides. Press the 

 soil down firmly, leaving it one-fourth to 

 one-half inch below the top of the pot. 

 Place pots in a flat, water, and put in 

 partial shade for a day or two. Mark 

 the kind of plant on a label and place in one 

 pot of each flat. To lift the plants, place 

 the trowel or stick straight down beside 

 the edge of the flat till below the roots, 



* As pots are porous, if they are not wet they 

 will absorb water from the soil that the roots should 

 have. With new pots this may mean the difference 

 between success and failure. 



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