PEPPERS 



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with a match, a half inch deep, an inch apart each 

 way. Into each hole put two pepper seeds and 

 cover over. Keep the soil moist. 



The seed will not sprout for nearly two weeks, 

 so do not think it is dead if it is not up with other 

 seeds. When it comes up, save the best sprout in 

 each spot and let them grow till over an inch high. 

 Then set in another box, two inches apart. When 

 the weather is warm, set them out two feet apart each 

 way. Peppers are much stronger and produce more 

 when they are transplanted in this way. They may, 

 however, be planted in the garden during May and 

 thinned out in the row. 



No disease or pest is likely to attack peppers, and 

 when once started, they usually develop a good crop, 

 no matter what the season rnay be. 



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