THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE 



HOW MUCH SEED TO BUY 



The following amounts of seed will plant in each case a garden row 100 feet long. Measure 

 your rows and buy accordingly. Also compare your figures with planting table on page 23. 



String beans ' 2 to 1 pint 



Lima beans ,' 2 to 1 pint 



Cabbage i_J ounce 



Carrot 1 ounce 



Cauliflower 1 packet 



Celeo' '4 ounce 



All squash i ^ ounce 



Beets 2 ounces 



Sweet corn i ., pint 



Lettuce 1 ., 8unce 



Muskmelon \^ ounce 



Cucumber i 2 ounce 



Eggplant H ounce 



Kale, or Swiss chard } z ounce 



Parsley J^ ounce 



Parsnip "'2 ounce 



Vegetable oyster (salsify) y> ounce 



Onion sets (bulbs) 1 quart 



Onion seed 1 ounce 



Peas 1 to 2 pints 



Radish 1 ounce 



Spinach 1 ounce 



Tomatoes H ounce 



Turnip 3^2 ounce 



1 or 2 pecks of early potatoes and J2 to 1 bushel of late potatoes are enough to plant to 

 supply four persons. 



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Fig. 7 — A paper band folded into the form of a berrv 

 box, without bottom, is a good holder for mdoor seed 

 planting. The picture shows how these arc placed 

 side by side in a flat bo,^. 



To test plant 25 to 50 seed of each variety 

 in an indoor seed box, or place between moist 

 blotters or cloth between two plates. (Fig. 5.) 

 Germination should take place within 2 to 8 

 days and the number of seedlings which grow 

 will show the percentage of germination. 



The seedlings should be kept for planting 

 to prevent waste. 



The standard adopted by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture for seed 

 germination is as follows: 



Should produce 60 to 80 per cent: 



Celery, Parsley, Salsify, Eggplant. Parsnip. 

 Should produce 80 to 85 per cent: 



Asparagus, Okra. Spinach, Carrot, Onion, Cauli- 

 flower, Pepper. 



Should produce 85 to 90 per cent: 



Corn (sweet). Lettuce, Squash, Cress, Melon, 

 Tomato, Cucumber, Pumpkin. 



Should produce 90 to 95 per cent: 



Bean, Mustard, Turnip, Cabbage, Pea, Radish. 

 INDOOR PLANTING 



Earlier crops can be secured by planting 

 certain seed indoors and setting the young 

 plants out in the open garden after the 

 weather becomes warm. This may be done 

 with tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, 

 peppers, and eggplant. 



Any wooden box, shallow and wide, 

 will make an indoor garden. Put 1 inch 

 of gravel or cinders in the bottom for drain- 

 age, and fill to the top with good soil. Rows 

 of plants may be two inches apart. 



Plant S or 10 seed to the inch, keep the 

 soil damp, and set the box in a window. 

 When the plants are an inch high trans- 

 plant them to other seed boxes, spacing 

 plants 2 inches apart. This insures sturdy 

 plants with good root systems. 



Transplanting 



Before transplanting the plants to the 

 garden set the box outdoors, in mild weather, 

 to harden the plants. Set out each plant 

 with a ball of the box dirt sticking to the 

 roots. Thorough water- 

 ing several hours be- 

 fore transplanting 

 causes the earth to 

 stick as required. 



If the root system 

 is broken in the re- 

 moval trim away some 

 of the larger leaves 

 of the plants. In moist 

 ground open a hole 

 with trowel or dibble. 

 Make the hole larger 

 than is needed to 

 hold the roots and 

 a little deeper than 

 the roots grew. Place 

 roots in hole, and, 

 with the hands, pack 

 the soil firmly around 

 the plant. In dry soil 

 pour a pint of water into each hole before 

 inserting plant. Rake some dry earth about 

 the surface surrounding each plant to hold 

 the moisture. 



Transplanted plants cannot stand strong 

 sunshine at first and cloudy days or late 

 afternoon are preferable for transplanting. 

 In bright weather place newspapers over 

 them for a day or two, making tents of the 

 papers, in the shape of an inverted V. 



A homemade paper pot, a round, bottom- 

 less paper band or a berry box, filled with soil 



Fig. 8 — Transplanting to- 

 mato plant from pot to 

 garden. 



