How to Grow Plants from Seeds 179 
seeds of the vegetables usually thus grown. Scatter 
seeds about } to 3 inch apart in the row and cover them 
by sifting on more soil. If the seeds are scattered broad- 
cast in the flat, 4 inch of soil should be sifted over the 
seeds after they are sown. 
Place labels at the ends of the rows, or if all rows are 
of one kind, at the middle of one side. Record the 
name of the variety and the date of the planting on each 
label. 
The first waterings should be made gently with a fine 
spray. It is a good plan to lay a cloth (a coarse gunny 
sack will do) over the flat and sprinkle water over it, 
allowing the water to trickle through into the soil. 
After the seeds have been planted, the flats are ready to 
be placed where the seeds and seedlings ill obtain 
warmth and sunshine. Water must be supplied daily as 
needed. 
Growing seedlings in window boxes. Seedlings of 
vegetables like cabbages, tomatoes, and peppers can 
be grown in flats in the home. As a rule, the plants 
should have all the light a south window will give. Turn 
the flats from day to day so that all sides may have an 
opportunity to face the light. Extremes of heat and cold 
injure the plants; the room should not become too 
hot by day or too cold at night. If the room approaches 
freezing temperatures during the night, the flats should 
be removed from the window to a warmer place. During 
the night the flats may be covered with newspapers or 
with a blanket. 
An easy way to do this is to set the flats on the seats 
of two chairs that face each other closely and then place 
