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"Dibbling." Take a sharpened stick about three 

 or four times the thickness of a lead pencil, stick 

 it in the ground and turn it around, bearing on the 

 outside of the hole. With the left hand, hold the 

 young plant by the top of the few leaves, drop the 

 roots of the seedling into the newly made hole and 

 firm. This is done by pressing down with the end 

 of the stick, holding it almost horizontal instead of 

 perpendicular. The depression made in the ground 

 is left, as that forms an excellent medium for water- 

 ing the young seedlings. Be careful to plant the 

 seedlings at the proper depth — a mere trifle deeper 

 if they have had plenty of air and light in the seed 

 bed. If they have been allowed to stay in the seed 

 bed too long, or if the seed was sown too thickly, 

 the seedlings are very apt to "draw up" or get 

 spindly, and they will have to be set deeper accord- 

 ingly. This applies more particularly to the cab- 

 bage family. 



The dibble — a great time savet 

 In transplanting. Anybody can 

 make one 



When to "Dibble." The proper time to start 

 dibbling the young plants is when the third leaf 

 is almost developed; but if it is neglected until 



