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1. How much seed will you need to start your early plants? 



When wiU you sow ? W-VG : 308. B : 1. 



2. What kind of soil should be selected for the seed bed ? 



W:122. W-VG: 308. L:133. C:195. B : 36. 



3. Explain the details of sowing. 



W-VG : 308-309. L: 134-135. C : 195. B : 37. 



4. What temperature should be maintained for germinating the 



seed? W-VG: 308. B : 38. 



5. Give instructions for watering the seed bed. 



10. Caring for the seedlings. — As soon as the tiny plants are 

 up they must have plenty of light, sunshine, and fresh air, other- 

 wise they will become pale, weak, and spindling. The aim should 

 be to grow short, stocky plants, and this will require close atten- 

 tion in watering and ventilating. Just enough water should be 

 applied to maintain a steady growth. It is well to water between 

 rows with a small stream and avoid wetting tops. The seedlings 

 should be transplanted into flats as soon as the true or rough 

 leaves develop, spacing them about 1| inches apart each way. 

 The plants are then cared for daily, watering or -ventilating as 

 may be necessary to encourage a thrifty, vigorous growth- 



1. When should the seedlings be transplanted? 



W-VG : 309. L : 134. C : 196. 



2. How far apart should the plants be set in flats? W-VG : 309. 



3. What is the main consideration in watering plants and in 



ventilating the hotbed or cold frame? 



4. What precautions should be taken in transferring the plants 



from the hotbed to the cold frame ? 



