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VEGETABLE GROWING PROJECTS 



soon sprout, when the viable ones may be counted and the per- 

 centage of germination determined- 



1. Make a germination test of the seeds you will plant, give a 

 written explanation of the method employed and a report of 

 the results. 



9. Starting early plants. — It is impossible to produce the 

 earliest crops of cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, peppers, egg- 



Fi6. 76. — A community display of vegetables. 



plant, lettuce, celery, and a few other vegetables of minor impor- 

 tance without starting the plants under glass. A hotbed, which 

 later may be used as a cold frame, will serve the purpose very well. 

 Instructions regarding hotbed construction and the various phases 

 of starting plants under glass may be found in W : 44. 



1. What equipment will you need to start your plants under glass ? 



