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Early Plants 



James G. Moore 



It is possible to have a garden with- 

 out starting- part of it indoors, but it 

 is usually more expensive or less sat- 

 isfactory. 



Of course if you are absolutely sure 

 you are going- to be able to buy good 

 plants of the kinds you want, when you 

 want them, then it may be best to let 

 someone else g-row them. But be very 

 sure you won't be disappointed. Al- 

 though it takes some work and space 

 to g-row good plants for setting out 

 for early vegetables, the difficulties of 

 g-rowing- them are often greatly mag- 

 nified. 



Lettuce, chard, cabbage, and kohl- 

 rabi can be easily matured if planted 

 in the garden after conditions have 

 become favorable for their growth but 

 they may be had much earlier if started 

 indoors or under glass. It is almost 

 essential to start tomatoes, peppers, 

 egg plant, and celery in this way if 

 their production is to be such as to 

 make it worth while to bother with 

 them. 



Methods of Growing Early Vegetables. 



Three methods are commonly used in 

 producing plants for setting in the gar- 

 den: hotbeds, cold-frames and window 

 kitchen boxes. The difficulty of se- 

 curing the proper material for heating 

 the hotbed, and the attention necessary 

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