peppers 2 by 2 inches. The same gen- 

 eral care should be g-iven the plants 

 after transplanting- as when they were 

 in the seed box. For two or three days 

 after transplanting it is well not to 

 give so high a temperature nor so full 

 light as before transplanting". 



Hardeningr-Off. Many have success 

 in growing plants indoors but lose a 

 large portion of them in setting into 

 the garden. Any one of a number of 

 things may be responsible for such 

 losses. One of the common ones is sub- 

 jecting the plant to too sudden and 

 great a change. A plant requires some 

 time to adjust itself to new conditions. 

 Because of this it should be accus- 

 tomed to the conditions of the garden 

 gradually. This process is known as 

 'Tiardening-off". Ten days to two 

 weeks or more before time for setting 

 the plants in the garden begin to get 

 them ready for the change. Begin by 

 getting the box out in the sun at noon 

 for a few minutes. Repeat from day to 

 day when favorable until the plant can 

 be left out continuously. Transplant- 

 ing will then result in much less loss 

 than if a sudden change is made. 



Where plants which transplant with 

 difficulty, such as cucumbers and mel- 

 ons, are started indoors, or when it is 

 desired to have the plants unusually 

 large before setting out, flower-pots 

 are frequently used. Unless the gar- 

 dener has a hotbed or cold-frame or tka 

 number of plants desired is small, this 

 method is not practical because of the 

 space required. 



Instead of setting the plant fresa the 

 seed box into larger box it is put in a 

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