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HOUSE PLANTS 



If the plants are allowed to run up to a 

 single stem, and then to flower, they will 

 be of little use for next winter. 



LIFTING AND POTTING 



About the middle of August is a good 

 time to transplant the plants into pots and 

 boxes — their permanent quarters for next 

 winter. If you have a small greenhouse, 

 and want to plant them out on a bench, this 

 is the time to do it. 



As a general rule people soak the ground 

 just before lifting the plants, or do this work 

 after a rain. I have found the contrary to 

 be good practice. I got much better results 

 from allowing ground to dry out a little. 

 This however, cannot always be done on 

 heavy soil, nor v^ll it work properly unless 

 the soil is full of humus, but on my sandy 

 soil it gave me great, long feeding roots, 

 which I otherwise would have lost. 



Plants grown as I have described will need 

 pots six or seven inches in diameter — they 

 may be put in boxes, or on benches, and 

 planted a foot apart. 



Do not "over-pot" them. ^Vhen you are 

 putting them in the sized pots mentioned 



