A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDENING 



be pressed down with the hoe to make it 

 comparatively firm. The probabihties are 

 that many more plants will come up than it 

 is advisable to let grow. These surplus seed- 

 lings should be removed from the rows as 

 soon as the plants get a good start. 



Nearly all gardeners make use of the seed- 

 sower. This is an implement that can be 

 adjusted to sow all kinds of seed more evenly 

 than it can be sown by hand, and it can be 

 sown thicklj^ or thinly, as desired, and at 

 any required depth. It cannot be used to 

 much advantage in the very small garden, 

 where only a small quantity of each kind of 

 seed will be made use of, but in large gardens 

 it will be found as much a labor-saver as the 

 garden-cultivator. 



It is always advisable to plant for a 

 succession if the garden is large enough 

 to admit of it. By planting at intervals 

 of ten days or two weeks it is possible to 

 have fresh vegetables throughout almost 

 the entire season. Wliere this is done it 

 will not be advisable to plant very much of 

 any one kind. 



Among almost all vegetables there are 



early, medium, and late varieties. Some of 



each of these should be planted in all gardens 



of a size to warrant so doing. In the small 



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