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WHAT IS A SEED FLAT ? 
A NY shallow box that will hold at least four inches of 
finely sifted soil and is of convenient size to be easily 
lifted around will answer the purpose of a seed flat. It 
is really a miniature seed bed designed to enable the 
gardener who has no hotbed or cold frame to start plants 
indoors before seeds can be sown into the open ground. 
The size of the average seed flat is about 12 x 20 inches, 
by five inches deep. Fill it with four inches of as good 
garden soil as can be got, make the furrow with the 
blunt edge of a ruler by pushing the ruler back and forth 
between the sides of flat. Place furrows about four 
inches apart. Mark each with a little label giving name 
of vegetable and date of planting and thinly sow your 
seeds, then close furrows. Cover with newspaper and 
water thoroughly and keep on watering in this fashion 
until the seedlings appear. If they grow spindly, move 
box to a cooler position. 
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