Lesson IX 
Hoe between all rows and hoe up the 
weeds in the south and west walks. Pull all 
weeds in the rows and leave a soil mulch* 
over the whole garden, using the weeder 
near the small plants. 
Set out, eleven feet from the south 
end, one row of lettuce plants eight inches 
apart. Set them the same as in Lesson II. 
Take the plants from the seed-lettuce row, 
taking out every alternate one, beginning 
with the second. Take them up carefully 
with the corner of the hoe, with soil on 
the roots of each. 
On the north side of each tomato plant, 
drive down a stake about four inches 
from the plant and tie the plants to them 
carefully. 
* A soil mulch is a loose condition of the top soil 
for an inch or two. It acts as a blanket, preventing 
rapid evaporation. It also tends to check the 
germination of weeds. It is essential to good, 
healthy, rapid growth. 
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