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How long should seed be soaked be- 
fore planting? 
No time at all, except in hot dry 
weather, when it sometimes helps to 
speed germination by soaking some 
seed, but never for more than 12 hours. 
In the spring, when moist soil is overly 
wet anyway, nothing is gained by soak- 
ing seed, and often damage is done. 
Seeds, like people, expire from oxygen 
starvation when held under water too 
long. 
Doesn’t squash take up more room 
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clude some of the bush types of squash, 
such as Zucchini, and Prolific Straight- 
neck. They don’t need much space, are 
easy to grow, and give luts of vege- 
tables for little trouble. ‘These small 
varieties are delicious eating, and can 
be a new taste treat when baked with 
cheese, or fried like eggplant. 
However, unless your garden is large, 
stay away from the vine type squash, 
as it is usually not desirable for ; ae 
ing in small areas. 
My carrots always do poorly. “Why? 
In almost every case, this is because 
the seed was sown too thickly, and not 
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below. Then refer to our free 
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one seedling for every 2 or 3 ir 
row, and never sow ‘the 
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same time. so theres is ‘nev 
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feet of planting space. 
radishes is quick growth, so use plenty 
of plant food in the soil, where they a1 = 
planted. Radishes are the easiest of all 4 
vegetables to grow, as the seeds germ- _ 
inate in a few days, and are ready for 
your table in 3 to 5 weeks. Sow a suc- _ 
cession of radish seed every 10 days > 
all through the planting season—grow 
them quickly and you will have plenty. 
of Sao. tender radishes. a at 
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The biggest problem here is because 
most summer-sown seed are those of | | 
cool-weather crops that we want to” 
mature when the cool days come, yet 2 
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first try chilling the seeds i y 
frigerator for several days. 
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lots of decayed vegetable _ matte 
will hold all the moisture 3 you ca 4 
on. As the moisture evaporates from. : 
the surface, it will cool th soil. 
If your garden plot is expo 
hot winds, planting summer-so sown se 
to the lee side of tall plants, 
tomatoes, corn, ete., will keep the d 
air from searing the tender te 
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water, and cover with board 
seeds have sprouted. ‘Remco 
late in the day, c ; uri 
weather to prevent the te 
from sunscald. 
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our best soils. Ho 
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type of soil is _perhé 
vegetables. However, 
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