
HOW TO PLANT SEEDLINGS IN FLATS 
All delicate plants such as Petunias, Stocks, Snapdragons, many vegetables like Tomatoes, Peppers, Cabbage, Celery, 
etc., and all perennials are best grown this way from seed. It saves time, and the resulting seedlings are huskier, ready 
to plant out sooner and often flower earlier than those from seed sown outdoors. 
({) DRAINAGE HOLES 
et Place pieces of broken flower 
i pots to keep drainage holes 
open. 














her over the surface (broad- 
cast) or in rows which can be 
marked with labels. Soak flat 
by standing in water until 
surface is wet 

— with a special 
tool made by 
notching the 
end of a garden 
label, as shown. 

leaf mold and garden loam aah 
and sand. With hand firm knife or similar 
the soil around edges of flat | 

2) TRANSPLANT seedlings carefully in new flat of 
® LEVEL soil by drawing notched lath back and forth soil in -hole made with a 
across surface. Notches make soil level about Y2 ; small dibble or pencil. Make 
inch below top of flat holes 2 inches apart each 
x way. Press soil firmly about 
WN é phe 
the seedlings. Sprinkle with 
jogos When seedlings are growing vigorously transplant to the 
) open iground in beds previously prepared by spading, 
a fine spray of water 
working in fertilizer and raking smooth. 




FUNGOUS PESTS OF THE FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN 
BLACK SPOT POWDERY MILDEW ON EARLY AND LATE BLIGHTS RUST ON PEACH LEAF LEAF SPOTS 
PEAS GRAPES ROSES ON POTATOES TOMATOES SNAPDRAGONS HOLLYHOCKS CURL 
INSECT PESTS OF THE FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN 
FLEA CABBAGE CABBAGE SPITTLE 12 SPOTTED BEETLF AEXICAN BEAN FLOWER 
BEETLE WORM LOOPER BUC (Diabrotica! BEETLE THRIP 
EITHER WE BRING THEM UNDER CONTROL OR THEY OWN THE GARDEN 
De : ; Ie : = 
| LEAF CATER- SNAILS SLUGS CUTWORMS EARWIGS GLADIOLUS THRIPS. RED SPIDER MEALY BUGS WHITE FLY 


HOPPERS BEETLES PILLARS 

14 YOU CAN DEPEND ON AN EXPERIENCED SEEDSMAN FOR PERSONAL ADVICE ON GARDENING PROBLEMS 

