{ Buy one package “Sutton’s Red Intermediate.”
_Carrots_ {Carrots do not like new rich soil.
{ Radishes may be sowed between the rows; for
Sow ½ inch deep, 3 {they will be pulled before the carrots need much
inches apart, in {room. Sow carrots rather thick, and thin out
rows 1½ feet apart. {weak plants.
{ Buy one package “Prizetaker Leeks.” Sow in
_Leeks_ {March or April, and when they are about half a
{foot high, transplant to deep, rich soil, 6 inches
Sow seeds 1 inch {apart, in rows 1 foot apart. Plant deep, to
deep, 2 inches {“blanch,” or whiten the tops.
apart, in rows 1 { Leeks may be sowed in September and transplanted
foot apart. {in the Spring.
{ Buy one package “Dwarf Perfection” or “Moss
{Curly.” Soak seed over night in water. Parsley
_Parsley_ {may be broadcast if space is limited. Add an
{equal quantity of sand to the seeds to help
Sow ½ inch deep, {sowing. Throw sand and seeds over the seed bed.
about 4 inches {Cover by using a toy rake. When 4 inches high,
apart, in rows 1 {it may be transplanted to rows. “Winters over”
foot apart. {in cold frame, and in some localities outdoors, if
{covered with leaves.
_Thyme_ and _Sweet { Buy one package each. Broadcast and rake
Basil_ {in the seeds. Sweet Basil grows tall. Thyme
{only about four inches high.
Broadcast.
{ Sow broadcast in March in flats (shadow boxes)
{in hotbed, or under glass. When 2 or 3 inches
{high, thin out. When ground is really warm, set
{out 15 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart. Children
_Peppers_ {will not need more than half a dozen plants of
{large sweet peppers. Buy “Chinese Giant.”
{ Little red peppers are particularly pretty in the
{garden, and are useful for flavoring soup—use
{only a half or a quarter of one, though. Buy
{“Small Chili” or “Red Cherry.”
{ Sow about a dozen seeds in late March or early
{April in strawberry box filled with rich soil, and
{place under glass. Some warm day in May, make
{a hill about eight inches high, and after tearing
_Cucumbers_ {off the bottom of the box, plant it in the hill.
{After a few days, thin out the weakest plants,
{leaving three or four standing. Two or three moth
{balls in the ground, when the leaves come
{through, will keep bugs away.
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