Show How to Start L t c Seedlings Indoors 5 I. I f w. w io i start seedlings indoors is quite quile easy Take a shallow box about lour four o r inches deep bore some somo holes boles Int in inthe inthe t the e. e bottom Fill to the depth ot of otone f fone one inch with drainage anything lik broken crockery or oyster shells will do On top of the drainage place two two inches of good sandy andy loam Use third one-third loam and two two- third s sand Smooth this tills evenly and sow the seeds cover er the seeds very cry slightly with soil In many instances merely press them into the soil Most failures in growing seeds are due to covering them with too deep a layer of soil Next cover cover the box with glass and keep shaded with paper until the tho seeds show signs of oX sprouting which will take lake from a week to ten days Place the box in a light sunny sunny sun sun- ny 11 window with a a. temperature of about 70 degrees during the day and not Jot much below 60 at night Keep the seed box moderately damp da In the beginning place one layer of newspaper over the box and water over tho the paper The water water wa wa- ter will wUl gradually filter through the paper Japer This prevents the life ute of the seeds being dashed out by the fore tul stream of ot water from the nozzle Remove the glass for short da day to allow the a When boX bor to dry out In a measure replacing the glass always turn the dry sidE down |