Show REAL 4 REAL ART IN SEED SOWING i Sowing seed outdoors evenly and thinly is a a. real art acquired only after alter practice The knack however howe Is In gained grained by trying try out a few packets packet The trick is to In hoMIng holding the packet flat between the thumb and second cond finger with the I forefinger held bald above it in a peti pol petition tion to tap the packet regularly and I Jut JUG sufficiently to cause eau the seed Med to feed out When the packet I. I q opened ned the flap is Sa creased to make I a little trough down the center I through which th the seed ed under the gentle genUe tapping of ot the forefinger I will trickle slowly forth so that it TAP THE RACKET PACKET WITH THE fac y I It I t cRust TH mt t FU UJ TO TOMAKE TOMAKE MAKE A TROUGH TOUGH r. r t SOWING SewiNG SEED EVENLY A AND U IS AN ARTIn ART AItT In lit po possible to sow BOW it reasonably thinly Moro More seed e d is wasted by y thick sowing rowing than In In many any other manner for when the plants come up in thick tufts from seed dropped in a amass mass mam only a aery very ery few of ot them have o havea a chance hance to grow Sow seed as at a n. general rule with a I covering cove equal to twice Its thick k ness noes The finer the seed the less the co covering of ot earth until the finest finest fin fin- est and need only to be besprinkled besprinkled sprinkled d upon the surface and pres pressed d In Vegetable see seed fortunately fortunately fortu fortu- Is for the most part on the coarse side Ilde and can be bo sown flown much more ea easily lJ than flower seeds many of which are JUe powder fine The ground having been spaded and worked to a fine make tho the rows for the seed run north and south so flO o far as practicable as a matter of securing an even division of or M m t. t inke the th rows row with Vi the point of the hoe or with a plant label tabei for the smatter smaller ono one OD or orsome tome some other convenient con pointed in instrument instrument In- In strument such as au the big blade of ofa ofa ofa a jackknife and then theon scatter the theN seed aeed N The depth of the ro row for the seed is determined by ty the size alze of the seed Thin 80 sowing wi will do 40 away with considerable thinning after alter the seed is up er Co the seeds and tamp the earth firmly o over them This aids in germination by bringing seeds and moist earth into close contact at the start If it covered cohered with powdery powdery powdery pow pow- dery earth it will be necessary to wait walt for a rain to pound the soil eoll and make the contact All AU of ot the earl early garden seeds Ned are arenow arenow arenow now to go into the o open ground and transplanting of if others will be bethe bethe bethe the order of oC the day |