Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-02
THIS GOOD TIME
 ID START SEEDS
 GARDEN INDOORS
Tomatoes, Lettuce, Pepper and Other Plants Needn't
 Be Delayed by Weather.

Backyard gardeners are being af forded a little vacation, because of the wet weather now prevailing, yet the man or woman who is really. de- sirous of getting the best returns from the garden plot, will find oppor- tunity to prepare things for the late days of spring.
 Seed that was planted in boxes in- doors, to get start before being transplanted, can be given a little care and attention. Many people have not yet put tomatoes, lettuce, cab bage, pepper and other such seed into the boxes, and this is q good time to do this. Be sure the soil is thorough ly pulverized, and the fertilizer should be we'll mixed. Protect the boxes from the cold, keep them in {. stationary temperature, and provide enough, but not too much, moisture.
 When the plants are large enough to show threc or four leaflets, they should be thinned out, as crowding will prevent the hardy. satisfactory growth of even the seedlings. The and saved. Be particularly careful with the cabbage seedlings, which are especially delicate. At the proper time, advice as to placing these plants outdoors will be given in The Graphic.
 Cabbage plants are already scarce, many seedsmen reporting that thev are out of many of the standard and well known varieties. For this req son, it is extremely advisable for every one to put such seed in boxes now, that the seeding may be suf- ficiently large for transplanting at the proper time.
 Fore-Handed Folk Profit.
 In this connection, t must be re- membered that last fall, Mrs. Lucy 2. Critz. canning club and home demonstration agent for this county, urged that plenty of onion seed be planted, because there would be a scarcity of onion sets this spring. That advice was followed by some of the farmers and their wives, and they profited greatly thereby, because the present scarcity and high prices of onion sets have made gardens more costly this spring than for many years past. And the same condition DIeVdllS dS lO pOldtOeo.
 Flowers have no place in the vege- table garden, but every home which has front yard should have grow ing flowers and plants. Most house. wives already have seen to arrange ments for this. Many, however, have delayed putting in sweet pea seed, and because these should have been put in the ground six weeks or more ago, quite number of folk believe it is now too late to plant the.>ss popular and beautiful flowers. It is not too late however, if the proper course is followed. Soak the seed in warm water, or in warn milk, for 24 hours, then plant them in we'll pre- pared and we'll fertiiized soil in boxes. When the sprouts have grown to the size of two inches or more, carefully transplant them, into their place in the garden. Have the plot well prepared-especially so, because of the lateness Of the season. Pre- pare shallow trench for the plants. do not put the plants too deep, and have the fertilizer on each side of the plant. so that, as the plants grow, the soil and fertilizer may be heeled up | around the plants. The results from such care and attention will be con- sidered remarkable, by those who carry out the directions diligently. In transplanting be care.l.l not to dis turb the roots.