Vegetable growing . WING 107 the soil is cool, seed of the same vegetable are sown shallowerthan later in the season when the soil has warmed to a gooddepth and has become dried. Seed are planted shallower in stiff, heavy soils than inlight loams. The seedlings have greater difficulty in makingtheir way to the surface in a heavy soil than when plantedin a loose soil, and it is also preferable to plant deeper inthe loose soil to obtain the proper moisture conditions.Seed may be planted shallower in soil that has been carefullyfitted, as the soil particles are finer and the moisture hasbeen cond
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Vegetable growing . WING 107 the soil is cool, seed of the same vegetable are sown shallowerthan later in the season when the soil has warmed to a gooddepth and has become dried. Seed are planted shallower in stiff, heavy soils than inlight loams. The seedlings have greater difficulty in makingtheir way to the surface in a heavy soil than when plantedin a loose soil, and it is also preferable to plant deeper inthe loose soil to obtain the proper moisture conditions.Seed may be planted shallower in soil that has been carefullyfitted, as the soil particles are finer and the moisture hasbeen conducted nearer to the surface. The amount ofmoisture in the soil in the spring is relatively greater than insummer. This, coupled with a low temperature, makes itnecessary to plant at a shallower depth than later when thesoil has lost some of its moisture. As a general practice the smaller seed, like radish andbeet, are sown from ^ to 1 inch deep, and the larger ones, such as bean and corn, at a depth of 2 or 3 inches.. Fig. 71.—Proper method of setting seedling plants at the right. Method of Sowing.—Garden seed are sown in drills or hillsfrom between the fingers or with a seed drill. If they areto be planted by hand, the rows are marked by stretchinga garden line lengthwise across the garden, and fasteningit to the two stakes, one at each end of the row to be planted.A small furrow or trench is next made with a sharp stick, or the corner of a hoe blade, along the line at the properdepth. The seed are then sown as evenly as possible, 108 SEED SOWING covered, and the soil firmed well, to bring the seed in closecontact with the soil. The seed drill is fitted with a marker which makes the nseof the garden line nnnecessary. Directions are furnishedwith each seed drill to be followed in making the properadjustments for planting different kinds of seed, and forsecuring the proper depth of planting. A trial test shouldbe made for each kind of seed with the drill, allowing theseed to b