After the seeds are planted we are enabled to sit back and have a breathing-spell until the young plants appear, when it is necessary to proceed with thinning and cultivating.
It is the common practice, in connection with some crops, not to plant the seeds directly where they are to mature, but to sow them elsewhere at first and to transplant the young plants to their permanent quarters later.
It is best to do this when the growing-season is not long enough to get best results from such tropical plants as tomato, egg-plant and pepper if the seeds are sown outside.
A longer growing-season is best for these plants by raising them in a greenhouse in a pot, and then transplanting them to the bed when the soil has warmed up and danger of frost is over.
Cabbage is transplanted for the reason that if the seed was sown directly in the field it would be necessary to plant much more seed than was actually needed, and because the soil can be profitably occupied with another crop while the young cabbage plants are reaching a sizeable condition. Early cabbage is also sown in a greenhouse or cold-frame in order to quicken the time of maturity.
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