four-o'-clock

Updated: August 21, 2026

Larger seed can be sown on the surface, and afterward covered by sifting a slight covering of fine soil over it. Then press with the board to make it firm. Large seed, like that of the Sweet Pea, Four-o'-Clock, and Ricinus, should be covered to the depth of half an inch.

Eben E. (Eben Eugene) Rexford - Amateur Gardencraft: A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover