. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 4S6 VEGETABLE GARDENING 648. Seed—Some of the canning and catsup factories save and place on the market large quantities of seeds which are separated by machines at a small cost and sold to seedsmen at relatively low prices. Seed of this char- acter should never be planted or placed on the market, because there has been absolutely no selection in its production. Breeding plats are maintained by many seedsmen, or contracts are made with reliable and expert growers, in order to secure the best seed for the trade. Excellent
. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 4S6 VEGETABLE GARDENING 648. Seed—Some of the canning and catsup factories save and place on the market large quantities of seeds which are separated by machines at a small cost and sold to seedsmen at relatively low prices. Seed of this char- acter should never be planted or placed on the market, because there has been absolutely no selection in its production. Breeding plats are maintained by many seedsmen, or contracts are made with reliable and expert growers, in order to secure the best seed for the trade. Excellent seeds of many varieties are obtainable from well-known dealers, although there is an increasing tend- ency among skillful growers to save their own seed. 649. Starting early plants. The proper time to sow de- pends upon: (i) The facilities available for growing the plants; (2) climatic condi- tions; (3) purpose of the crop; (4) land available; and (5) market conditions. In most in- stances the tomatoes that ripen first command the highest prices, so that the majority of growers desire to place their product upon the market at the earliest possible date, al- though they may be unwilling to provide the equipment or to make the expenditure of time and money necessary to grow really early tomatoes. It is expensive to grow such plants as shown in Figure 106. The cost and the value of the space which they occupy in frames or greenhouses should always be taken into ac- count in determining profits. An increasing number of gardeners, however, find it profitable to grow extremely early tomatoes. The following plans (there are. FIG. 106. POT-GROWN TOMATO PLANT. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York : Orange Judd
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