. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 744 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE thus conserve the soil moisture, to enable a more thorough harrowing to complete the preparation. Preparing the land some time before planting is advisable, as the soil becomes settled and the seed will germinate more readily and a more uni- form stand will be secured. The soil should also be harrowed af
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 744 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE thus conserve the soil moisture, to enable a more thorough harrowing to complete the preparation. Preparing the land some time before planting is advisable, as the soil becomes settled and the seed will germinate more readily and a more uni- form stand will be secured. The soil should also be harrowed after cold spring rains to check evaporation, which will tend to aid in warming up the soil. Be- fore laying out the rows to plant, while the surface of the soil is dry, the field should be carefully leveled with a land leveler (see Plate No. 4), removing all the high points and filling the hollows and dead furrows so that in irrigating the water will run uniformly without flood- ing the rows, or oversoaking any of the hills. About planting time the field is laid off with a marker in rows five to six feet apart, in the opposite direction to the rows to be planted, which are laid off with the irrigation furrows in the best direction for water to run. The irrigation rows are usually made about the same dis- tance apart, usually six feet; these fur- rows can be made with a single shovel plow or a two-row marker or furrower. In the non-irrigated regions these fur- rows could serve for surface drainage after heavy rains. Planting and Securing a Stand The first requisite in planting canta- loupes is to have the weather warm, for warmth and moisture are the two essen- tials in seed germination. Many growers make the mistake of planting while the ground is yet cold with freezing temper- ature occurring every few nights. If perchance the days are warm enough to germinate the seed, the plants are stunted and make a slow, tantalizing growth, should they be so fortunate as to escape these la
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