Vegetable growing . ds of starting and handling plants in forcingstructures, the Horticultural Department of the PurdueUniversity Agricultural Experiment Station conducted aseries of experiments along this line through a period ofthree years. The results of this work conducted with thetomato have been taken directly from Purdue Bulletin , and follow herewith. The Stone variety was used in this test and the plantswere started and handled in five ways, as follows: THE BEST METHOD 85 Plot 1.—The seed was sown in a seed-bed in the openground as soon as weather conditions permitted in thespri
Vegetable growing . ds of starting and handling plants in forcingstructures, the Horticultural Department of the PurdueUniversity Agricultural Experiment Station conducted aseries of experiments along this line through a period ofthree years. The results of this work conducted with thetomato have been taken directly from Purdue Bulletin , and follow herewith. The Stone variety was used in this test and the plantswere started and handled in five ways, as follows: THE BEST METHOD 85 Plot 1.—The seed was sown in a seed-bed in the openground as soon as weather conditions permitted in thespring. The plants were grown in rows IS inches apart andat a distance of 2 inches apart in the row. When of sufficientsize the^^ were taken from the seed-bed and set directlv intothe field. Plot 2.—The seed was sown in a hot-bed in rows 6 inchesapart across the bed and the plants thinned to 2 inches apartin the row when 1 inch in height. At setting time they wereremoved from the bed and taken directlv to the Fig. 60.—Size and condition of tomato plants at the time of the firsttransplanting. The plants at the right show the method of removingthem with soU attached to the roots. Those at the left show the size ofthe root system at this stage of their development Plot 3.—The seed was sown in a hot-bed in rows 6 inchesapart across the bed and seedling plants transplanted intoflats when the first true leaves began to form. When set inthe field a ball of earth was lifted with each root system andtaken with the plant to the place of setting so as to disturbthe roots as little as possible (see Figs. 61 and 62). Plot 4.—The plants were handled the same as those inplot 3 with the exception that they were transplanted twiceinto flats before setting in the field (see Figs. 63 and 64). Plot 5.—The seed was sown in veneer dirt bands placedin the hot-bed. Three or four seeds were sown in each and 86 METHODS OF GROWING SEEDLING PLANTS later thinned to one ])lant. The plants in
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