. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 198 VEGETABLE FORCING sary to make a new planting. At any rate, this is the policy followed by most gardeners. Some interesting experiments have been made on the growing of forcing roots from seed. The Wisconsin Experiment Station obtained good results from sowings made broadcast in August. The seedlings were trans- planted into rich soil the following spring, when they made roots large enough for forcing in one Fig. 67.—A large rhubarb root suitable for forcing. Lazenby, of the Ohio State University, found that seed sown about
. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 198 VEGETABLE FORCING sary to make a new planting. At any rate, this is the policy followed by most gardeners. Some interesting experiments have been made on the growing of forcing roots from seed. The Wisconsin Experiment Station obtained good results from sowings made broadcast in August. The seedlings were trans- planted into rich soil the following spring, when they made roots large enough for forcing in one Fig. 67.—A large rhubarb root suitable for forcing. Lazenby, of the Ohio State University, found that seed sown about April 1, in very rich, moist, sandy loam, pro- duced plants of forcing size in one season. The rows were 2 feet apart and the plants thinned to 15 inches and given the most careful attention. By August 15 some of the stems were 20 inches long and the leaf blades a foot. 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 co.
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