Vegetable growing . in thefield that were previously transplanted twice into flats. The reason for the greater yield secured from plot 5 isbecause no roots are lost when the plants are set. By growingthem in the bands each plant is fenced oft by itself and whenthe roots reach the sides of the band they turn backwardinto the soil and are compelled to feed in their own allottedspace. Then when they are set no roots are cut or brokenoff and a new root system does not have to be produced beforethe plant can begin to develop. With all of the fine roothairs present the tomato plant grown in the band
Vegetable growing . in thefield that were previously transplanted twice into flats. The reason for the greater yield secured from plot 5 isbecause no roots are lost when the plants are set. By growingthem in the bands each plant is fenced oft by itself and whenthe roots reach the sides of the band they turn backwardinto the soil and are compelled to feed in their own allottedspace. Then when they are set no roots are cut or brokenoff and a new root system does not have to be produced beforethe plant can begin to develop. With all of the fine roothairs present the tomato plant grown in the band is notchecked in the least by the change and continues its growtheven more rapidly than in its formerly confined space. With THE BEST METHOD 93 all of the transplanted plants a large portion of the mostvaluable part of the root system is torn away when thelocation of the plant is changed. This necessitates the grow-ing of a part of a new root system before the ]ilant can carryon its fimctions to the fullest A convenient carrier for transfeninu ,-. liplaces where they are to be set. The results from plots 2, 3 and 4 show that where a plant isremoved from the soil in which the seed was sown, it isdesirable to transplant it once or twice temporarily in flatsbefore setting in the field. This tends to bunch the roots andaccustom the plant to the change brought about when is another great advantage in transplanting into flatsas compared with growing the plants entirely in the hot-bedand that is the ease and safety with which they can beremoved to the field at setting time. This is accomplishedby loading the flats with the plants in them onto a wagonbed and hauling them to the field and distributing along therows. In this way they can be allowed to stand severalhours with no indications of wilting. When ready to set, thetomato plants are removed with soil attached to the roots,placed in baskets and dropped carefully in the places where 94 METHODS OF GROWIN
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