Tomato culture; a practical treatise on the tomato, its history, characteristics, planting, fertilization, cultivation in field, garden, and green house, harvesting, packing, storing, marketing, insect enemies and diseases, with methods of control and remedies, etc., etc . et are formed. If the conditions ofsoil, air and plants are right and the work is well plants will show little tendency to wilt, and it isbetter to prevent their doing so by shading, rather thanby watering, though the latter should be resorted to ifnecessary. \\hen plans are set in beds, some growersremove the soil
Tomato culture; a practical treatise on the tomato, its history, characteristics, planting, fertilization, cultivation in field, garden, and green house, harvesting, packing, storing, marketing, insect enemies and diseases, with methods of control and remedies, etc., etc . et are formed. If the conditions ofsoil, air and plants are right and the work is well plants will show little tendency to wilt, and it isbetter to prevent their doing so by shading, rather thanby watering, though the latter should be resorted to ifnecessary. \\hen plans are set in beds, some growersremove the soil to a depth of about 6 inches and putin a laver of about 2 inches of sifted coal ashes, madeperfectly level, and then replace the soil. This con-fines the roots to the surface and enables one to se-cure nearly all of them when transplanting. The 62 TOMATO CULTURE plants should be well established in 24 hours andafter this the more light and air that can be given,»vithout the temperature falling below 40° F. or sub-jecting the plants to cold, dry wind, the better. One can hardly overstate the importance to thehealthy growth of the young tomato plant of abundantsunshine, a uniform day temperature of from 60 to80° F., or of the ill effects of a variable FIG. 18 SPOTTIN(_,-i;u.\KL) IUR USE ON FLAT (From W. G. Johnson) particularly if it be the result of cold, dry winds, orof a wet, soggy soil, the effect of points should be kept in mind in caring for theplants, and every effort made to secure, as far as pos-sible, the first named conditions and to avoid the lat-ter. The frames, whether they be covered with sashor cloth, but more particularly if with sash in sun-shine and with curtains in dull da\s. should be openedso as to prevent their becoming too hot, and so as toadmit air. And in a greenhouse full ventilation should STARTING PLANTS 63 be given whenever it is possible to do so without ex-posure to too low a temperature. If the plants arein box
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