. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 558 The American Florist. Sept. 21;_ Market Gardeners Vegetable Growers' Association oJ America. H. N. President; C. Wesl. irondequoit. N. V., Vice-President; E. A. Uunbar. Ashtabula, Secretary; M. L. Kuetenik. Cleveland. Treasurer. Lettuce Growing. Most growers of lettuce have be- come so used to transplanting lettuce that it looks as if this was the only way. While transplanting has an advan- tage in saving time in winter, this same point is of little value to the first crop in the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 558 The American Florist. Sept. 21;_ Market Gardeners Vegetable Growers' Association oJ America. H. N. President; C. Wesl. irondequoit. N. V., Vice-President; E. A. Uunbar. Ashtabula, Secretary; M. L. Kuetenik. Cleveland. Treasurer. Lettuce Growing. Most growers of lettuce have be- come so used to transplanting lettuce that it looks as if this was the only way. While transplanting has an advan- tage in saving time in winter, this same point is of little value to the first crop in the fall; besides, when temperatures run high in September and October transplanting is con- nected with considerable risk—espe- cially the first dibbling of seedlings. Poor plants never produce good crops, and any grower who has had trouble with the first crop should try direct seeding. We have produced some of the finest crops of lettuce we ever saw by direct seeding and believe the method is valuable for early fall use. We mark the beds with an eight-inch marker square to the walks and very shallow—say one-quarter inch. Sow the seed thinly and evenly and water softly and evenly—keeping the surface damp until the plants are up. Grand Rapids lettuce is very impatient of covering, hence it is best not to cover at all. When the seedlings are well up and the character leaf appears, -we give the first thinning—simply pulling out little bunches wherever tight. In a month or six weekSj we remove all surplus plants, except one every eight inches. Thus we have produced enor- mous quantities of plants for reset- ting or for sale at a nominal cost and at the same time occupying the bed permanently. These seedlings strike deep into the lower soil and although slow at first, they make up for lost time a little later on. Makketman. s ^ Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample bric
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