Vegetable growing . days after sowing. This will kill the early weeds whichgenerally get a good start before the plants from vegetableseed start germinating, thus making unnecessary a largeamount of hand w^eeding that would otherwise be required. Cultivation aids in the liberation of plant food by puttingthe soil in such a condition that soil bacteria in large numberscan thrive in it and break down the organic matter presentin the soil. Frequent cultivations for this purpose are espe-cially desirable in garden operations where large quantities ofquickly available plant food are required. CULTI
Vegetable growing . days after sowing. This will kill the early weeds whichgenerally get a good start before the plants from vegetableseed start germinating, thus making unnecessary a largeamount of hand w^eeding that would otherwise be required. Cultivation aids in the liberation of plant food by puttingthe soil in such a condition that soil bacteria in large numberscan thrive in it and break down the organic matter presentin the soil. Frequent cultivations for this purpose are espe-cially desirable in garden operations where large quantities ofquickly available plant food are required. CULTIVATION 111 Depth.—The depth to cultivate depends upon the crop,the soil, and the age of the plants. In general, it is best tocultivate from 2 to 3 inches deep, and up close to youngplants, and gradually increase the distance from the plantsand decrease the depth as the season advances. Shallow,level cultivation with a tool having several small teeth, inpreference to one having large shovels, is to be 3.—The double-whcgarden: Select one that li kll cultivating the smalliu(.l fail- sized wheels. Amount.—The amount of cultivation varies with the soiland the season. With soils that form a crust and have atendency to bake, cultivation is necessary after each dry seasons, frequent shallow cultivations are desirableon any type of soil to prevent evaporation. It is quite impossible to state just how much cultivationwill give the best results, as there are so many varyingfactors. The Purdue Experiment Station conducted a 112 GARDEN MANAGEMENT series of cultivation tests with the tomato grown as a fieldcrop, the nature and results of which were as follows: It was the object in conducting this experiment to securedata from which could be established the relationshipexisting between the kind and amount of cultivation giventhe tomato grown as a field crop and the yields w^as desired, in other words, to compare the effect ofthorough cultivation wi
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