Bulletin . Fig. 58.—A house of Early Summer Muskmelons. Netted Gem, and true Jenny Lind. They completely coveredthe trellis for seven feet in height and were severely nippedback. Fig. 59 is a photograph of the mature fruit hanging onthe vines, and Fig. 58 a view of the trellises in the house. To make a financial success with muskmelons it is neces-sary to have the crop mature before the out-of-door crop comeson. The garden melons begin to ripen on the average aboutthe first of September, some seasons somewhat earlier and MUSKMELOXS 141 more often later. It requires three months from the time t
Bulletin . Fig. 58.—A house of Early Summer Muskmelons. Netted Gem, and true Jenny Lind. They completely coveredthe trellis for seven feet in height and were severely nippedback. Fig. 59 is a photograph of the mature fruit hanging onthe vines, and Fig. 58 a view of the trellises in the house. To make a financial success with muskmelons it is neces-sary to have the crop mature before the out-of-door crop comeson. The garden melons begin to ripen on the average aboutthe first of September, some seasons somewhat earlier and MUSKMELOXS 141 more often later. It requires three months from the time theplants are transplanted into the beds until the fruit is is necessary, therefore, to start the plants early enough toallow sufficient time for maturing and harvesting before the. Fig. 59.—A closer view of the fruit on vines shown in previous figure. out-door varieties are ready. Three weeks to a month arelong enough from seed until ready to transplant from the potsinto the bed. The returns will vary according to variousmarkets; generally they should bring a fair price and findready sale. T42 UTILIZING THE GREENHOUSE IN SUMMER CUCUMBERS. Cucumbers are forced readily in summer in the forcing-house. The custom, however, with this fruit is to utilize thesame vines that have been bearing during the earlier spring,,running them on until the crop begins to come in from thegarden which quickly floods the market. There doubtless areother crops that will prove suitable for the greenhouse in sum-
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