. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 258 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE sprout is scarcely discernible from grass at the first; it grows slowly too, and re- quires a great amount of hand weeding where the soil is full of weed seeds, and where the weeds spring up rapidly after spring plowing. This hand weeding is very difficult work. If it is done by adults, they must be for
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 258 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE sprout is scarcely discernible from grass at the first; it grows slowly too, and re- quires a great amount of hand weeding where the soil is full of weed seeds, and where the weeds spring up rapidly after spring plowing. This hand weeding is very difficult work. If it is done by adults, they must be for hours in a stooping pos- ture or walk on their knees along the rows. Onions grow well on sandy soils and on volcanic ash soils. Land that has been recently cleared of sagebrush is good for onions, because there the onions grow to a large size, and the first year, especially after the sagebrush has been grubbed, there are no weeds of any consequence to interfere with cultivation; the labor cost is low. Only the ordinary tools need to be used and the returns are thus relatively large. Cantaloupes Cantaloupes have been successfully grown between the trees and are adapt- able to many soils and climates, are of fine quality, are easily grown, and if planted soon enough to find an early mar- ket, bring very profitable returns. Watermelons Watermelons are sometimes grown, but the difficulty is generally that the trees require more water than is required for the watermelon. In fact, after the water- melon is formed and as large as a man's fist, it requires very little water, and is of better quality without it, while the trees need water throughout the season. Many of the failures to produce good watermelons on damp soils or irrigated lands grow out of the fact that the vines get too much water. Some persons sup- pose that because the watermelon is most- ly composed of water and because of the name, it should have a great amount of water. This is a mistake, and for the reason that the
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