. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 206 VEGETABLE FORCING most important factor. Slow growth develops bitterness and woody tissues. The time of harvesting should have careful consideration. Head lettuce cut too soon lacks firmness as well as quality, and loose-heading sorts cut too late are coarser and they lack flavor. Cleanliness and proper methods of marketing have an important bearing on the quality of Fig. 69.—Head lettuce in the Boston district. Beds vs. benches.—A general discussion of beds versus benches will be found on page 38. Probably 95 per cent o
. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 206 VEGETABLE FORCING most important factor. Slow growth develops bitterness and woody tissues. The time of harvesting should have careful consideration. Head lettuce cut too soon lacks firmness as well as quality, and loose-heading sorts cut too late are coarser and they lack flavor. Cleanliness and proper methods of marketing have an important bearing on the quality of Fig. 69.—Head lettuce in the Boston district. Beds vs. benches.—A general discussion of beds versus benches will be found on page 38. Probably 95 per cent of the lettuce produced in the United States is grown in beds on the ground instead of on raised benches. Just as good crops may be grown in ground beds and at much less expense, all factors considered, as on benches. Let- tuce does not require bottom heat as much as do some other crops, though this is an advantage in hastening its maturity. Sub-irrigation on raised beds has proven highly satisfactory, but this method, for economic rea- sons, has not met with favor among commercial growers. Ground beds may be of any convenient width. They are seldom less than 5 feet and sometimes thev are 12 to 15 feet wide. Side boards or walls to the beds are some- times provided, as shown in Fig. 69, or thev may be absent, as shown in Fig. 70. This is largely a matter of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York, Orange Judd co.
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