CHAPTER XX 

 FORCING 



UP to date the possibilities of forcing 

 have not been emphasized greatly. 

 There have been a few men throughout 

 the United States and in the mother 

 countries that have practiced this method 

 of growing sweet corn. On a commercial 

 basis, there have been but few who have 

 tried it. However, with the growing 

 demand for sweet corn and other vegetables 

 out of season, there seems to be some 

 demand for the product, and the following 

 method may not be misplaced in this book 

 on sweet corn. 



Sweet corn may be grown in greenhouses 

 on ground beds, planting the corn about 

 18 inches each way, generally about three 

 stalks being allowed to develop in each 

 hill. In the early stages of the corn's 

 growth, the remainder of the ground may 

 be utilized by the growing of some quickly 

 maturing crop, such as radishes, lettuce, 

 spinach, or some other crop. 



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