Tomatoes 91 



In order to have strong, stocky tomato: plants, set 

 them at least two feet apart, and even three feet 

 will be better. Each fruit needs to have the 

 sun's rays fall on it if it is to ripen thoroughly and 

 properly while on the bush. 



If the tomato plants do not seem to be growing 

 vigorously, sprinkle fertilizer or chicken manure 

 between the rows and work it in. The roots of 

 the tomato will spread and reach out for the food. 



Keep the frames in which tomatoes are planted 

 uncovered whenever the weather will permit. The 

 sooner the plants can resist cold the better for 

 them. And do not forget that the plants require 

 cultivation while still in the frame. 



To transplant twice will insure more vigorous, 

 healthy plants. The last planting, to the garden 

 bed, should be done as soon as the weather will 

 permit, i. e., as soon as there is no longer danger 

 of their being nipped by the frost. 



Under favorable conditions the earliest varieties 

 of tomatoes require one hundred days from the time 

 seed is sown until the first ripe fruit is produced. 

 The largest and best fruit will usually mature in 

 about one hundred and thirty-five days. 



