VEGETABLES RAISED FOR MARKET 



ienced by those who keep their ground under 

 continual tilth throughout the whole season, as 

 such culture serves materially to discourage and 

 drive off these and similar pests. 



As with squashes, and indeed with all other 

 plants of a climbing or running habit, it is very 

 conducive to stockiness and vigour of growth 

 in the vines (and therefore to solidity and soundness 

 of the fruit) to keep them well shortened back, 

 by pinching off the extremities of the tops, and, 

 more or less, of the secondary shoots which may 

 show themselves above the earliest blossoms. 

 This will develop a more stocky growth and will 

 also hasten the maturity of the first fruits which 

 set. 



It is no longer considered good practice to 

 allow the vines to trail upon the ground for lack 

 of some support such as may be afforded by a 

 trellis or in any similar way. This is often ac- 

 complished by what is called "hoop-training." 

 Drive three stakes and fasten barrel-hoops to these. 

 Another very good way is to use only two stakes 

 and a single hoop; these stakes to stand three and 

 a half feet high from the ground; and the hoop, 

 which should be broad, flat and strong, to be well 



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