Mid-Season Vegetables 



rapidly so that they may mature their fruit in 

 season ; hght apphcation of nitrate will assist and 

 the use of poultry droppings in preparing the bed 

 will be of use; in dry weather a wetting with 

 water from the laundry will do much good. If 

 it is possible to pipe or carry water with hose to 

 the garden a shallow trench may be made along 

 the pepper rows and water turned in as required. 

 Protecting with papers or other covering on 

 frosty nights may save a crop but the covering 

 should not rest on the plants as the frost will 

 likely strike through ; hay or corn fodder would be 

 likely to give better protection. 



TOMATOES 



Are one of the most important vegetables of the 

 home garden not alone as a summer vegetable, 

 but also as an important part of the winter 

 cuisine, more tomatoes being canned for winter 

 use than all other vegetables. 



Tomatoes require no expert care to grow ; they 

 are one of the easiest managed of vegetables, but 

 they do require heat for starting if they are to 



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