Mid-Season Vegetables 



of moisture and require, accordingly, less culti- 

 vation ; then the branches will root wherever they 

 touch the soil and so di-aw moisture and nourish- 

 ment fro mit; a much larger amount of fruit is 

 produced from plants allowed to rest on the 

 ground, and if straw is laid under the plants it 

 will keep them from getting soiled and rotting 

 if the season is wet. 



Where the plants are to be staked a six foot 

 stake should be set at each hill at the time the 

 plant is set and the plant tied to it at intervals 

 as it grows. Pinch off the top as soon as it 

 reaches the top of the stake and remove all but 

 a few of the side branches, pinching in those that 

 remain to make a shapely plant. I think the rack 

 system of training is preferable to the stake. 



A long trellis or rack, about eighteen inches 

 or two feet high and two feet wide, is constructed 

 of narrow strips of wood and placed over the 

 tomato rows, the plants growing up through the 

 center of the frame and spreading out on top of 

 it. This gives more bearing surface and the vines 

 do not need to be tied to the wood ; such a trellis 



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