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H OH N Starves 



Tomato Growing Under Glass.— The Tomato is now 

 one of the most popular vegetable crops for forcing. It 

 is grown to a considerable extent near most of the large 

 eastern cities. Very often it is grown in connection 

 with carnations or other plants. The houses may be 



TOMATO 



used for carnations during the winter season and for 

 Tomatoes in late winter and early spring when the out- 

 side temperature becomes warmer. In many cases, 

 however, houses are used almost exclusively for To- 

 mato growing. The forced crop usually comes into 

 market during holiday.s anil runs until May or even 

 June. The winter crop is usiuilly r.lntiv. ly li-bt iiiid 

 the Tomatoes small. Th.- cto|, tliat niMlun , wli.u tlm 

 days are long, from April .m. i^ imi.-li h. .n i. r arid ihu 

 fruits are considerably hnirir. .\.:iiiy all iln- licavy 

 yields and large specimens that are rcportiMl in the pub- 

 lic press are secured in the later crops. 



Many Tomato growers aim to have crops from two 

 sets of plants. One set of plants produces a crop in 

 midwinter or somewhat later, and the other set comes 

 iuto bearing in April or May. These crops may be 

 raised in different houses, succeeding other plants. If 

 they are grown in boxes, however, they may be handled 

 in the same house, the pots for the second crop being 

 set between those of the iirst crop before that crop is off. 

 I u J n tances however, only one crop is grown; 

 tl t to saj the effort s made to secure a more or 

 le ont n us p ck g from one set of plants running 

 ov r a per od of two months or more. 

 Tl e Tomato req res a niforra and high tempera- 

 n 1 erj subject to d seases and difficulties when 

 1 r glas There are many risks in the busi- 

 e of Tomato grow ng n winter. It is probable that 

 lee s no uoney to be ade from it when the price 

 f 11 I low tl rty cents per pound, and perhaps the limit 

 f p ofit t 1 " all th ngs into consideration, is not 



in 



I 1 h pots, 



1 ere e 1 to 



o- he n n th s way and the 



epene salo ncreased. 

 PI t n ay be ra sed e ther 

 fr u cutt ngs or from seeds. 

 Seedl ngs are us ally preferred 

 n th count y It re juires 

 fro fo r to five months to se- 

 cure r pe Ton atocs after the 

 seeds are sown The young 

 plants are us ally started in 

 flats and are then transplanted 

 to other flits or preferably, to 

 pots Tl ey should be tocky 

 a d well grown an 1 al out 6 

 or 8 ncl es h gh vhen they 

 a e placed n the 1 e Is 



Somet mes the old plants are 

 be t down at the base and one 

 or two feet of the stem covered 

 w th earth the top then re- 

 news tself part c larly if cut 

 back and a new cro] of fruit 

 s pro luced Plants can be 

 kept n bear ng for two sea- 



ons Health er plants and bet- 

 ter results are usually secured, 

 however when new plants are 



sed for each suceee 1 ng crop, 

 a! 1 1 1 1 by 



th 1 1 



f o ear tl 1 a 111 '^I't 2525. A strand of w/inter 

 to a s pport o erl en 1 In this Tomato, showine the 



\ te of tra n ng tl 1 1 ints clusters supported by 

 nav tand fe t aj t -ach slines. 

 way or even less The side 



hoots are p nched out as fast as they appear, the main 

 central shoot being allowed to grow. It is loosely tied 

 to a cord or wire as it ascends. Usually the main stem 

 is stnpiM.I «!,. n ii .varli,.- al...ut 5 feet in height. Some 

 p.-r-Mii- |.r. I. r lo -iiii :; Im r. stems from ne.ar the crown 

 of 11,.' i.laiii atnl lo Irani iliriii f.in-shape. When this is 

 doiii- 111" i.laiiis sh..uM siaiul from 2 to 3 feet apart 



