HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 



TOMATOES, WHEN AND HOW TO SOW THEM 



r ~pOMATOES are a long season crop. The earliest 

 -- kinds require at least too days from time seeds are 

 sown to yield the first fruits. Since few sections can 

 boast much more than 100 frostless days and nights, and 

 the tomato, a warmth-loving plant, is very susceptible to 

 frost, it is necessary to sow the seeds in the house, hotbed, 

 or greenhouse in order to have plants ready for the garden 

 when the weather becomes settled. 



Sow seeds in any soil (a rich loam suits them best) 

 any time after middle of February or not later than April 

 1st, if you would enjoy fruits from your own garden by 

 middle of July. A seed flat or even cigar box, kept in 

 a sunny kitchen window, will do. Sow seeds one-eighth 

 to one-quarter inch deep and keep soil moist. The 

 seedlings generally appear in ten days after seeds are 

 sown. A packet of seeds provides all the plants needed 

 in the home garden. The best way to provide a constant 

 supply is to raise several kinds bearing in succession. 



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