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TOMATOES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



TN THE Southern coast countries and especially around 

 * Los Angeles, tomato plants bear the year around and 

 the old plants are encouraged to yield late crops until the 

 superior fruits from young plants in the north reach the 

 market. Tomatoes thrive perfectly in most any soils of 

 either the interior upland or river valleys as well as along 

 the coast, so long as ample moisture is available. 



Seeds are generally sown early in February, in the same 

 fashion as described on page 123. On warm, sunny days 

 the seed flat or box may be placed outdoors, to produce 

 sturdy seedlings. The same methods of transplanting, as 

 suggested on page 124, may be followed. Pruning is 

 seldom practised on the coast. In sections where the 

 drouth and heat become intense, the plants are generally 

 set deeper than where moisture is abundant. All the 

 pedigreed sorts mentioned in the following chapters are 

 splendidly adapted to the Pacific Coast. 



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