216 Gardening Under Glass 



night would be in order with a rise of 10 degrees 

 in the day. 



Watering when the vines are growing freely 

 plays an important part in producing good fruit. 

 Never allow the border to get dry. The amount 

 of water vines will take when the drainage is 

 good is surprising, especially when the fruit and 

 foliage are growing fast. Water at least a cou- 

 ple of times with manure water, that from the 

 cow barn preferred. Although it is not advisable 

 to give a border a heavy watering just as the 

 fruit commences to color, vines that are confined 

 to an inside border, especially as the border gets 

 full of roots, will take quantities of feeding, and 

 for a complete fertilizer Thompson's Vine Manure 

 can be relied upon. 



Airing is another important item, as with 

 careless airing everything will go wrong. The 

 main object should be to avoid sudden changes 

 either at night or by day. 



Fohage plays an important part in producing 

 high-grade fruit. There should be enough foli- 

 age to cover the glass nicely without crowding — 

 one perfectly developed leaf is worth two poor 

 ones. The mode generally adopted is to pinch, 

 say, two or three leaves beyond the bunch, ac- 

 cording to space. Pick the lateral growth at the 

 first leaf. 



