Growing Vegetables Under Glass '^55 



beds does not become over-watered. This would 

 result in the soil becoming sour and the roots 

 would be likely to perish. After the roots have 

 spread themselves through the soil freely, liberal 

 waterings may be given, and generally when the 

 first fruits have grown to the size of hens' eggs, 

 some kind of feeding may be practised, particu- 

 larly for plants that are grown in pots or boxes. 

 For this purpose nothing is quite so safe and 

 effective as good cow manure or sheep manure. 

 About one bushel of either of these, placed in a 

 coarse sack in a fifty-gallon barrel, the barrel 

 then being filled with water and let stand for two 

 or three days. The resulting solution may be 

 applied to the soil after being diluted with 

 three times an equal bulk of water. This should 

 be given about once each week until the fruit is 

 practically developed. Surface dressing of good 

 cow, sheep, or horse manure may be given occa- 

 sionally. Chemical fertilizers are useful, but 

 should be used only by experienced growers. 



For successful crops, seeds should be sown 

 about every six weeks until about April 1st, 

 growing only just enough plants from each 

 sowing to maintain the desired quantity of fruit. 

 If properly managed this will give a supplj^ of 

 fruit from about November 1st until July 1st. 



The varieties generally grown are Comet, 



