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Peppers. (See Fig. 29, Plate XIV.) 



The same treatment may be accorded peppers when 

 grown under garden conditions as previously suggested on 

 page 257, except that a more liberal supply of plant-food 

 may be made. It should be remembered, especially in 

 connection with liberal applications of stable manure, that 

 an abundant supply of minerals should be present in the 

 soil to encourage continuous growth and fruiting. After 

 the plants are well established, an abundance of available 

 nitrogen should be avoided. 



Tomatoes. 



The fertilization of both early and late tomatoes is 

 discussed in Chapter XIII, and it seems unnecessary 

 to add to that discussion here except to emphasize the 

 importance of a liberal supply of the mineral elements 

 phosphoric acid and potash. Many growers have 

 found the Wagner system of fertilization, which is based 

 upon the necessity of an abundant supply of minerals 

 and fractional applications of available nitrogen, a good 

 practice. (For Wagner System, see page 205.) On the 

 other hand, there are many growers who prefer to make a 

 single application in large amount of a fertilizer deriving 

 its nitrogen from a number of sources. A mixture very 

 generally used in New Jersey is made of the following 

 materials : 



Nitrate of soda 100 Ib. 



Sulfate of ammonia 100 Ib. 



Dried blood, 16% AM 100 Ib. 



Ground fish 100 Ib. 



Ground bone 100 Ib. 



Acid phosphate 1100 Ib. 



Sulfate of potash 400 Ib. 



