LESSONS ON TOMATOES FOE EUKAL SCHOOLS. 13 



LESSON NINE. 



TOPICS: TRAINING, PRUNING, AND CULTIVATING. 



month: may. 



Lesson outline . — Training: Immediately after the plants are set a 

 stake (fig. 3) should he driven down securely by each one of them. 

 For tliis purpose use saplings, mill edgings, or inch strips. As the 



Fig. 3.— Tomato plants properly trained by use of posts and twine. 



plants grow tie them to the stake with soft twine. This is accom- 

 phshed by looping the string around the stake and tying the tomato 

 plant loosely so as not to interfere with its growth. Frames may be 

 used instead of stakes, but they are much more expensive and no 

 more satisfactory. Frames should be about 18 inches square at the 

 base and 24 inches square at the top. Set the frames before the plants 

 begin to spread. 



