HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
TOMATOES, WHEN AND HOW TO SOW THEM 
T OMATOES are a long season crop. The earliest 
kinds require at least ioo days from time seeds are 
sown to yield the first fruits. Since few sections can 
boast much more than ioo frostless days and nights, and 
the tomato, a warmth-loving plant, is very susceptible to 
frost, it is necessary to sow the seeds in the house, hotbed, 
or greenhouse in order to have plants ready for the garden 
when the weather becomes settled. 
Sow seeds in any soil (a rich loam suits them best) 
any time after middle of February or not later than April 
1st, if you would enjoy fruits from your own garden by 
middle of July. A seed flat or even cigar box, kept in 
a sunny kitchen window, will do. Sow seeds one-eighth 
to one-quarter inch deep and keep soil moist. The 
seedlings generally appear in ten days after seeds are 
sown. A packet of seeds provides all the plants needed 
in the home garden. The best way to provide a constant 
supply is to raise several kinds bearing in succession. 
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