TOMATOES 
First sowings : March. 
Harvested : July, August. 
P.M.Gs. in use.: March to September. 
Varieties : Rutger’s, Dwarf Stone. 
General ‘Cultivation 
Plants are ordinarily raised in a hot-house and planted out 
under P.M.Gs. from the end of March to the end of June. If 
no hot-house is available, seed may be sown under a P.M.G. 
at the end of March. To prepare the soil, fork into it plenty 
of peat humus and a little superphosphate, and apply a light 
dressing of lime. Sow seeds 1 inch square and water in with 
tepid water. Keep both ends of the P.M.G. firmly sealed. 
In very cold weather cover the P.M.G. with sacking. 
Tomatoes are best grown in trenches, which give extra 
protection and assist watering. They should be not more than 
9 inches deep and 18 inches wide. Plants are put about 20 
inches apart and stakes used which will just go under the 
P.M.Gs. Wire should then be run about 2 inches below the 
top of the P.M.G., and when the plant reaches this, it is 
carefully and gently trained along it. The P.M.Gs. can be 
kept in position during the whole of the growth, but ventilation 
being given along the row or even by removing the top sheets 
at intervals. 
Or P.M.Gs. may be used at the beginning, and when the 
plants get too tall for them they are taken off and placed on ~ 
end on the north side of the rows, which should run from 
East to West. The plants are then grown on in the ordinary 
way until four trusses have set, when they are untied, laid | 
down in the trenches, and the P.M.Gs. put back for them | 
to ripen the fruit. | : 
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