Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-02-06
TRUCK FARMING.
The Culture Of Early Tom tocs.
Ky JOHN COW, OF MILFORD.

MESslS. EDITORS DELAWARE IRIBuSE:-
As the time is close AT hand for commencing
operations in the horticultural department,
and if You deem it OF any Importance 20
your numerous readers, will give you the
mode Of raising early tomatoes piacticcd by
| us
We first consider how many plants We
wish to raise, making our lot he'd 10 meet
our requirements. We select II DRY, sacl
tered spot. with southeast exposure, we
dir our bed two feet deep, and little larger
than we intend making our bed, we board
itup with stout boards, placing the posts
six feet apart outside OF the boards, three
feet high ut back on North side, two feet
six inches in front. That gives the sash
pitch of one inch 10 one foot, Our sashes are
three feet wide by six feet long; we make
The bedt suit the sashes, into that bed we
+ put about two feet of warm stable manure.
, (haying previously been in pile to cause it
to terment,) leaving the surface as level as
/ possible.
D In day or two we press the surface of
e the bed with board, making level surface
d for the compost, which is Of great impor-
\ lance, we then put on the compost five
d inches deep, and, if the weather is mild, we
st sow, if not, we defer ill mild weather. as
'c there Is nothing gained by sowing in frosty
lc weather; sometimes we sow broadcast, at
of other times in rows four inches apart, Gov
= ering the seed very lightly with dry soil
ly For every 1000 plants we wish 10 raise
Ii we sow u sash of seed, keeping the bed q:
Id near seventy degrees Fahrenheit at night IA,
all possible, allowing it to rise to 50 or 81 II
&c the day time. Give air at all favorable on
a portuniies, covering closely with stray
M mats, when you water; let the water be 4
Ily Or so degrees.
Il A few days before the plants are , inche
by high, we prepare slight hot-bed, putting i
an about foot of warm manure, the same a
&c. before used for the seed bed and compo.
the same to the depth Of five inches, int
ch that we prick our plants, putting about 3
Inc plants under a sash, watering with tepi
We, water, shading partially for a few days if Ii
ads weather is clear Keep them warm at nigl
ew as required for the seed bed, there let thel
III ulitii btSiii W NIDNu tuCii BIllt
lal Have your cold bed prepared previous
nee this, five inches deep Of good mould mike
lily with very short old manure. In this be
ey, they require to he planted seven inch,
ind apart and foot from the glass A sash wi
re- contain fifty plants, and it will require fiji
With sashes to contain enough plants for OF
&c acre Water and shade, giving abundance
t it air as often as practicable, cover at mig
ill, with the mats, and watering as often as til,
ion require. If they are the least backward
,ly, grow, put little Peruvian Guano, or VIII
lin is just as good, some liquid from the bal
ng, yard into the water, taking care not
make it too strong; this will start them
his few days, when you can repeat the oper
lost ton.
and In this bed they require to remain till Il
der weather is suitable to plant them in Il
en- field, which takes place at different tim
lal- according to the locality Near New -Yo
we used to commence from the 10th to t
ch, 10Th of May, here we can on the LIST Of Ma
About week or ten days before we expt
!, or to plant in the field, we leave the sashes
per- at night in order to harden of, which is
k Of great advantage when they come to
} by planted out.
The land best suited for early tomatoes