The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-14
o. w. Robinson Tells How to
Successfully Ripen Tomatoes
wen Known Chsssel


used no other seed for The past Hy,
years. buying new seed each year.
'hlhk' however the season for ripen-
; ing might be advanced 10y saving an,
planting seeds ripened in this region
Undoubtedly plants grown from such
seed would be more hardy and ripvn
earlier.
2nd-Planting l SOW from the 18th
40 the last of April in wei warmed
hothed. Cover with glass and on cold
nights protect the glass with duck can
vas After the seeds are well up | re-
move the glass during bright. warm
sunny days, which Jends To tougher
the Young plants. On cloudy or on cool
days leave the covers on but raise tho
sash a little To allow plenty of air 10
circulate inside the frames When the
thlrd leaf begins To develop on the
pant transplant To cold frame set
ting the plants about three inches
apart each way. My cold frame has
sides raising about six inches above
the ground and still skeleton frame
about twelve inches high over which
place canvas on cold nights and also
tor few days after transplanting
from the hotbed To keep the Nouns
plants from whiting. I'm preparing tn
soil for the cold frame | take well rot
ted sod-prepared in adyance-pulver-
lied as fine as may be, mixed with rich
earth ana set the plants into this mis-
ture. rs the roots grow they become
cntwined among the dead grass roots
so that when ready for transplanting
the young plants can be easily re-
moved with a "clod" Of earth adherinl,
to their roots. While the plants are
growing in the cold frame care should |
be taken To keep them sufficiently wa
tered and protected from frosts at
night or on unusually cold days. Under /
proper treatment tomato plants grow |
very rapidly and become hardened.
Third-Transplantng and cutiva-
ton. When there is no further prob
ability of frost-sav from the tenth u
the twentieth of June prepare my
ground; mark it out three feet each
way and again transplant from the
cold frame To the open field. My mode
IF transplanting at this time is what
IS called pudding in" At each corner
IF the three feet squares dig sum
,ient hole To receive the plant. The
ground being thus prepared | lift the
Jlants with Il trowel with a Clod of
'arth adhoring To the roots and place
n shallow, lat box. While one boy
distributes the plant another one fills
he holes with water. \ man sets the
liant into the puddle and with his free
land pol<es the dry earth into the hole
-round it. So in very few minutes
fter the plant is taken from the cold
rame it is set out again. well watcrcd
O the bottom of its roots and its
rowth, 10y reason of uansplanting, Is
ut little checked.
As the plants develop in growth /
ultivate both ways between the rows
aking care To keep the ground free
rom weeds The vines will spread and
early cover the ground. When suf-
Client fruit is SET To yield good crol
go among the vines and with "A COM
non grass hook clip of all the young
boots, thus checking the growth of
h" plants and throwing the strength
I the growing plant to the develop
lent and maturity of the fruit already
et. AS new growth comes later | re~
eat the process. This not only chccis
he growth of the plant but allows the
I'M ANA warmth to reach the fruit al
eady set on the lower branches thus .
asteninS it's maturity. | credit this
cutting back process as adding much =
my success in ripening Tomatoes in
mis- climate.