Milford chronicle., 1945-06-22
TOMATOES ARE WELL ADAPTED
FOR GARDENING II II SSEN

ARR WELL ADAPTED
FOR GARDENING II SUSSEX )
Tomatoes are OF special iNpur-
uuCe III Su>SrX County gardens. {
They are not only especially We'll
adapted 10 conditions OF this toun-
~ tut supply unusually good guam
titles OF essential NitamIn g. They
respond unusually Well, with high
tr yields ana better quality, To
good cultural practices, 50 every
clIurt should be made 10 follow ap-
proved methods.
Good plants as Well as good Nal-
ietieS arr essential Good plants
should be dark green i'll color fair
~ large. -tocky tree from disease.
and poorly culored. Such plants
viii he uuprOductiNc and waste
Of time and space in the 4ardeu. II
Will hr more economical to buy
more and use only the good plants.
Tomato plants need about the
same quantity oi fertilizer aS other
.&rdcn plants broadcast about ~
pounds per l.oou square feet before
spading. Band applications Of
seven or eight pounds per LOCO
square feet give additional value,
LoWe}cr. These applications are
made in burrows about three inches
deep and three inches out from
each side oI The row
Tomatoes should he set as soon
a. possible after all danger OF
lrost has passed Generally May )
To- Ia isrccom mended. but they
Will probably hc safe At any time
now. Plants should he set on a
cloudy day or in the evening so
that they will have an opportunity
to recover from the shock of trans
plmtiue before tie hot sunshine
reaches them.
Plants should be set little
deeper than they grew originally.
even though it may be necessary to
cover some OF the lower leaves
Scttiu4 the plants firmly will keep
them from being blown over or
1aliin4 undcr their own weight
Holes should he large enough 10
IlloW all roots to spread out with
cut CroWdin2.
Water l. Value
Place plant in the hole and fill
the hole halfway With loose soil
Press this soil around the roots
and then till the rest of the hole
With the water After the water
eoakS in. fill the hole with dry soil
Tomato plants which are NOT tC
be Staked should be set about So t
. IS inches apart in each direction t
! allow roo mfOl them To spread.
r Stalking Plants
II the plants are to be Staked
! they may be set about Is to II in
: Chps in rows about three feet apart
I In addition TO saving space. stak
: keeps the tomatoes off the srounC
( so that they are less likely 10 rot
and Facilitates harvesting.
n Stakes may be driven into th'
ground before the tomatoes are Sc
and the plants may be put in be
side them. or they may be driver
/ in beside the plants after they hay
# been set. They should be ready 10
: enough TO tie. Stakes should b
II five or six feet long and one [
-. two inches square, or at least on
n and One-half inches in diameter
{ saplings are cut for this purpose
J. They should be driven in tn
# ground at least II TO IS inche;
,r since they must support consider
). able weight and withstand wind.
Al Pruning tomato plants results i
n larger tomatoes, ripenlng earlle
m In pruning the plants, the leaf are
,d is reduced in relation to the nun
Df hpr of tomatoes. and while thel
~ are fewer tomatoes per plant, MOI
+ of the strength of the plant goe
into those tomatoes rather than II
extra leaves so that they becon
No larger and mature earlier.
d. The most common method
in pruning and training IS to pful
T. the plant to single stem and tie
or to the stake When the plant
MS first set it will be only sing
MS stem. but as it grows and branch'
all out it forms a number of stems.
=" keep a single stem. take out a
of branching shoots as they start
to grow from the axis of the leave
Sc They should be removed while th'
1t are small. which will require pru
ne ing once or twice a week, depen
he ing on growing conditions. BE su
cv not to prune off the leaves.
The plants may be pruned III I
same manner but leaving two
IRE three stems.
ow TO avoid injury in tying t
ith plant to the stake. use soft twll
al looping it to the stake and tyl
ro- under leaf stem on the Oppos
uc- side of the plants.
on Planting Hints. Varieties
On; Given for Berry Crops
ay. Blackberries. dewberries, a
en- raspbcrries should all be plan
ak enc to two inches deeper than II
were growing in the nursery.
to Red and black raspberr
ime should not be planted t0getf
Is They should be kept at least
les teet apart. because the red ra
ime berries may be carriers OF a
ten. seasp. which. while harmless
them. spreads to black raspberl
)ay- and kills them. In small gard
this this will mean choosing betw
airy, the two.
be Hall dozen plants should
nth duce enough Boysen dewberrles
rtcr a family Of three or four. IN
Aug berries may be allowed to run
the ground the first season. Dut