NEW MODE OF RAISING TOMATO PLANTS
An extenßlvo grovee of toraatooo in A-moric* haa fonnd the following lngonio"H plan of raising piaolo all that oan bo wished for :— He roHa elrlps of rra'n pap"r Into cylinders 3 inches In dlnmoter and 6 Inches d«ep, looking tbe enda by driving two tacka throut.h the paper, and olinohlug themou a pleoe of iron pipe aa an anvil or block. Thoao bottomleaa cupa are arranged in the frame and filled with aoll in whioh the need ia planted. When tbe plants ara ready to set ont they are large and well rootod aod are tranaplanted with the cylinder around them. Thia is slipped ap ao as to pro j aot 3 inohea above the ground and make a obstacle over whioh out-worma will not climb, and ao the danger in evaded, as well aa ali risk of checking tho growth by transplanting. He baa aet out. plants already in blossom, without any check, by meaua of thia device.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2241, 1 October 1889, Page 2
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165NEW MODE OF RAISING TOMATO PLANTS Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2241, 1 October 1889, Page 2
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