HELPING THE FRUIT TO SET
Tomatoes, whether grown outside or in the greenhouse, need almost daily attention at this growing season, for they will only fruit well if their growth is conflned to a single main stem. All side shoots appearing on the axils of the leaves should be removed. This throws the strength of the plant into the flowers and fruits. Leaves which overshadow $reen fruits should be half cut back to nllow the sun to reach them. Tap the stem of eaeh plant with a cane occasiona\ly, as this helps to disperse the polleli, so that the fruit ean 1 "mt"
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 60, 3 December 1937, Page 16
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