French Method Of Raising Tomatoes
As soon as a cluster of flowers is visibio, the stem is topped down to the cluster, to tliat the flowera terniinate tlie stem. TL o effect is th&t thesap iĆ” imiuediatcly iu.pelled into the Wo buds next btlow the cluster, which soon push strongly aad produce auother cluster of flowers each. Whj n these are visible the Lrancli to wliioh th y belong is also topped dowir to their level, and'this is doue suceessively. By tbis means the plaats beeome stout dwarf bushes, not above eighteen inches high.. In order to prevent their iaUing over, stick or strings are stretched h'orizontally along the rovvs, so as to keep the plants en et. In additxon to tisis ali the laterals thut have no flowers, and aftev tlie fifth topping, all laterals whatsoover are nipped off. In this ffay tlie ripe sap is direoted iuto the fruit, whieh acquires a beauty, size and excellence unattained by other mcans.
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