54 Growing Tomatoes

"I'll tell you how to grow tomatoes, Jerry,?said Mrs. Hawkins. "First dig up
an area in a sunny spot in your yard. Mix in manure or compost to enrich the
soil.?

"When the danger of frost is past, which is about the first of April in this
part of the country, I buy eight tomato plants from a nursery. That's enough
for my husband and myself. You will probably want to buy twelve plants for
your family."Lay out the plants in their cardboard container about 18 to 20
inches apart. Dig a hole deep enough to cover each pot, put the pot in the
hole, cover it with soil, and pat the earth down firmly. Then pound in 4 to 5
foot long stakes next to each plant. Water the plants well. By the middle of
July you should begin to have ripe tomatoes to eat.

spot 地點
manure 肥料
compost 混合肥料
nursery 苗圃
cardboard 紙板
container 容器（箱、盆、罐等）
apart 分離
stake 樹樁
ripe 熟的，成熟的

種西紅柿
“杰瑞，我來告訴你怎么種西紅柿。”霍金斯太太說，“先在你院子里陽光充足的地方開墾一塊地。把肥料或混合肥料混在土里使土壤肥沃。”
“霜凍的危險過去后，在這個地區大約是在四月一日左右，我從苗圃買八棵西紅柿苗。這對我和我丈夫來說足夠了。你可能要給你家買十二棵。”
“把苗放在它們的硬紙罐里，間隔大約十八到二十英寸。挖個洞，要足夠深，能蓋住每個罐子，把罐子放進洞里，用土蓋住，把土往下拍結實。然后把四到五英尺的樹樁埋在每棵苗旁邊。給苗澆足水。等到七月中旬，你就應該有成熟的西紅柿吃了。”