Come into my garden: the tomato

Title

Language

English

Source

The Young Citizen. 2 (3) April 1936

Year

1936

Subject

Tomato farming

Tomatoes

Gardening

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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April, 1996 THE YOUNG CITIZEN COME INTO MY GARDEN ---------- - - - - - - - - - Tl-IE TOMATO C:JME into my garden. Th!s month. I have a wellknown plant to show you. 1 his plant is the tomato---a popular salad crop that can be found rnriching every meal in so manv homes in the world. Vitamins that make you g~·ow can be found in the tomato. The tomato is also an appetizer. It is something that makes your appetite more keen. Would you like to have tomato plants in your garden? This is how this vegetable can be grown: Plant the seeds thinly in seedflats or seedbeds. When the seed· ings are about 8 or 12 centimeters high. transplant them outside at 60 to 80 centimeters apart. They should be shaded for at least four days if they are transplanted during the hot sunny days. If 'the plants tend to grow tall. the principal growing point may be cut ofi'. This will induce branching. Whm the fruits are matured and ripe, they may be harvested. If you intend to raise good seeds. ask for these varieties: Native. EarliJna. Bonny Best, Beauty. June Pink. Everlarge, and Ten Ton. These bear beautiful fruits. BE OUR GUEST GARDENER Why don "t you he our, guest gardener? If you have raised some vegetables or flower:; which make your school or your home beautiful and attractive. write us about them. Tell u:s: how you did it. Then we can tell the others who might wish to raise the same. V./e invite all the gardeners of tln Philippines into this garden section of "The Young Citizen." A Pretty Dress For Ang-Ang (Continued from page 85) The fireflies flew down and words. Proudly, she went to the clung to Ang-ang's honey-smeared caiiao. "'But remember," said the body. They clustered like dia- bird. "leave before dawn. The fireflies need to rest and they will leave 99 moon. The young chief of the mountain tribes sat on his broad ~tone throne and watched Ang-ang eagerly. "Who is she?" he asked his men. ''\Vhy have I not seen her before?·· And he watched her sway and dance, the fireflies glinting like diamonds about her. When her dance ended, the young chief.went to h~r side and asked for her name. 'Ang·· <!ng was very much pleased and sur prised. When the young chief asked her to dance ~ith him, her pride knew no bounds. She danced and sang till the moon set. Then, in a hurry, she departed, remembering what the Bird told her. The chief would noc let her go and held her hand. But she wriggled out of his grasp, leaving a handful of fireflies and a bit of honey in the hand of the chief. ''Honey and fireflies,·' said the chief sofcl y, "sweetness and light. They are better than riches. I must find this girl and marry her, for she is good and sweet." The young chief followed Angang. He saw che fireflies leaving her one by one. until a trail of light floated in the air. When Ang-ang n:ached her hut. he stole softly 2way. The next morning, the young chief went to Ang-ang's hut. He saw the kind girl feeding her friends of the woods. '"That is why they monds upon her hair. They wen: like necklaces upon her neck. Thev were like bracelets of stars laid upon her arms They made for her a doth of brilliance that glowed in the darkness of the night. · you in shame if you do not hurry." are so eager to help her," he Ang-ang was overjoyed beyond wipe his fountain pm. After the examination. the boy filed me among his other old notebooks in a box. In this place. I grew ragged, dusty and rorn. I am still in this place. and I don't know how much longer I shall live. When Ang-ang arrived ac che ca· thought. '"She is sweet and kind. iiao. the dancing had already be- She is just the girl to help me rull! my tribe." · £:Un. Far and near came the mountain tribes to participate in the merry-making. The sound of the gong .:ind the barimbaw echoed in the evening srillness. The prince then asked Ang-ang to marry him . Ar their wedding. che deer, an<l Everybody looked at Ang-ang. the wild fowl got plenty to eat. Every one wondered what beautiful dress it was chat she wore. When she moved. light moved with her. \\'hen she danced so gracefully. the brilLianle of her dress sent off sparks that seemed to reflect the The birds and the bees hummed and sung all day. In the evening. the friendly fireflies lighted the place of merry-making. proud of their share in giving Ang-ang such happiness.

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