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"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 地点

manure 肥料

compost 混合肥料

nursery 苗圃

cardboard 纸板

container 容器（箱、盆、罐等）

apart 分离

stake 树桩

ripe 熟的，成熟的

种西红柿

“杰瑞，我来告诉你怎么种西红柿。”霍金斯太太说，“先在你院子里阳光充足的地方开垦一块地。把肥料或混合肥料混在土里使土壤肥沃。”

“霜冻的危险过去后，在这个地区大约是在四月一日左右，我从苗圃买八棵西红柿苗。这对我和我丈夫来说足够了。你可能要给你家买十二棵。”

“把苗放在它们的硬纸罐里，间隔大约十八到二十英寸。挖个洞，要足够深，能盖住每个罐子，把罐子放进洞里，用土盖住，把土往下拍结实。然后把四到五英尺的树桩埋在每棵苗旁边。给苗浇足水。等到七月中旬，你就应该有成熟的西红柿吃了。”