This section is from the book "The Gardener V3", by William Thomson. Also available from Amazon: The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener.
In some instances fruit may be sufficiently early to be colouring by the end of the month, in which cases it is necessary to keep a dry warm atmosphere, with a circulation of air to secure good flavour. Cease giving rnanure-water at the root as soon as the firstsigns of colouringare noticed. Where fruit is swelling, and it is desirable to have them ripe as early as possible, the night temperature may be kept 65° to 70° with impunity, and 10° more with sun-heat by day. Carry out last month's directions as to the starting of succession plants, and the temperature in which it is best to start them. Do not expose any very early plants, from which the fruit may be gathered at the end of the month, suddenly to cold; but harden them off and otherwise care for them till they can be planted out. They will yield fine early runners for potting for early forcing, and make fine stools for cropping outdoors next year.
 
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