Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-28
THE KITCHEN GARDEN.


cars, cut up the stalks at the bottom, aud
if not needed for hoga, cows or working
stock, euro them for winter; left in the
patch they are wasted and very unsightly.
Irish Potatoes may be gathered rs soon as
the tops die, or iflhe weather is wet, when
most Of the vines are decayed. If left in
the ground they will be likely to take a
second growth, which spoils them for a
table use.-Dig them early in the NOR
ming, late in the evening when the the sun
is low, or in cloudy weather; for if expo.
sed to the midday sun, they are sure to de-
cay. Do not put them up in bulk, but
spread them, Of the sun, under cover, un-
til perfectly dry; and keep them thus
spread, not over five or six inches deep,
until there is danger freezing, when they
may be stored, in the winter, in barrels
and boxes in dry place, safe from frost.
Thus kept dry and cool without sproutiog,
they are equal 10 those grown at the North
for either planting or eating. Sprouts
must be rubbed off in they appear, or they
ruin the potato for eating. Prepare thor
oughIy the ground in which they and
other early crops were grown, by plough
ing or spading, that it may be ready for
transplanling or sowing other crops
These operations, for success, in hot
weather, require fresh dug soil.
Pole, Bunch and Snap Beans and Table
Corn may still be planted, also melons,
cucumbers and .quashes. If you have
not plenty of cabbage plants, they may
still be sown, but will require shading un-
til they begin to come up, but no longer.
We raise them at this season under glass,
white washed with pipe clay, to temper
the light and heat. Beets sown at this
time, if stand can be secured, are excel
lent all winter. We soak the seed four or
five days, until just ready to sprout have
the beds freshly made; dry the seed with
sufficient superphosphate, ashes or fine
dirt to low readily; mark the drills and
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and after few hours to allow the drills to
dry little, gently press the soil upon tue
the rows with plank.
Thin out the latter planted crops o.
carrots, beets, &c. The latter make excel
lent greens (cut up, tops and bottoms
after being nicely washed, from the time
they are big enough to pick until they ore
an inch in diameter. Keep the surface sol
light and clean by surface hoeing.-Cu
off the upper shoots of tomato plants. wher
the fruit is half grown, as it hastens ma
,urity. Earth up plant as they need. In
hoeing ut this time, do not 60 too deeply
near the plants, as they need all their root
let's tc gather moisture from every quar-
ter. Transplant Celery, Winter Cabbage
Tomatoes, Sweet Potato Slips, DC, bu
protect the more tender sorts by iuclininI
, over them shingles inserted in the earth o.
the side next the sun.-Wnter Cabbag
it is needless to undertake to grow un.es
under the following conditions The groun
must be very deeply dug-not less thai
,, a foot-and fifteen inches much better
1t must be literally mauursd with fin
mannre, and a portion Of this manur
but not all, should be some good supe'
= phosphate. They should be planted lo'
. in the ground in trench, and the cart
" gradually drawn up to them so that III
;. Leads may be on short stems; the mai
roots will then be deep enough TO dra
- moisture from the lower stratum, and sic
J roots will be emitted from the stem all Il
way 10 the surface. Cabbages thus man
> aged, with the worm kept off by han
picking, are pretty sure to head. Do nc
. allow any of the leaves to be plucked {
. before the head is formed.
- If water is con geniept, apply it liberal
- at night. Frequent surface hoeing is
good protection against drougtH; the de
being copiousIy absorbed by the poro
If soil.-Basil and, other Pot herbs shou
ID be gathered when the plants are in bloo'
1T Begin now to prepare your ground
es Ruta Baga and other turnips, for viii
1t see agricultural work for the month.
10 Southern Cultivator.
10 How CATTLE KILL TREEs-It is
D. noticeable fact that tree ever