Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-09
The Garden In September.

Having laborod and enjoyed the fruit of
our labor, in part, up to the present time, it
now becomes us to save up the remaining
products of the garden, and to provide for
the oxtention and continuance of the luxury
Of green vegetables, &c.
Weeds will continue to grow, but should
never be allowed to interfere with other yege-
tation, as they surely will if allowed to grow
at all. Where impracticable to use the hoe,
they should be hand-pullcd Weeds allowed
to form seed will pretty surely be capable Of
maturing the same by the aid of the juices Of
the stalk and if maturod will very likely be
scattered to perpetuate their species and TO
give US trouble in the future. The safest way
is never 20 allow a weed TO so far mature as
to come into blossom.
Watch for early frosts which, in this ati-
tude, frequently come by the 10Th of Sepiem-
Der; while often if that time is passed with
out frost, we 90 free ill about the Goth
Some vegetables with little protection, may
! grow on for two or three weeks after the first
" cold snap " is over.
During this month many of the products
of the garden arrive at perfection, and all
remaining ones are fast becoming ready TO be
harvested, requiring care that nothing goes
to waste. Gather and take care of all SUR
| plus. lr not needed for immediate use, store
/ 1t properly, market, or distribute it among
your less Fortunate neighbors who would be
/ glad 10 receive 10. Leave nothing to decay.
merely because it is ia abundance. II moth
sng else can be done with IL, feed it to the
stock or put It in the compost heap.
/ BENs.-Ihe earlier sorts of pole beans
will now be ripening. Save seed from the
best and earliest. Limas are now plenty
save some of the earliest for seed, and. with
the others, lay in % dry, airy place to cure.
/ Before hard irosts, pick all green ones shell
aud dry for winter use Pick the late string
/ beans before they become tough pickle or
can for future use
CAnnAGE.--late planted will need frequent
hooing- Ordinary irosts and cool nights
will not stop their growing but cause them to
harden their heads against a more severe
freeze. Seed may be sown this month"; where
| It is desirable TO winter over in cold frames
for early spring planting, greens, &C.
CouS.-Saye and dry for winter use.
Canning is SO risky that few like to incur the
trouble and risk. Last year directions came
out in several papers for sailing the green
corn in the husk, by packing down in salt in
q barrel \ friend informed me that he tried
it last season, and that ON taking up some and
soaking it in fresh water for some days, and
then boiling it and preparing it daintily, none
of his family could eat it, for said he, be
sides being salted it was saH He tried the
pigs with some Of it freshened, but they ran
away from it, squcaling Save Of the CARL
est crop sulhceucy Of the finest, earliest
cars, for seed; strip off the husks, retaining
two or three inner ones, and braid in tresses
and hang in dry airy place. Cut and save
the stalks for the cattle or feed them out
green.
CucuMBERs.-Gather the pickles by going
over the vines every day and gathering all
stable ones cutting them with scissors or
sharp knife and leave half an inch Of stem
on each; using care not to break or tear the
vines. Ripe ones may be gathered and the
seed scrapod out and left to ierment and work
clear in a pail or tub, and then wash clean
dry and save Sweet pickles may be made of
those nearly ripe
Observation-Disclosures that now is the time
to add to the compost heap for next year.
Such are the laws Of nature, that after the
soil has produced crop and it is removed,
the elements of the crop must be replaced, or
the soil will eventually refuse to yield her in
crease; and upon decayed animal and vegeta-
Die matter must we largely depend to replace
these elements
MrLoNs.-Pick as soon as ripe which may
be known by the stem parting readily from
the melon. Watermelons are sounded by
rapping them with the fingers dead sound