The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-10-07
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All hardy plants, that start early in spring,
hOuld be set out in summer. The best time
this latitude Is from October 18th to No.
ember 10Th iflater than this, they should be
overed with hay, straw, or some such mate
ial, to keep them from being severely frozen.
he reason why such plants as rhubafb and
sparagus do better by being planted in the
all, rather than in spring, will be apparent
vhcn we consider their nature. Young or old
'lants OF either asparagus or rhubarb, just as
DON as the frost is out Of the ground in spring,
begin to devlOp the buds which form the
talks. simultaneously with this starting of
he buds, there is development of rOotets.
low, when We lift these plants to trans
liant in spring, these minute ibers are des-
royed-not only by breaking off, when dug
Up, but by exposure 20 the air. This does
lot seem materially to injure these roots, for
ither will grow and do well ii the transplant
ng is delayed even late into the spring
months. But what we contend for is, that
hey will do better if planted SO carly in the
all-say during October-that the rootlets
nay he emitted, and be ready, if thus left
lndisturbed, to impart vlgor to the plant in
pring am convinced, particularly in light,
Try soils, rhubarb or asparagus roots planted
October will give Condition Oft the soil and
manure being equal a much better grow tn
han when set in spring. Last fall put out
n October, for my own use, dozen roots Of
'hubarb. Not having enough plants then to
complete the row, delayed getting additional
cots until April. The result was that we
we're pulling the stocks from those planted IN
October before those set out in April were
moving signs of starting. This fall planting
equally advantageous with hardy bulbs.
Dur stock of lilies are usually planted in
october, and if by any chance some are left
over until spring, the growth is never SO Wig
>rous, and the later the operation OF planting
5 delayed the weaker the growth. This
many of our lady readers, no doubt, have ex-
oerienced with their hyacinths and tulips
When planted early in fall, they form roots
before cold weather sets in, and are ready to
start early IN the spring but il the planting
las been delayed until December 1t is then
90 cold for the roots 70 form, and the conse.
luencc is. a feeble flower in spring or, worse
get, if hyacinths, tulips or crocusses are not
planted until spring, the top starts before tie
roots, and tie result is complete dsappsint
nent, and if the bulbs flower at all, they are
weak and feeble. This may be further illus
:rated by plants of an entirely different ma
.ure, in any section of the country where the
thermometer does not fall lower than fifteen
Or twenty degrees below the freezing point.
Cabbages or lettuce plants set out in October,
will come to maturity ten or twelve days
quicker than if planted in February or March.
In many parts OF the Southern States this fall
planting Of cabbages or sowing or planting of
onions, for market purposes, may be followed
very probably. No doubs it is done in some
places but / do not believe it is generally
practiced. In such localities the advantage Of
planting rhubsrb or asparagus in fall would
be even greater than in colder districts, for If
delayed until spring, hot weather sets in, and,
as in the case of hyacinths or tulips, above re-
ferred to, the tops start before the roots, and
the growth for some time is feeble.-Peter
Henderson, in American Agriculturia.