The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-02-26
When to Plant Garden Seeds.


when to plant the seed of leading field
crops. They understand that oats,
wheat and barley must be sown as early
in the season as the soil is in q condi-
ton to be worked. They know thatthe
planting of corn, pumpkins, squashes,
melons and fields Of beans must be de-
layed till such time as there will be no
danger that the young plants will be
killed by the frost. They also know
that the sowing of millet, Hungarian
grass and buckwheat must be delayed
till later in the season.. They are well
aware that the latter plant should not
mature its grain till the approach of
cold weather in the fall. Observation
and experience have convinced them
that seed for the production of turnips
for winter use should not be sown till
midsummer. =
There is, however, q very general
want Of knowledge on the part Of both
country and town people in respect to
the proper time to plant garden seeds.
1t is usual to have the ground for the
garden all prepared at once. As rule
the ground is put in condition at about
the time corr is ordinarily planted. In
the country, where the garden is priced
less highly than it should be, no atten-
ton is paid to it till the earlier field
crops are all planted. A general as
sortment of seeds is then procured, and
they are all put in the ground at nearly
the same time. The seed of late and
early, hardy and tender plants are often
sown on the same day, without any re-
gard to their habits or their period of
maturity. The seed of radishes is often
sown after the time crop should be
ready to pull. sa " fF
A greater difference of time is re-
quired in sowing seeds in the garden
than in the field. There is no month
when frost is out of the ground in which
the seed of some kind Of vegetable may
not be profitably sown. The value of
most vegetables depends on the time of
sowing their seed. Many things raised
in the garden are only seasonable q
very short time. Spinach is not in de-
mand after lettuce is sufficiently large
to eat, while lettuce loses its value
when green peas appear. Radishes
are wanted as early in the season as it
is possible to produce them, but the
appetite for them disappears after Gu
cumbers become plenty. An effort
should accordingly be made to raise q
crop of spinach, radishes and lettuce as
early in the season as possible
Among the other vegetable seeds that
should be sown very early in the season
are those of cress, kale, envide and
parsley, as they are wanted as soon as
they can be produced The seed of
onions, beets, carrots, parsnips, celery,
cabbage and caulifower should also be
sown early, because it takes considers
BILE time for the. plants to mature:
Onion sets should also be put out as
early as possible, as the object Of plant
ing is to secure q crop in advance OF
that produced by planting seed The
seed of all variety of gourds should be
planted very early. It is good plan
to start them in beds or small boxes in
the house. and to place the plants with
the earth about them in the ground
where they are to grow when the
weather becomes sufficiently warm.
Gourds are highly ornamental as well
as useful, and they are worthy OF q
place in every garden and yard. The
shells of gourds are easily converted
into dippers, drinking-cups and other
useful articles, and are much in use in
all parts of the South. Gourd-vines
require some support. They may be
trained over q trellis SO as to make a
! very fine appearance, or be made to at
tach themselves to strings, brush or the
branches of trees.
The seeds of nearly all other vines,
as pumpkins, squashes, cucumbcrs, cit
rons and all kinds of melons, should be
planted quite late in the season. There
is nothing gained by planting them in
the open ground till the weather is
quite warm. Their growth may be
fastened by planting the seed in hills
and covering them with small boxes
having glass on top. The soil may be
moistened from time to time by remov-
/ ing the boxes. The boxes protect the
young plants from the cold when they
are quite small, and from the insects
that are very certain to make their ap-
pearance little later in the season.
The young plants may be gradually
hardened by removing the boxes dur
ing warm days and by replacing them
at night and on the approach of cold
rains and winds.
Nasturtians, peppers, okra tomatoes,
sweet corn and all kinds of beans should
be planted quite late in the season.
Sweet potato plants should not be put
in the open ground; in this latitude,
before the 1st of June. As a rule al
vegetables having Southern origin
should be planted late. If planted early
they become stunted and never make
vigorous growth.-Chicago Times.
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