The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-11-01

here, does not materially hinder the
more hardy vegetables throughout
the season which may be embraced
in the months beginning in August
and ending in May, The earlier sown
vegetables form 3 succession to the
crops which cold has destroyed IN the
North, and the later sown here, rol~
lowing the extreme cold weather, are
such as comprise the bulk of truck so
largely raised in Florida to anticl-
pate what can be grown in the North
Fall sown seeds are those not liable
to be hurt by cold. Spring sown
are such as cold will injure more or
less and these are snap beans, cuonm-
bers, tomatoes, egg>plants, squash,
watermelons. goards, etc.
Directions appertaining to partic-
ular month are difficult TO devise, and
a good rule to go by, is to attend fire.
quently to your vegetable patch and
keep up suceessional sowings and
keep on hand reserve of plants to
fill vacancies in the transplantiDg
should they occur.
Cabbage plants when they attain
four to six inches in height are ready
to transplant. The evening is the
best time for the operation and
should if possible be performed when
the ground is moist. Endeavor by
watering, in all transplanting, co pre-.
vent the plants tagging. Plants
after being taken from the seed bed
should be dipped in water, and the
roots on being transplanted should
be dripping wet. The first sown Gel.
cry will now be ready to transplant,
using the largest first. Caulfo wer
and broccoli may be set out atonce.
German greens, Brussels Sprouts and
collard plants all may be put into pc
sitlon where they are to grow. The
two former are seldom seen here and
from their excellent qualities tor the
table and the facility with which they
grow, it is difficult TO understand
why they are so seldom seen. Kohl
rabi is another excellent vegetable
rarely met with in Florida. They
are as easily grown as turnips and re-
qnne similar culture, Asparagus
may be planted from divisions OF the
roots or seeds s0Wn.
This month strawberry rum. erS are
more prolific on the old plants tha.EH
they have been during the previous
months. Advantage may be taken
in using them in The formation OF new
plantations ard filing mp blanks. in
beds previously planted. 1t is an
easier task now getting and making
strawberry plants to grow, bat it is
fully too late for the results a success
ful grower seeks. TO secure an early
and abundant crop, one has to carry
them over The preceding Two
The fnal working OF orange groves
should no longer be delayed. Our
cold occurs next month,
and for that trees should be as little
excited as possible. Not that we
fear frost, but it has happened that
trees have suffered from that cause in
former years in very favorable local.
tiles. We cannot be too careful.
He laughs at scars who never felt
wound" and those unprepared may
have their nursery trees and young
groves sadly mutilated when feeling
most secure. 1t is a good plan 10
slow up on culture when danger is
near and put all the more energy in
when there is plain sailing Prepar-
atoms may be made for covering
oine-apples, guavas and the like
sender plants towards the end of the
month. Bearing orange trees if I'M
July excited by stimulants and work.
ng SO late, are, now their fruit buds
ire forming in embryo, apt to develop