The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-11-08
The Home Garden.
BY j. H. FOSTER, OF TANGERINE, FLA
(Continued from page 1857
LIMA BEANS.


LIMA BEANS.
In 1881 | tried them on new land
because "Northerner" wrote that
they would do well. l reasoned that
as they did we'll at the North only
when the weather was hot that they
certainly would do we'll in Florida.
From;some dozen hills on new land.I
obtained two ripe beans. The vines
grew we'll, with Bowker's Orange
Tree manure applied, but had too
light color to warrant any great
hopes from them
The seed planted this year is of
small variety which does well in
Georgia. Holes were dug about five
feet apart in March, and from one to
two bushels of our compost scattered
IN them while the soil was being re-
placed. Thus the compost was mix
ed some with the soil The compost
was pretty dry but soon after that
we had some fair rains, still it takes
large amount of water to thorough
ly wet such. compost. About six
inches of soil was placed over the
compost. Three hills of seed were
TO be planted to each bed. At each
hill two to four t. blespoonfuls of
Stoves Garden Manure was worked
into the soil and four to six seeds
planted. They soon came up and had
q splendid color and commenced
eaching out for support and we're
covered with bloom near to the
ground. The poles were not put up
TJfHe10ne sra, ana the hills had two
to tour vines to pole. think the
poles should be in place soon after
the plants are up and that not over
TWO vines to pole should be allow
ed. Some OF the vines had run four
feet ere my poles were up, and few
hills have no poles yet. l have heard
of crops being raised at Rockford,
Illinois, without poles, but it won't
do here. June 18th LACK of the
dark color of leaf ! expected. Vines
slender but vigorous" June 25th
"Many pods set but little green
skipper, which | think is called'thrlp',
on underside of leaves and this gives
such leaves a yellow color and stops
the vigorous growth of vine." July
10th. "Beans at bottom otpoles ready
for use." July Goth. GA worm Of
dark metallic color bores into the
stalks from one TO three feet above
ground, and stations himself in the
p1th and Injuries the growth OF some
vines. But where most injury is
done the stalks are preparing to make
new growth from below the point OF
injury. The pods are two small
some having only one bean and only
few having as high as four. but
this l attribute to the variety and
shall try Dreer's Improved or some
other good large kind next year.
Our Limas were not in our general
garden.
TOMATOES.
We have seen no good Northern
variety do we'll here in summer and
but for short time during spring.
w ere UOiQ GudG IL VIC luulCucu UhO
ground they would do well during
summer. We have tried it and some
times thought the difference was
against mulchlug. December LIST
we planted seed ofthe Cherry, Acme
and what is Lere called Florida toma,
to, the size of an ordinary plum light,
purplish-red somewhat eggshaped.
We were told that the latter,would
last all summer. But it hasn't and
now at the close Of July we are vir>
tually without tomatoes. When
plants of all kinds gel to about GER
tain age they seem to sicken OF lite's
difficulties and have a strong desire
to quit business. The hooking birds
tor while seemed to hold first
mortgage on the crop, though the
patch was within thirty feet OF our
, house. We have two noted except
ions IN the rnle that nlants die when