Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-05

Dailp kennftsl 3ournal.
Garden Notes for September.

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| Inc eSeessiSeN ars weather OF aueass
na< naut y very u''n'a' !" oa,'s up .t..ucs :,
anu spanish SEED inaeeu "i'nou, arineiai
~S'e''"H II ~o"'a ho' COME =. all s"o ! 'e
rospect is Tor snort market Tor 'hese sege-
tables TINS fail spinach seed Tor keeping
over winter may De sown any time IN the
| h'st haif OF SePtemoerT nrst sowihss. II
thes come up quickly. as they mostly 90 after
"sno"er oi Isin' VIII oe rea"s i"r "S'Ne' III
nin'e' VI e",! sP''"s' nenee' ,"e si"uuu
| ""~ a" i'0,' ueep 50 '""' ga" 'e eu' "r
| TUE ia'ef so"inss WIN oe 80 e",an ""e" e"'u
weather stops their growth, that they VIII
need sometime in spring to grow to market-
able size, and will hardly be ready before
the last Of April or the first of May; but
sin spring sown spinach seldom comes TO
market before May 70 or 20. the sowing IN
| autumn usually meets a good safe.
Inc marke'ihe oi 'ouatoes' piekies' pore
oeans' corn, peppers. ONIONS, oee's' squsshes
ana lettuce are now IN order, and little Gel
cry Is called for. as cool weather comes on
The picking OF can'a'oupe melons in good or
der for market, demands some care; to be
IN best condition they should cieave easily
rom the ste"' out moi oe mueh chahgeu rom
Tue green eoior 10 yeho~, 'e't upon 'he
vines u'i 'hey turn sei'o" t"ey are 700 soit 10
Dear carrying lar 10 MARKET out are just
rign' 10 put al once upon the taoie' IN faet.
tns cah'aioupe, 10 De eaten III Perieetion,
should ripeh upon the vine OF very nearly
so, IL theh mas very deiicl"us haVor ana Is
quite harmless. But the common practice OF
picking 'hem when quite hard ana green TO
oe hep' ." manu- III s'o'es' or i" transit 70
northern market Tor several days before they
are eaten, maSes comparatively insipld,
tasteiess 1ruit, ana one whlch GOOD medical
authority pr0nOunces rather dangerous to
delicate stomachs. The gardeners usually
pick neir melons every day, sometimes twice
a day. TO De sure OF getting Them IN good or
uer; -,
Neiery Will heed watering II tne drouth
eo"'',"es' "." " h'" """'eu 'or carry market
must DE pahkeu up some zen OF nIteeh DAYS
neiore "ahteu. ne banking Is zone AT Two
diherent times. with an interval between OF
about week, the first banking throws the
earth up about hall the height oil the leaves,
the second or third quite to the top, tor when
II Is very large thlrd banking VIII De need
ed. "hen the weathet Is warm as Is hkei.
ln september anu carr! Ve'ooer' ceiety VIII
NOT keep ION " ai'er IL Is oiahcheo, put shouih
be taken out at once ana sori or eaten before
II decays; IN the cooler weather OF late Octo
Der ana November, however, there Is not
much danger from this source. 1t is for this
reason that only such portion as is wanted
for early use is banked in warm weather. but
after the first of October it is usual to bank
the whole crop without much delay, leaving
the smallest nii the ias- 'or wnen small
nhiy heeus one oahkihg' ana VIII pianch sur
hcient'y III 'he PIT ~heP kept iate jill tue WIN
ter.
we usually get our hrst damaging frost IN
September When 1t threatens to be frosty,
the squashes, tomatoes, egg plants and pep