Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-25
Tapping Crops-No. 1.


By which is meant putting in another
crop before the previous one is entirely har-
vested, is a practice that is very appro-
pirate and profitable in the market garden
as we'll as in the family garden. BY this
plan two, and oftentimes three, crops
may be grown on the land as we'll as if
special land were devoted to each. Where
the soil is good or the manure not stinted,
two or three crops can be readily grown,
but it is desirable that a proper rotation
be observed. 1t comes in naturally that
tender plants follow hardy ones. Our hardy
plants in this latitude are either put out
in the fall or late in the winter, and on
good land the crops from such are ready
to harvest by the time it is safe to plant
out the tender and half hardy. To illus
trate: Onion sets are put out with us in
September and October, and frequently as
late as the Doth November. The land is
made very rich in the drill if not broadcast
and the rows made % to 3 feet apart.
We aim to have these onions large enough
to begin harvesting early in March while
in the green state, when they are about
as large as full-grown leeks. In planting
the onion sets are assorted and every other
row planted with the large ones. These
larger sets grow off faster and are much
more disposed to shoot to seed in the spring
than the smaller ones, so it is well to so
arrange as to begin on them first. If it is
designed to follow the onions with lima
beans, these rows of onions, grown from
the larger sets, are taken out in March
and April, and these rows Immediately
prepared for the beans. A shovel furrow
is run in the row and this furrOW sub
Gnftpd with a lOnT With
a crOWbar the poles for the beans are put
in every 4 or AZ feet. The alternate rows
of onions are left to grow on for a month
or more. AS Lima beans are more of a
late summer and fall vegetable, very early
planting is not important, for beans plant
ed May 5-10 will be but little behind those
planted two or three weeks earlier-only
few days, if any, later; so if it is desired
the onions can grow on until the 1st of
May, but ordinarily, as just stated, if
properly cultivated they may be removed
with profit in March and early April, for
there is more sale for the half ripe ones
in those months than there is for the ripe
ones later on. 1t is not a vegetable that
is relished much in hot weather, and the
greatest demand for them is early in the
spring and again in the winter. AS the
summer advances there are so many other
more desirable vegetables the demand for
OiilOuo VIII ldll OI W dlIlOSI uObulu8, ana
an acre OF green onions marketed in March
and April will pay more profit than an
acre of fully ripe ones marketed IN June
and July.
In speaking Of this crop l assume that
the grower has a fair market for it. Some
years ago 1874 l sold the product of one
fortieth of an acre in onions for $50, but
this was owing to their being very large
and almost hiding the ground in early
March and LITTLE m ma RI of
at the time. A hundred dollars clear
profit to the acre now would doubtless
satisfy most market gardeners, though it
lie possible to attain more profit than that
under favorable circumstances. This
must depend upon the locality where
grown-whether convenient to a good
market or not.
Tomatoes, snap beans, squashes, pep
pers, egg plant, corn, collards and some
other things may be substituted for the
Lima beans.
WUledqeCHle, Ga. SAC.