The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-18
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
WORK FOR JANUARY.
THE GARDEN, THE GROVE, THE ORCHARD.
Hhe Farm.

After January 18th plant the following garden
truck: Irish potatoes, English peas, onions,
beets, turnips, sweet corn, tomatoes cabbage let.
tuce, snap beans, carrots and radishes.
If your gardening and farming ground is not al
ready prepared it should be attended to without
delay. 1 would advise. as in former article. to
choose an elevated situation for the garden as
being the only place likely to be comparatively
free from killing frosts.
Lay the garden OFF twice as long as wide, so as
to do much of the culture as possible with the
horse.
Be and protect the garden from rabbits,
chickens and other stock by good, tight fence.
tight board fence the north and west to
protectfrom cold winds from that quarter, and
mesh wire on the other sides would be paying
investment at the start
Before plowingput on all the compostyou have
and supplement with tobacco stems at the rate
of one ton to the acre. Pillow in lands or beds Of
an equal number of rows each, pillow about four
inches deep-do not make q mistake here and
pillow our thin land foot deep. and put eight in
ches OF nearly pure sand on your little surface
SOIL You can deepen the soil gradually you
have made it by the growth Of vegetable matter.
IRISH POTATO.
This crop either for shipping or home consump-
tion generally pays well if marketed by May 18th.
The land being plowed, lay off the rows with the
one-horse pillow, opening one deep furrow. Make
the rows three feet apart. Use a shovelful of
good, rich compost to every two feet OF row, or
use the commercial vegetable manures at the
rate of one ton per acre, strewn in burrows and
mixed with the soil by using the horse and pillow
with the mould board taken Off
The Early Rose and Burbank are very good
kinds either for home market. Cut the seed
pieces to eye that fair sized potato will
make on an average of ten seIs. These pieces of
one eye, will produce about four good sized pota-
toes to plant, whereas more eyes are likely to
produce many small potatoes; then the saving
of seed is quite an item when seed potatoes are
worth $5 per barrel.
Drop these eyes, one in place, about fifteen in
ches apart, and have the rows three feet apart.
Cover by throwing one furrow or turn back the
one thrown by opening for the
GARDEN PEAS.
For English peas prepare about the same as
for potatoes. but not so deep, and cover about
five inches Drop them in the row about
one to every four inches. If you conclude to use
supports such brush. plant double rows
about foot apart. The best kind to plant in
Florida is the McNiel pea.
ONIONS.
1t is probably too late to plant onions for
the northern markets, but for home use plant
patch of Bermuda onions. Make the ground
level, lay off in of eighteen inches, plant in
drills two inches deep. Drop the seeds about two
to the inch, to be thinned to four inches
apart. Roll the ground after planting and leave
level.
Plant beets turnips, rutabagas, lettuce, etc.,
about as directed for onions.
CABBAGE.
For cabbage plant quick growing early kinds,
as Early York and Winningstadt and prepare as
for potatoes. Drop half dozen seed every two
feet and thin to plant in place.
TOMATOES.
Plant tomatoes directed for cabbage, but
make the hills or plants farther apart say two
to three feet Also plant a bed of seeds whereyou
caR protect it, then if:you oosethose in the open
field you can replace from the bed.
Livingston's Perfection is a good plant for
Florida.
SWEET CORN.
The last of the month plant patch of sWeet corn,
If on good ground it will ear well. Make the rows
as for potatoes, but wider, say three and a half
feet and one stalk in place every two feet.
Plant the large Evergreen.
The Grove.
II you wish to sustain the fruting orange trees
at the blooming and setting PERIOD fertilize them
forthwith, if you have not done so before. Usea