The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
Novemher Notes.


tersects Middle Georgia, there is much
that can be done in the garden in the
way of magnifying success the coming
year More or less work is admissible,
in proportion to the distance south from
that line. So far as planting out or SOW
ing of any crop is concerned such must
be regarded as a dernier resort rather
than appropriate work.
If all the work that was proper to be
done in October and earlier, has been
done there is little work to be done in
November beyond ridging the soil, to
secure for it the benefit to be obtained
from freezes, and applying manures for
such crops as are TO be put in the latter
part of January and during February
Over a large territory south of the thirty
fourth parallel, it is still admissible to
put out onion sets, sow spinach, set out
cabbage plants and Strawberries. If
done during the first day of the month
the work can be done with success usu-
ally, even above the thirty-fOurth degree
AS the falls and winters are not uniform
what can be done successfully, one season
may be a failure another. But taking the
average of our winters it is not too late
to establish paintings of onion and
spinach and strawberries any where in
Georgia if done promptly now. Two
winters out of three cabbage set out now
will survive the winter, with very small
per cent. of loss.
For Iwinter1use the improved Ameri-
can savory is an excellent variety, with
standing severer cold than most other
varieties, If the plants that are set out
at this season are set in burrows and a
load of fine straw kept ready at hand it
is very easy matter to prevent any in
jury from January freezes, by placing a
good large armful of the straw on and
about them when very severe weather is
threatened. 1t is very rare occurrence
that cold severe enough to kill cabbage
plants occurs before January.
In putting out onions sets, it is some
what of an advantage to throw the soil
upinto beds two or two and a half feet
apart, and then put the sets about one
and half CT two inches deep; then
cover and roll wi h light roller or bar
rel. In working them for the first time,
after the time for freezing weather has
past, the soil should be drawn away from
the onions clear to the base of the plant.
There will De fewer scnlliOns and less like
lihood of their shooting to seed when so
cultivated. Small and medium sized sets
aremuch less apt to shoot to seed than the
large ones.
The growers of onion sets frequently
assert the different sizes before putting
them on the market If purchased un-
assorted, it will be well for the planter
to assert them and plant the
larger sets to themselves, and mark
ct the onions from these first of all, in
March or April as the case may be. When
there is fair market for early vegeta-
bles these green onions are readily sale
able, and command very good prices.
In the extreme south it is still in order
to sow the black seed, especially of the
Italian sorts, and make fine onions by the
following May or June. AS high up as
this the young plants are liable to be
heaved out by freezes in January. II the
winter should prove mild, such springs
now would succeed. For the home gar
den several varieties of these Italian or
Spanish onions could be sown in a cold
frame or warm border where the young
plants could be protected from some
freezes, and fine, large plants be secured,
and these transplanted into rows in
January and February.
Grown in this manner they are much
less liable to shoot to seed than the SETS
So many inferior sets are grown nowadays
this plan of growing a good part of the
crop from seed should be more generally
practiCed.
If you have never tried sowing spinach
at this season, make start now, if only
few rows. 1t n a ,es the finest OF cary
spring greens. AS a cooked salad, it Is
ter, salt and pepper, with little venegar,
II desired, it is dish equal almost to as
paragus itself. 1t is the hardest of all
garden plants, surviving the severest cold
IN this climate when nearly all other
plants succumb.
1t is too early yet to begin the sowing
OF English peas, but the plot where it is
intended to grow them might be prepared
10 advantage this month. A broadcast
dressing of bone-dust and ashes lightly
plowed in or narrowed in now, will put
Jhe soil in good condition for growing a
good crop, if the soil is naturally fair.
rive or eight hundred pounds of bOne-dust
with the same quantity of oak or hickory
aSheS per acre is not very heavy manur-
ing IN market gardening. Remember, a
sc0nd crop of something else will follow
Ihe peas quite early in the spring
Inc dwarf peas in narrow rows,
we believe, are the best. They should be
soWn thickly in the drill and the cultiva-
ZION pushed as soon as the heavy freezes
are over. When one hits the market
right the English pea is very profitable
crop 10 grow, as those who have good
SSnlpplng facilities and have grown them
KNOW. 70 market a crop successfully of
course requires better Judgment than is
ttaIeu Tor in the shipping OF onions or pO-
Cd.OeS. 1t is a more tedious crop to
sdLher and must be gathered just at the
tight time. and promptly shipped or else
me ne, crop may net very little.
nose who expect to make their garden
source of income, even though in a
9 SnaIH way, should appreciate the fact
1ual great deal can be done during this
F Futh and next in laying a substantial
.uGuuatlon toward securing the best re-
TGIgS; That part of the garden not occu-
P.yu oy onions or spinach or cabbage, or
TTsHef crops should be fluted or ridged up
~ az all clayey il should be ridged so as
1--we the freezes a thorough chance to
p1.{erlze the soil. While in this ridged
uuleu condition all the bulky organic
,u'nure that can be afforded for the pur-
tgse should be hauled on to the land and
,Tt.3"deasted over it. Or course, most of
any Will fall into the burrows
s"G by Christmas the freezes
MI The rains will come
In In OF 1t to be covered by soil and
iusIgln will be no waste of the fertiliz-
aug clements. As these become soluble