The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-04


The Egg PInnt-IIest Mode of Culture
Tho org plant is not the popular AMI
widely cultivated vegetable that the to-
,,sto or the onion is. though I be We it's
culture is becoming more extended every
,os,. i'm the northern states. especially.
II is TO he classed among vegetables as
those above named, and not with potatoes
and beans The latter are staple articles
os fool that will support life for a consider
sbla period without the use of other food.
ID is true the egg plant alone would sup
MORT life "a much longer time than either
tho tomato or onion. Still it is not the
desirable and indispensable vegetable that
the Irish and sweet potato and beans are.
Wen prepared, 1t constitutes a very de-
Hehtful dish either for breakfast or din
uer For the first meal it should be fried
or hroilei. for dinner either baked or
fried.
our observation is that it is only a few
who understand its proper preparation for
the table As a foot note a recipe is
given that shows the best way to prepare
The egg plant
There are a score of varieties. but the
grower need not concern himself with
an that is necessary the New York
Improved or The New York Spineless. -
Wherever the locality seeds should he
souu iu cold frames some six weeks be-
fore the plants are needed to set out in
the open ground. This cannot be done
until an danger of injurious frost is over.
In Middle Georgia Qat. 3S degrees) this
is about the middle of April as "A rule.
Some few plants are risked earlier than
a.
April 10 to 20.
I'm growing egg plants next to suitable
soil the chief desideratum is to guard the
plants from the attack of the flea beetle"
a very destructive little insect that seems
10 be ever on the watch for the little
plant Where this insect abounds. as it
does i'm portions of the south, a fine bed
or frame of plants will be destroyed in a
single night if due protection is not af-
forded
While with care plants may be grown
successfully in frames placed on the sur
iace soil still years ago the writer adopted
the plan Of raising the plants in a frame
raised four or five feet above the ground.
!. This frame is made 3X3 or 3x6 feet. Sew
gal inches higher, at back or front (six
or eight inches in front and ten or
Twelve at back. Four inches of good gar
den soil sufficiently rich is put in the bot
'3Il ana AFTER tnlS Is packed down flrmly
the seeds are sown in very shallow drills
~ rows four inches a part. The soil is
Med and the glass sash put on about a
week beforehand to SOW the seeds and a
Tag or sponge soaked in turpontine Cor
blsulphde Of carbon can be used is put
20 the frame. The fumes engendered
will clean the frame of all insects in ad-
vance should any be in it and they will
not reappear again.
BY proper watering and working push
the young plants. 1t is well after they
show the third leaf to draw out and re-
SET I'M another frame and allow them to
get strong and stocky. Set 3X3 or Aka
inches. Leave some plants in the first
frame at about this distance.
Set out in rows three feet apart and
plants two and one-half feet apart in
le row. This gives about 5000 plants to
we acre. At a reasonable calculation on
eood soil twenty or twenty-five thous-
ana eggs suitable for market should be
Produced on this number of plants. If
The plants are properly grown and set
our there is no reason why more than
or per cent should fail, unless they
should become infested with the nemi-
ode. Yield of 10000 large eggs should
&c a profitable crop at the price usually
obtained for them
IL Is d vegetable easy to gather and ship.
Amateur