The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-09-06
FRUIT VEGETABLE CULTURE.
Me hans Monthly.

Me hans Monthly.
The greedy fruit.grOwer hesltates
to thin his apples, pears, peaches OF
similar fruits, looking only to quanti-
ty as his reward but the edible quail.
tiles Of the fruit Of the Ovcr.bearing
tree is never good. Those who have
the courage to thin their fruits In the
early stage OF growth, not only yet
larger and finer fruit, but also fruit
Of better quality. In the pear tree
one who tries the experiment will be
surprised to find how vastly superior
in quality is a pear from a tree In
which large number were thinncd
while the fruit was still young. The
proper time to commence thinning ia
as soon as the fruit commences to
swell. Nature herself throws of large
numbers which she feels she will be
unable to bring to perfection, and In
Il week or so after this has taken place
will be the time for good gardeners to
help her still further by thinning out
some Of the rest.
Although canned peas have got into
such general use that they are c0ntin'
ually on the table from the beginning
to the end of the year, no method has
been devised by which the canned pro-
duct will equal the freshly-gdthercd
article. In brief, every good amateur
gardener likes to grow his own peas.
In the warmer parts OF our country IL
is extremely difficult to get them iate
in the year. The pea is cold-coun.
try lover, and soon becomes weak and
sickly, where the summers arc hot;
but il the soil is dug or lOOsened to
the depth OF foot or more, SO that
the roots can get down into the colder
soil, and cool spot in the garden be
selected, very good peas may be had
by sowing as late as midsummer.
Much is said about the value Of
deep soil for vegetables, which is
never better illustrated than in the
case of a crop of dwarf beans 10 the
fall. These may be had in almost any
part of the continent, quite late in
autumn, by being sOwn at mid-sum.
mer, provided the ground be loosened
up to depth Of foot or more, and
especially if this decply-loosened earth
is very highly manured. They will
come into bearing late in the autumn
and continue until frost without the
slightest stringiness. Stringiness in
the dwarf bean results from growing
in shallow or poor soil,
Most raisers OF fruits and vegeta-
bles, who grow them with the sxpcc-
tation of turning them into profit.
find little difficulty in producing them;
but are utterly at loss when the
time comes to find Il profitable market
for them. Even beginners in fruit
and vegetable raising find this diff
Guilty, and it is only after considerable
experience that they are enabled TO
find out how to dispose of their crops
to the best advantage. The more
prudent beginners find out beforehand
where they can sell, and it is said that
in some towns where the flOrits raise
mushrooms as well as flowers, bargains
are made with certain city stOrekeep-
ers or market men take all they raise
at q certain figure. OF course the
price is comparatively low when ar
rangements are made in advance this
way; but it gives beginner GER
tanity of something for his efforts,
aud as to where the best markets can
be had.
Grape vines can be successfully
fruited in comparatively small pots,
and American Gardening makes the
good suggestion that the European
varieties might be grown this way %;
decorating tables at great dinner par
ties, and the delicious fruit cut fresh
from the vine would be point mucl
, appreciated.