The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13
Fall Gardens.

Those who wish to have fall garden,
says the FLORIDA Agriculturist, should
loose no time in preparing the ground.
Turn under all the grass and weeds that
have grown during the past season. This
should be well done, or it will bother when
seed planting time comes. While the
ground is rough from blowing spread
broadcast over the garden plot a liberal
dressing of cotton seed meal, and harrow
in as deeply as possible. Let this remain
for at least two weeks and then harrow
again. In another week you can plant
your seed with safety. The seed to plant
depends on where you are located as to
liability to frost. However, there are nu-
merous vegetables that can be raised in
almost any part, as they win stand con-
siderable cold without further injury than
retarding their growth. Onions, beets,
turnips, radishes, carrots, vegetable oys-
tiers, kol rabi, colards and brussel sprouts
can all be planted and a crop raised not
withstanding the frosts. Cabbage is not
usually hurt and is very safe vegetable
as we'll as a very desirable one. Only once
in ten years have we lost our cabbage
plants by cold. Lettuce stands the cold
all right, but if a frost should come
just as the plants are heading it makes
the leaves turn brown color and injuries
its appearance, though for home use they
are just as coed.
Irish potatoes planted during the first of
September will usually give new potatoes
for Christmas. We have made several fall
crops although the vines were killed twice
by frost they came up again and gave US
potatoes during the whole winter. If pos
sible use seed saved over from the spring
crop as they are thoroughly mature and
will grow al once. The northern potatoes
have not had time to season." and If
planted now a large percentage will rot
and they will be so slow in coming up that
the crops will be late. If you cannot get
the home grown seed prepare the other by
cutting them up and busting with lime
and laying them in the sun for a few
days. This viii prevent rot TO some extent,
and hasten termination.
In preparing the ground fer potatoes we
plow out two burrows and fill the trench
with weeds and grass, after week or SO,
or when the grass has begun TO decay,
plant the seed in the trench and cover
about two inches. When the potatoes are
up about two inches sprinkle fertilizer
alongside of the rows and cover about two
inches. This should be repeated, and you
are pretty sure to get good crop Oh ran
potatoes.
Such tender vegetables as beans are on
the lottery order for fall planting. You
NAV get them and the frost may nave the
first bite Last year our beans gave US
several messes before Jack Frost took
them all, Take it on a whole, we believe
il PAYS to plant about pint OF seed tor
family use as the cost and expense Is
small if lost and the enjoyment great If
few. messes are obtained about Christmas
time.
The strawberry bed should have atten-
tion now. but young plants set out should
he shaded, for our September sun is very
irving on all newly set plants. If you
are not prepared to give them close at
tention it is best to postpone putting out
ttl October At the horticultural meeting
last spring we saw plant of the phe-
nomenal berry that was in fruit at that
time, and we understood from Mr.. Club
that il had borne almost continually dur
ing the winter. If this is the general
characteristics of the plant it is very
valuable one for the garden when berries
are grown for home use, and not Tor mar
lSet. The state experiment station has Just
issued a bulletin on strawberries, and II
should be read by every one interested.
| In this issue we publish the first chapter
and will follow with the balance next
week.
We have gone over the garden instruc-
tions so many times during the past ten
or fifteen years that 1t seems good deal
like rehashing, and to go into detail seems
like telling the same story to those who
have heard it before. If there are any
| of our subscribers who desire information
on any particular line, we will be glad to
furnish same. Don't be afraid to ask
for information. If we can't give it our
selves, we will try to find some one that
can.