The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-25
ManurIng The Garden.

Ihere are not many gardens. large or
small, that are so rich in all the elements
of fertility as not to be benefited by fer
tilizer of some kind or another. even IL tba
garden spot is rich in the accumnulati,n
of vegetable matter, as many Old garden
spots are, from having heavy applications
of stable manure, together with the weeds
and trash that are applied 10 it, il will al
most always be found to be a great advau-
tage to make an application Of potash. or
phosphate. or common lime, even some
times to such soil
In such rich moldes If the mineral ele-
ments are not present in proporiionats
quantity TO the nitrogen that is likely to be
present as the result of so much decaying
vegetable matter; there are a great many
crops that can be made to do their hest
in 1t. In soil overrich in vegetable mat
ter and lacking the mineral elements in
fair proportion, crops that are grown for
their seeds or any of the vine plants are
not apt to produce the best results Corn
is likely TO go to stalk and leaves at the
expense of ears. Beans are apt to go too
much TO bush or vine, and tomatoes like
wise and the melon or cucumber will
make luxurious growth of vine with a
small proportion of fruit. Some pants
like onions, beets, cabbages bush
squashes and the like. will produce fairly
on such soils for while, but 1t will soon
be indicated that some mineral matter
must be applied to allow even these crops
to do their best.
To such humus soils it is always in or
der TO make a small application yearly of a
mixture of potash and phosphate. For
800 to AGO pounds of some good superphos-
phate with a like quantity of hardwood
ashes applied early in the season and
lightly plowed or narrowed in will scon
h evil hot fa11
dance of ammonia in soil over rich in HUI
mus.
When a garden is cultivated on the in
tensive or high culture plan which i'm
plies that something is kept growing in
il all the year round 1t is not apt to a.
cumulate the humus that it does when il
is made to grow vegetables merely I'D 10
midsummer or early fall, and then the
weeds are allowed 10 take 1t and by the
shade they create and the matter re stored
TO the soil by their decay later. Most any
soif that is kept shaded in the summer and
fall will accumulate more ammonia or
trate that is taken from IL by the pre-
vious crop. Those who have grown sweet
potatoes to any considerable exi ent know
that the shade created by the vines leave
the soil In fine condition TO make some
other crop that thriyes on nitrogen The
potatoes take only small quantity Of
potash and ptosphoric acid from the soil.
The shade promotes supply OF nitrate
acid from the soil beyond what IS used by
the crop. There are several crops grown
IN the garden that are anne iorating In their
effects but not 10 the extent that tie
sweet potato n, II Il were practicable TO
mould all our crops that are grown during
the midsummer and autumn ihey cOud be
grown TO greater perfection usually than
under the o binary plan OF cuitita ION. IL
would certainly rebound 10 the advantags
o. The soil Who're crops shades the coll
but little. and the plow kept cons anuy
going to keep the crust broken and keep
down the weeds under our burning son,