The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23
ONIONS AND POTATOES.
Mt Advisable h Plant Onions In Bra1os
Dottoms Now.
HOW 10 MAKE MONEY BY RAISING CELERY
Sow the Seed ut Once, and In Two
months 1t win Re Ready
to Transplant.
Mr.. A. whitaker.


Eagle Lake, Texas, July 14.--Dear
sir: see in the crops mentioned by
you in Houston Post for the benefit OF
food sufferers YOU omitted onions. Can
a successful crop OF onions be raised
planted from seed now by the 1st OF
january
In planting Irish potatoes it has
been out custom to plant them whole
In the fall. say in August and Sep
TENDER, for a fall crop Can they
be cut for fall crop the same as III
the spring.
viii you please answer through The
Houston Post, as II Will be OF benefit
to others as well as myself. Yours
truly, Perry Clark.
Mr.. Perry Clark.--Dear sir: LII
answer to yours, onion seed does best
planted October ] or about; onions
can be grown only in the cool months.
They can be grown one and half
inches in diameter by Christmas, but
have to be sold then in the green
state. The best way TO grow them
is; Sow In Octnber, transplant in we'll
prepared beds in December or January
and work them until the tops dry
on
Irish potatoes are best planted whole
in the fall. but the large ones may
be cut in two say one month before
planting, sprinkled with ashes and
left TO sprout in some cool and shady
neck No Irish potatoes should be
planted until sprouted. Covering with
damp nay will assist them to. sptout.
Yours truly, \. Whitaker
The above correspondence shows why
I did not mention onions as crop to put
IN now, and ] take this opportunity TO
hnt aad raat- ba -
ed by shading and watering now. 1t will
grow off better by deferring the planting
until the date Observation-Disclosures.
In regard 10 Irish potatoes, | VIII also
add that nothing is gained by rushing
them prematurely into the ground Sprout
them first, then set theia ont at Que foot
apart in fourfoot rows open the fur
rows and put the dead rubbish in previous
ly. II is upon the care bestowed in the
proper preparation OF the sets and the
thorough preparation OF the burrows that
this crop mainly depends.
Celery is a most interesting fall CROP
10 grow, and at the same time IL Is most
valuable one. II requires moist and fer
tile soil / viii give simple directions
whereby any one who has that KIND Of
land, and possesses slso q careful and
persevering nature, may make little for
time out OF celery. Sow the seed at once.
and make II grow by shading and watering.
In two months it Will be ready TO trans
plant. IN the meantime go 10 work and
prepare. and enrich a bed to reset II IN.
Now reset the plants eight inches apart
each way, and water them freely. Then
hos them with lutte triangular hoe about
every two weeks. Keep on watering when
ever necessary. AS soon as the stalks are
grown, say twenty inches long, draw them
together with one hand and wrap news
cr CHI Of
bunch with the other hand; tie II at The
top. Now fill the middles with pine straw
or other leaves. This process viii bleach
the celery pure white, and no rusty places
on 1t. The best variety 10 grow is Gian
Pascal or Mexican solid. Celery managct
as above will be ready for market at
Christmas and may be shipped prontabl,
10 the great cities of the Northwest.
II the railroads are going to furnish
Quick transportation to the various cite!
OF the great Northwest In less than car
load lots and at reasonable rates, then
thousands OF acres Of spinach may be
grown on these rich bottom lands during
all the cool months OF the year II is a
very simple crop to grew. Flow and Eir-
row the ground In lands as II for grain.
sew spinach broadcast, ten pounds 10 thN
acre, and then run the hatboard over. In
two months one may commence cutting,
Cut the head clean az the surface leaving
moro room fer the remainder Pack In
bushel boxes or baskets In this conncc-
tion II is worthy to remark that spinach
is one Of the largest crops grown near Nor
folk Va, for shipment 10 the New York
r.arket.
Now let 1t be borne in mind that by
sowing cabbage and caulinower and cell
cry seeds as soon as possible, placing in
cool and shady spot Irish potatoes for
sIrouring sowing English peas in Sep
fember ard onion seed Immediately after
then spinach every month for succession
fine assortment can by Christmas be
produced TO commence the shipment of
mixed carloads. and that this can be con-
tinued In our ordinary winters for quite
a period. 1t may be found possible also
to ship away large quantities Of root
crops, such as turnips, beets, carrots, etc
In conclusion, Il few words about onion
seed will be appropriate The sudden ex-
IRENE freeze of February last destroyed
the major part OF the onions set out for
Creole seed; there will be, therefore, very
little of the Creole seed for sale under
these circumstances. as Northern seed Is
positively OF little value. 1t Will probHyy
be OF advantage to try the Australian
brown onion seed, and the Italian varie-
ties. AS / have previously said, nothing
can be gained by premature sowing; there
fore we can discuss the matter In the
meantime. A. Whitaker.