The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-08


1t is only truckers and gardeners that
are called upon to make any paintings
during the month of January. Below the
line of 80 degrees there are only a few
hardy plants that can be safely planted.
Onions, English peas, satisfy, beets, car
rots, parsnps, turnips are a half dozen
that can go in with nearly every assur-
ance of safety anywhere below the north
boundary Florida line. Above the Seth de-
gree il is only English peas that can be
planted with such assurance. With this
exception, il Is not desirable TO plant or
sow any of the Others i1efeFe-the last of
the month. The onion is a very hardy
plant, but as IT must be sown or set so
near the surface, it Is safe 10 defer SOW
ing the seeds or planting the sets until
the close Of the month or stin later, as
January weather may dictate.
In Middle Georgia there is nothing gain
ed by planting these crops earlier in Jan
uary excepting the getting them out of
the way in any good weather that may
exist. Crops put in the first of February
viii be about as fully advanced in April as
those planted earlier unless January
weather should be warm and balmy be
You'd the average. And if it should prove
So In all Ir0ba bility very cold weather
will follow in February or March that VIII
do great dana ge 10 pants so tender start
ed under such conditions. Ordinarily
there is little or nothing gained by starting
the crops mentioned in January in Middle
Georgia In Southern Georgia and Flor
ida it is different
In the past few years The February and
March cold waves have worked the dam
age that January usually effected some
years ago. over all our territory the best
work is done in the cold frames and in
getting the land thoroughly prepared for
the crops later on. The frames should be
put in first-class shape Old frames are
not likely to need anything In the way
of manuring when the frames are made
on new soil ID may be necessary to use
some manure. Making the cold frames too
rich must be guarded against. for it is
really important that no plants are treat
ed so as to make them spindling. If too
much ammonia or nitrogen Is used this
may result. The soil should be well fixed
by the best forking and raking and the
soil should be made rich with mineral
manure. From long experience we have
found that plants grown In soil rich in
mineral matter and with just enough nj
trogen to make a plant, were the kind
that when planted out in soil rich in all
the elements of fertility even were the
crops. Especially is this true of cabbages
and cauliflower. But It applies also TO
tomato, egg plant and sweet potato.
A plant that grows up "spindliEg" as
the result sof too thick planting and too
much nitrogen will not produce the re-
suits later that a stocky. well developed
plant will that is grown thinly with plen-
~ of potash, phosphoric acid. etc
Plants grown in frames should have all
the air possible both in the day and in
the night and care should be taken that
they do not become overgrown.
While more or less glass is essential 10
the gardener and trucker, IL is quite pos
sble for him to make vanished cloth a
substitute for much of It,
Just as soon as any of the plants get
large enough they should be taken up and
set out in other frames or in a warm Dor
der 2x3 inches. and allowed to get strong
and hardy. Then resow the frames with
other seeds.