The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-04-25

General Hints fsr Planting AID cal-
nysfins Garden Seeds

They are tender when very young, BE-
ing easily destroyed by weeds or grass,
bQt when weil under growth are hardy
and can endure dry weather fairly
we'll The nearer to the surface tie
seed Is placed the better, IS many fzii-
ures Of the termination Of seed Is due
to deep covering. II the ground il -ieh
large yields viii result. For tsbls use
the Egyptian and Blood Red varieties
OF beefs..win Be found excellent,
though there are also other good varie-
ties in the SEED catalogues An early
and = lste crop Of beets msy he planted
for table Use. CiOds and humps viii do
more harm % young plants than grsss,
for which reason the ground must b
made very fine, in the garden the use
Of the rake being preferred 70 the har-
rox
/ Many gardens now have onions and
peas up and growing, bat Is Is not too
late to put more onions In. Use the
sets and lsy OF the rows Two feet aparI,
As the sets are usually worked with =
garden hoe or wheat hoe. The sets
may be placed six inches apart in tie
rows Make the ground deep and fine,
and use well-rotted manure, a. coarse
manure viii be An obstruction Keep
the ground between the rows worked
and always clean. For the garden the
white, or silver skin, variety Is favor
lie, as it Is Of mild aavor, but the red
and yellow varieties are also excellent
as an addition.
When selecting melons for home use
avoid those varieties that are recon-
mended for their shipping qualities
ss such varieties must necessarily have
thiek rinds and be grown mostly fer
reaching the market Ia good condition
rather than for quality Of hssh- Tie
'.KIeckiey'' is good variety for farDi-
/ " use OF the canialOupes the 'Emer-
aid Gem" Is superior 70 ali Others in
quality, though il would probably net
b noticed on the nlarket stalls
lis not desirable to plant seeds Of
vegetables too early. II The ground IS
no. warm the ssed may rot before il
can gerninate- such crops as beans,
melons, squashes and egg plants VIII
DOl endure even cool nights. Get tie
tomato plants vel grown in stoeky
form, and have them ready FOR trans
planting As soon ~ the ground is warm
and danger from frost has passed.
Young celery plants should be start
ed. Sow the seed in rows. one foot
apart, and transplant when the plants
are three inees high, placing them four
inches spar; in the row. The soil for
celery should be very rich and also
rather moist than dry. A special
liquid fertilizer for celery Is s0apsuds.
bus an abundance Of manure or mixed
fertilizer should also Be used. Il IS
very important thzr the rows be kept
clean and the plants wstered during =
dry period
The lettuce i hardy and cold nights
do not iujure l. The early varieties
that have been grown in hot-beds or
cold frames should be foliowed b.
other crops in rows in the open air.
The plants may Be traGsplanted 10
ether rows, OF the seed fnsy be soWn
thinly in the rows and the surplus
plants removed until but one is left
every eight inches The rows should
be hoed frequently, as lettuce, Ike
eabbsge, responds quickly to stirring
Of the soil. Il Is useless, however, 20
attempt 10 grow good lettuce ia poor
soil, as the ground can not be too rich
for such a crop.
The claim that salt should be applied
TO asparagus beds Is not supported by
experiments. II destroys a number
Of weeds and performs mechanical ser
vice IN the soil, blt il i Tot neces-
sAry fertilizer.
The wheel hoe viii save much labor
in the garden. Usually such an imple-
ment Is a combination affair. COM
prising seed drill, cuiiival0r teeth,
markers, rakes, aud knives, each being
detachable. On heavy soils the wheel
hoe must necessarily require more pow
er for its operation than when used on
light, sandy soils, but as il Is the cheap
est implement made, in proportion TO
it, various uses, no one viii sake a
mistake who prOcures one - il Is q
wonderful labor saver.
Satisfy or vegetable oyster, is not ex-
tensively grown, but those who know
the value Of the plant As an addition 10
the garden er0ps never omit IL The
salsify seed should be put in as soon a.
the ground Is warm aud ;he plants
kept eieaa. Satisfy Is very hardy and
viii remain ia the ground all winter
without injury.
For late crops manure tbe ground
nov and WORK IL into the soiL The
ground viii BE- al the better by 50
doing. sad the rains vii d.zsolve the
plant f00d OF the manure, which viii
Be absorbed o. the soiL When tss
seed Is planted the plant food viii ee
ready and in excellent form for the
plants.
Put cut the young strawberry plants
for next years crop Essry garden can
afford space for straw berries, II even
/ but q few roWs- Be sire and gei tie
plants u the stamina;e Snd pisiillats
varieties or there VIII be 10 fruit 4
hundred plsn:s, il ihe rows are allow
ed TO mat, may produce 8 thousand BE-
fore next spring
Garden seeds are usually planted toO
deep Snail seeds require Just enough
covering 10 give them moislure aud
I dsrkness- The soil should oe very fine,
50 as 70 contain no Jumps some seeds,
however, such As peas and beans,
should be planted deep and the ground
rolled over them Pressing the earth
on seeds hasteus gsrmiBGtion, and It
also Increases the chances foc thsseeds,
Of seeds, bat il the rows are made