The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-02
THE FALL GARDEN.

eXlStance is so very common, even
universal, in our section, that any
comment concerning them. or sug-
gestions for their Improvement. may
at first thought. seem uncalled for
IL Is, therefore, not the existence OF
the garden to which | propose devO-
ting few words, but rather to the
character of the existing garden, in
the hope of improving it and increas.
ing its usefulness.
With comparatively few excep-
tons the average garden planted in
the fall consists chiefly of patches OF
colIards and turnips. This is the
condition against which L wish to
enter protest. There is no excuse for
any such limitations. and there can
be no question that the variety might
be greatly increased with very ma
terlal advantage to the health and
happiness of hundreds of families.
Turnips are delicious vegetable,
collards are useful article of diet,
but there is no reason, except shift
lessness, to account for the restric-
ton of so many gardens to these two
plants. They should be a part of
every garden, but wherever they
ttlrlVe long list OF equally desirable
plaiits are equally adapted, are rs
raSli| ana cheaplN grown ana pro-
uuce even more ana better food. TO
these two crops there should be add
ed: English peas, Beans both bush
and string, cabbage, tomatoes, let
tuce, raddishes, beets, parsnips.
eggplant, summer squash, mustard,
set onions sweet corn irish pota-
toes ana celery.
Celery ana cabbage plants must of
course De obtained rem seed planted
IN lillu-suilhler' Every other crop
Ill tle llst may De successfully grown
entirely from fall planted seed. To-
matoes may satisfactorily be secured
from cuttings taken from the stems
OF summer plants which have rooted
on the ground Although tomatoes
are quite susceptible to frost, the full
grown frult VIII continue to develope
ana rlpeh lohE AFTER the vines nave
been nlpped; therefore, corn and
beans must be considered as the only
really tender plants IN the list. For
these 1t is quite important that
quickly maturing varieties be select
tu' Inc varieties OF all these crops
when are the recognized early Narle-
ties Tor spring use should be selected
Tor ialI planting
Ihe necessity Tor early varieties Is
as great III the tall as III the spring,
though Tor quite different reasons
In the former, danger OF frost short
ems the season, and makes rapid
growth necessary. In the latter
qulcKness III reaching market Is the
controlling factor. Any means by
which maturity may be fastened is
important. Securing SEED from the
north is the most practical and etfec-
tive method. This is particularly
desirable with corn ana beans.
Inc reason Tor tile influence OF 10
cation on the earllness OF maturity
from different seeds is simple. me
the season in the place where
Il plant grows, the more rapidly it
grows ana the more quickly 1t ma
lures. Inc north has a shorter sea-
son than the south. therefore crops
OF all kinds rlpen more quickly at
the north. This difference often
to several weeks, Tor plants
of the same varieties. Corn from
Maine or Minnesota seed VIII ma
ture, reach the roastlng-ear stage
about ten days, quicker than corn
grown from seed OF the same variety
in the Gull States. For laIl planting
there is no better corn thah the Fort
land nI tnn beans In we'll.
Any of the early green peas are good;
some are extremely hardy ana may
he had in successive paintings all
winter. The Alaska and Mcneil
peas meet this condition better than
any other kinds.
Extreme cold need not be taken
into consideration. Only an occa-
sional frost need be guarded against
For such protection as may be need
ed. all the crops except corn being
low growing, there is no more simple
or effective method, than to stretch
a wire along the length Of the rows.
Fasten to stakes at the ENDS OF the
rows, and as Often between as the
When cold threatens. lay old news
papers over Lie wires, anu pm oiie
two edges TO the gtoullu WIN s'lch ,
or wooden pms a CONTINUOUS continuous "a
tent IS thus easily cLe4PI! any
quickly maze the Wlloie leltSta, oi
each row Inc protection allol l!,'Dt
is sufficient Tor protection against
any ordinary cold =,
In the iertIliIlhS OF the IAN satue'
the lack OF not weather oHIllis tne
entire growing season sh0ulu W re-
memDered' Because OF ttls iT t,' a.. az
fertilizers requiring 10 decay before
they become aValiaDle 10 Ihe cl3p'
should be us'o only SparlIlE,E'
Mineral tertillZers' Which Decoh ~.
plant Iood ny sIh'pi! 9lss2in iI,S ~