Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-12-18
GARDEN NOTES.
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The most important point now in the
culture of good vegetables of any kind:
is to see that they keep growing freely.
Good quality is. always absent from
vegetables that are stunted and grow
slowly during hot weather They are
tough and stringy instead Of tender
when cooked, while salads are never
crisp and nice under the circumstances.
One of the plants that need, a. great
deal of water is celery. The young
plants should now be growing freely,
and happy is the grower who has a
good water supply and can run the
hose into the trenches at will and keep
the roots always moist. Celery, with
the roots In a. cool. moist soil, is indie
pendent Of the weather, and, no matter
how hot the. sun. 1t will grow rapidly.
the leaves soon spreading out and
forming a fine shade for the roots.
Where this convenience Is not at hand
and watering by hand has to be re-
sorted to-, the job is herculeant If much
celery Is grown. but 1t must be at
tended to until the plants are strong
enough to take care OF Themselves
The grower who uses plenty of de-
eayed2 manure In his trenches; aa.we
advise, will be reaping the benefit
now In the healthy, strong growth *toff!
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potatoes: need a lot Of cultivating
now, and until finally banked up they
must be kept hoed frequently. The
potato bug is never so destructive IN
plots we'll cultivated, though Of course
spraying should be followed up for
these and for fungoid diseases. AS the
, early rows are lifted, late cabbage and
coleworts may be planted or, in local.
ties favorable for their growth, Savoy
cabbages and the various kales for
for leeks, though those transplanted
now will not be 50 large as those put
out earlier. They will, however. he
very useful for soups and havoring.
Where good lettuces are desired, thin
the rows early aid again when the
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They will not do as well now trans
planted unless very carefully looked
after, and 1t is best to SOW thinly
where they have to stand, preferably
in shaded or partially shaded border.
Late tomatoes are having a good
time. the warm, dry weather 'su!ting
them we'll If the plants are kept right
at the roots and we'll cultivated The
early plants are getting we'll set with
fruit, and as this begins to swell freely
the plants may be fed and watered q
little more literally. Keep sharp
lookout for the side shoots and pinch
them out regularly, as they take the
strength away from the flower and
fruit clusters, AS the stems grow &c.
cure them to stakes or wires, which:
ever is most convenient, SO they VIII
not be blown about by high winds.
Cucumbers outside are beginning to
fruit, and the vines must not suffel
for lack Of nutriment Continue to
pinch the points Of the shoots of the
young plants where they have not 9
sufficient number Of vines and as the
fruits develop cut them when quite
young. A few cucumbers left to &C
to seed will take more ont Of the vines
than large crop cut as soon as ready
Where shallots are fully grown they
may be pulled and laid in the sun tc
dry, but let them have another weeb
or two If not ready. Continue to feed
the onions as long as they are grow.
ing and draw out at once any attacked
by maggot or mildew.