Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-08-05
GARDEN NOTES.
Some Late Summer Work Apt to Be
Neglected.

Some Late Summer Work Apt to Be
Neglected.
The most important point 10 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 >aro
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, It 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 herculean If much
celery Is grown, but It must be at
tended to until the plants are strong
enough to take are Of themselves.
The grower who uses plenty Of de-
cayed manure in his trenches, as we
advise. will be reaptng the benefit
now in the healthy. strong growth Of
the plants.
Potatoes need a lot Of %cultivating
now, and until finally banked up they
must he kept hoed frequently. The
potato bug is never 80 destructive in
plots well 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 localt-
ties favorable for their growth, Savoy
cabbages and the various kales for
winter use. There is still time ever
for leeks, though those transplanted
now will not be so large as those put
out earlier. They will. however. be
very useful for soups and 1avoring.
Where good lettuces are desired, thin
the rows early and again when the
trimmings are large enough for use.
They will not do as we'll now trans
planted unless very carefully looked
after, and it is best to SOW thinly
where they have to stand, preferably
in a shaded or partially shaded border.
Late tomatoes are having q good
time, the warm, dry weather suiting
them well If the plants are kept right
at the roots and well cultivated. The
early plants are getting well set with
fruit, and as this begins to swell freely
the plants may be fed and watered a
lookout for the side shoots and pinch
them out regularly, d they take the
strength away from the flower and
fruit clusters. AS the stems grow Sc
cure them to stakes or wires, which
ever is most convenient, SO they will
not be blown about by high winds.
Cucumbers outside are beginning to
fruit, and the vines must not suffer
for lack Of nutriment. Continue to
pinch the points Of the shoots of the
young plants where they have not a
sufficient number Of vines, and as the
fruits develop cut them when quite
young. A few cucumbers left to go
to seed will take more out Of the vines
than a large crop cut as soon as ready.
Where shallots are fully grown they
may be pulled and laid in the to
dry, but let them have another week
or two if not ready. Continue to feed
ing and draw out at once any attacked
by maggot or mildew.