New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-04-30

Doyererown with weeds. When It became
time to set out plants, he visited the onion
! beds and found the weeds and grass so high
that there were few plants to be found. So
he abandoned the project coming to the con-
clusion that there was no money in growing
onions and that you must not believe all
you read in farm journals.
There are many who have the idea that
it is very easy matter to grow vegetables
for the market. They may know all about
chemistry nature of the soil at what time
of the moon you ought to sow seeds and also
can tell you what you ought to do But
lust as soon as they undertake to manage
for themselves they find gardening is not
what they thought it was
It is not absolutely necessary to have a
long practice to be successful. know
number of men who have gone into truck
gardening and are doing well not one CO
whom had any previous knowledge of gar
denirr when they started But they were
working men. Necessity compelled them to
engage in that line. I am acquainted with
one who hadn't any means started a few
years ago and is now doing we'll
Of course you want to know how he mar
aged Well, he rented piece Of land WITH
a house on it, raised vegetables on shares
His landlord furnished the capital that was
needed for seeds, etc. After the first year
he made enough money to 60 into business
for himself.
From the experience have had in garden
ing find it pleasant and profitable OF
course it is laborious One not accustomed
to manual labor will soon find it out. To be
successful you must like it. Concentrate
your mind on it, for there are so many
things to think about and everything must
be done at the proper time
As spring is now pretty well advanced
very little time can be lost, and as there are
many who have just gone into gardening,
will call their attention to very important
matter and that is not to depend too much
on the condition Of the moon for sowing
Seeds With all due respect to those who
have confidence in the condition of the
moon. cast no reflection on their sincerity.
There are many practical and successful
gardeners who adhere to that idea.
My advice to young beginners is to sow
seeds when your ground is ready. It often
happens however that when conditions are
favorable the moon is not right. So you
must wait until the next change. The end
Of the month is approaching. You look at
your almanac. You find the moon is just
right, but the weather is not. It is raining;
the ground is too wet. Just think Of the
time that has been lost.
Seeds must be sown and plants set out
at the proper time will again repeat.
Get your ground ready. With conditions
favorable sow the variety Of vegetable seeds
you intend sowing. Don't wait.
To those who intend growing the Autumn
Giant Cauliflower for next winter, seeds
should be sown from the end of April to the
LIST of August. As it takes that variety from
eight to ten months to mature by sowing the
seeds at the latter part of April and setting
out plants at the beginning Of June they
will have time to form heads for Christmas.
Do not think Cauliflower are very difficult
to raise. Any soil that will grow cabbage
will grow caulflower but the land must be
well fertilized with rotted stable manure
and two application Of Vegetable Super
Phosphate, one at the time of setting out
plants, the other about one month previous
to forming heads.
have been growing that variety for
twenty-five years, have always succeeded
It will stand more heat and cold than any
other sort. In rich soil well cultivated it
will form heads from IL to IS inches in diam
eter and weighing from 10 to Is pounds.