New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-06-04
JUNE GARDEN WORK.

garden this month. The season is
far advanced. Only a few varie-
ties of vegetable seeds can be
sown.
Pole beans, cucumbers, squash.
pumpkins, water and muskmelons
can be planted. They may do
well if the weather is not too hoj
and dry.
i Continue TO SOW the Autumn
Giant cauliflcwers.
! 1t is too early to think Of SOW
ING cabbage seed in this section
Wait until next month. After the
18th Of July is time enough. BY
that time new supply of seeds
will be received. Do not. under
any circumstances, SOW old seed
that has been in stock during the
hot weather. They have lost their
vitality and will not terminate.
As the cabbage crop is one Of
the most important and paving for
gardeners, seed should be sown
from the 18th Of July TO the Isl
Of September. Plants from seed
sown in July and August give bet
ter results. and will form heads
before freeing weather sets in.
In preparing the seed he'd be
careful to select a piece Of land
where there were no cabbage or
turnips grown the year previous
and it should be as far as possible
from fences and hedge rows, as
they are breeding places for all
kinds of insects, which will attack
young plants as soon as they are
up.
The raising of cabbage plants in
July and August is very difficult,
on account Of the heat and insects.
However. tbs can be overcome by
proper attention.
To sow seeds on small scale
for family attention.
To SOW seeds on a small scale
for family use, get a box; raise it
about four feet above the ground
fill it with dirt; scald same with
boiling water to destroy insects
and eggs taken up with the dirt
after the soil has cooled off and
dried, SOW the seeds; thinly COW
er with pulverized dirt; shade un-
til seeds are up; sprinkle with to-
bacco dust occasionally in the
morning when the dew is on to |
keep the caggabe flies away; wa
ter the plants as often as neces-
sary.
To sow seeds on a large scae
in the open ground, make a bed |
two feet wide and as long as nee
essary, according to the quantity |
of seeds to be sown. following the |
same directions as in the case of |
the box. |
When plants are four to six
weeks old set them out. It makes
no difference whether the season
is wet or dry.
For the early sorts make the
rows three feet apart; stretch
line; set plants eighteen inches
distant in line; the late variety.
three and half feet apart. two
feet distant; water Immediately
after setting out; continue morn
ing and evening until plants have
taken root.
Nearly every scotsman has diff
ferent names for the varieties of
cabbage seeds he sells. The sorts
we have been growing in this Sec
lion for years and have always
succeeded with are the following
Early Jersey Wakefield, Early
Summer, Succession, All Seasons
Surehead. ate Flat Dutch ard
:: Louis Late Market. There are
many ether varieties, but the
above mentioned have been tried
Ind have given satisfaction. II
l would suggest to our garden
rs to try next season on a small
'cale the All Head. Danish Bald
Head, Sold South, Drumhead and
savoy. Ii
The Savoy cabbage has been {
reelected by our gardeners. lis
lave grown them for several years '
nd found the flavor superior to I
he other sorts. II
The soil in this section Of Lou G
siana is adopted to the growing c
f all varieties of vegetables. S
With knowledge and proper at g
ention. there is no reason why
ur truckers cannot succeed.-E. a
;. Carstens in Louisiana Trucker a