New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-08-27
GET READY FOR FALL.

| had 50 mnch ram II July ina
very lttlc work could be done
Weeds and grass grew SO fast Of
was impossible to keep them down
It is now the lSth Of July an,
we are still having rain in tins
section.
Looking over my garden | sec
a number Of beds | can prepare
for the fail. When bush beans
cucumhrrS tomatoes, musk mel
ons. squash, etc. have ceased bear
inc. have the vines cut, roots and
all diseased plants removed
Where corn stalks have been cut
do not leave the roots II the
Ground. All should be pulled
and put u a pile and burned. i
Gardeners Won observe the
above ouggeSl.vn Icy would not
he troubled with many insects
every spring.
The beds that 1--WE been clean
"a can be prepared to set cab
hagr: also at the HLd of the
month to SOW turu.ps carrots,
5rets: set out ShallotS, etc.
on account Of the heat it is diff
cult for seeds TO terminate.
Many seeds are SoWn ont OF sea-
SON. If they do not come mp the
>ccdman is blamed
Every seed rataloC Npub!lhhed
will tell You that III tire southern
States YOU may commence SOW
ing such a variety of seeds u the
month of August, that is N the
weather is Favorable. Now the
~ Southern StateS" covers many
miles, all situated in different lat
itudeS. The climate Of North
Louisiana and othen dputhyrn
States is not the same as that
bordering on the gulf line the
arlSh Of Iberia, consequently we
have 10 study our climate and use
our Judgment as to the time to
sow seeds. For instance Iberia
Parish is situated IN latitude 29-3o
Seeds should be soWn later in the
fall and earlier III the spring, than
IN latitude 30-3l 81. 1t is very
easy to calculate the time as we
seldom have frost before N0N1m-
Der. By sowing at the beginning
of September crops have time to
before cold weather sets
in.
TO have vegetables in season
calculate the time it takes that
variety to mature For instance,
early cauliflowcr generally takes
four months. For the fall, SOW
the seeds in August. set plants out
in September N very rich land,
give them thorough cultivation
and when commencing to IoIm
heads water the roots often to
the plants. 10 give
hem quick growth put one ted
spoonful Of nitrate of soda to
every gallon of water.
Last year a gardener wanted to
raise early cauliflower for spring.
! told him to sow the seeds in a
cold frame in December, not to
use any manure in the seed bed,
also the time to set out plants. In
stead of following directions he
sowed the seed in a hot bed in the
beginning of November in rich
soik They grew long-Iegged. On
account Of cold weather he did not
set them before March. OF course
he failed as the plants were al
ready four months old. Had he
sown the seeds as directed, set the
seeds out in February, they would
have matured in April or May.
One of the most important
things in gardening is to keep til
land always occupied with grow
'ng crops There is no necessity
of leaving land idle. and rotation
is absolutely necessary.
In my last article ! called the
attention Of gardeners to the ne
cessity of keeping garden book
Have the beds numbered so that
cabbage shall not follow cabbage.
Vegetables forming leaves should
be followed by those forming roots
bulbs, pads, vines or grain.
The question is how to keep land
always occupied, That is easily
answered. We have one acre OF
land divided into beds. each bed
numbered. We will take bed No
/. This is the month of August
1910. Cabbage sown on the 18th
Of July will be ready to set out at
the end of August. Plants are SET
ont in rows 3 - feet apart, 30
inches distant in line. About tae
lst of September lettuce seeds are
sown in seed bed. In four or six
weeks plants are set out in rows
between the cabbage 10 inches dis
tant in line. Plant must be work
ed with hoe. The object OF
planning close is to repay the ex-
pense of fertilizer. cV tivation, etc.
The lettuce will be off before II
will interfere with the cultivation
of cabbage. BY the end of Jan
uary the cabbage will be off, plant
Irish potatoes. When the potatoes
have received Their last working
plant corn between the rows, fol
lowed by COW peas. When the
peas are matured and the vines
cut get the land ready to plant