The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-22
CLEMSON EXTENSION WORK.
Ssggestio=s!to Amateu. Gardeners.

The time TO begin planting our
! spring garden is DOW At hand. The
! question - 70 when 20 plan: the differ
ent types OF vegetables is frequently
asked. The fol!owiog vegetables should
! be planted during the month OF febru-
ary and in the southern par; of the
/ state may be planted Is early - JAZZ
uary This. of course. does not refer
! 10 the trucking section along the coast.
but 20 the middle and northcrn half OF
! TIC state.
CABBAGE MD C.iCLIFLOWER.
Erost-proof cabbage or caul!howcr
plants map be planted in the early part
of February withou. danger OF being
injured by the cold The plants should
be set in rows three feet apar: aad
twen.y-:our Inches apart in the row.
The plants should oe set in the ground
up TO the hrs; leaf. leaving the entire
stem covered ~ith soil. The trost-proct
plants or plants that have been 9ro~n
in the open ground can be obtained
from growers in the southern part OF
! the state who 4 business OF growing
these plaats. |: one wishes 70 produce
his own cabbage or caui:lower plants:
then the seed should be planted il a
ho, bed during the latter part Of De-
cember and after they have become
ccme large enough &c transplan, they
are gradually hardened OH by subject
iry them TO The cold and allowing the
pants TO sutIer slightly for the wan: OF
water. Y plant handled in this wav
will be aole 10 withstand the freezes
OF the early eprins while I tender plant
would be killed
ENGLISH OR GARDEN PEAS.
These may be planted any time dur
ins the months Of January or February
but for general garden purposes plant
inss made early in February viii give
exce!!en. results For best results the
seed should be planted about FIVE 70 six
inches deep. II has been my observa-
,ion ,ha, gardeners generally do not
plant their garden pea seed more than
two and one-ha!f 10 three inches deep.
The following vegetables may be
planted 10 the open ground now with
ou, danger o! being injured by frost.
or course one must understand tina.
any Of these are iiao.e 20 De injured by
very severe freeze should il occur jus;
at the time the seed ,-e terminating.
bu. any gardener must take these risks
II he wishes an early garden. Should
they be killed jus; as they are gerIpinat-
ing. then il costs YER: little TO plant
again. the first cost OF t9e seed amount
ing 70 very little indeed: BeetS. lettuce,
kaie, onion seed and sets, rad!sheS. pars-
nips. parsley. sa!Sity. and turnlps.
After the grouod has been thoroughly
pre- pared and !e..: :.Zed. the above named
vegetables raay be planted ln rows about
u TO IS inches apart and the seed sown
continuously in the row. After the
plants hare become , 10 ; inches tall.
they should be thiuoed out. leaving the
plants from ! 10 ; inches apart IL the
row. Later Oh, ii necessary, they may
be ,hinred out still more. Lettuce, for
instance. should be thinaed 70 y inches
apart in order to have the plants make
perfect heads. while bee:S, kale and
spinach should be Trimmed 20 about ;
inches apart. 1t is 100 frequently the
case tha. the amateur gardeners allow
their vegetables TO stand 100 thick in
the row, which prevents them from
maturing early.
While parsnips. carrots and satisfy
should be planted in the early spring,
they are usually no, used until the fall.
However. fer best results they should
BE planted 20; later than the middle OF
March.
Celery seed should be sown a, this
season in cool. moist place, preferably
on the north or west side OF q building.
The seed may be sown in rows about e
inches apar, and covered very lightly
with 6ae soil. or broadcast and slightly
rSned in and the ground lightly rolled
or packed. For further information re-
aardinc celery. see Bulletin No. IA,
S. c. Experiment Station.
G.. G.. NEWMAN,
Horticu!,urist S. c. Experiment-Sta,