New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1912-04-27
WORK IN THE GARDEN FOX
MAY.
BY e. J. Carstens.

The month of April has been
verv unfayorable, conditions are
not encouraging grass CROWNS
fast-season for planting gong
by, prospects for gardeners are
not flatterlng.
Tt is rather late to SOW caooage'
turnip, lettuce, splnacn,
hot weather will soon set IN ana
plants will run up into seed.
The following can stll oe
planted. poo.s
Bush and Pole Beans, beets'
Carrot. Corn. Radish, Cucumber,
squash, Pumpkin, Okra, Parsley
Water and Musk Melon Egg
plant, Tomato and Pepper
AS the season has not turned
ont as expected the next besS
thing to do is to prepare the land
that is unoccupied, get ready Tor
vour cabbage, turnip and onion
crop which is the mosJ important
and paying for gardeners
Cabbage and onions are always
in demand. | do not mean Tor
our local market, but to sell TO
the northern buyers.
Those who intend growing cab
bage and onions this fall should
not neglect preparing their land
intended for that purpose in ad-
vance and be ready to set out
plants when the time arrives.
1t is a great mistake to try TO
cultivate four acres unless you
have the facility also land well
prepared and fertilized. All ex-
perienc'e gardeners know that one
acre in cabbage or onions with
proper attention will pay better
than four acres, unless the same
attention can be given.
The question is often asked
what kind Of fertilizer must l
use to grow cabbage and onions,
that depends entirely upon the
nature of the soil you are cultl-
vating, which can be easily as
certained by observing how your
plants are growing in your gar,
den. ~
From my experience l soon dis
covered what my soil needed.
could not grow turnips, Pole
Lima beans, eggplants, tomatoes.
plenty of leaves, blooms dropped
off but no beans, turnip only tops
tomato, eggplants grew all,plenty
of leaves and flowers which fell
off but no fruit, from several fail
ures. I discovered the soil need,
ed Potash and Phosphoric AcId
had already all the Nitrogen
needed.
The next season I applied Veg
etable Super Phosphate, which
is a complete fertilizer, l made
good crop.
A thorough understanding OF
the use of fertilizer and for the
different crops, is often the great
est value to the vegetable grower
Manure and commercial ferti
lizer are practically the same
thing, containing the three forms
Of plant food, Nitrogen, Potast
and Phosphoric Acid.
Stable manure from hnimal,
thst are wefi fed contains all the
above element, also deal OF
humus, the only difference, where
several tons of stable manure have
to be used one Of commercial fer
t;lizer would be sufficient.
The next question is how dc
commercial fertilizer beneil,
plants. q 'N
Nitrogen promotes the growth
of foliage and stalk. Potash fin.
ishes the filling out Of the foliage
fruit, ETC., and hardens the stem
or stalk. Phosphoric Acid prob
ably the most important of the
three assist in the maturing of
the crop and setting Of the fruit,
or flowers in greater quantity.
If you wish to experiment and
find out how commercial fertiliz-
er will benefit plants just try d
small quantity of Vegetable Sup
er Phosphate on the row you in
tend using, apply the fertilizer
previous to setting out plants or
sowing turnip seeds, incorporate
the fertilizer In the soil using a
rake or prong hoe, you will soon
perceive the difference in the
growth of plants from those that
haven't any fertilizer try a few
pounds the cost is very little.
Now is the time to commence
sowing the Autumn Giant Cauli-
flower seeds, continue until July
as it takes that variety from
eight to ten months to form
heads, seeds sown from May to
July will mature from December
to February, provided the winter
is not too severe.
Ragged wounds are painful and