The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-20

una. AS rule 1t Is safer To Ee
them in the ground Dy the middle o.
July If you are growing the ktte ma.
turing varieties. But the early varie.
ties that have been held in cold stor-
age can DC planted III August will
success. In the TAIL OF 1889 | was
/ cnueavoring TO grow second croI
| OF EARLY Rose from seed of the early
crop.
i had them bedded and planted. as
| they seemed inclined to sprout. Some
! OF these potatoes did not show above
the ground till September Is, and yet
! they made fairly good crop. But
| that fall was remarkable. 40 we did
not have killing frost at Raleigh till
| December ?. Usually. frost comes early
! in November there. and that would not
have given these potatoes time to
make. l believe that in Eastern North
| the Irish Cobbler a crop can be made
from early August planting.
Witioof.
DO YOU know anything about the
reSe table I see noticed under the name
of Witlocf?" Witloof is simply a va
liety of chicory. II is now grown to
some extent in the North, and sold
under the name of French Endive. But
1t is entirely different from the true
endive, which Is more like lettuce and
makes a good summer substitute for
lettuce. II appears that the Witoof is
grown during the summer and in the
fall is taken up and planted in trenches
in the greenhouse and heavily covered
with manure, and the stalks are
bianched like celery. and 1t is these
blanched stalks that are sold during
the winter French Endve The
plant is more largely grown in Europe
than in this country as yet, and
have never tried It,
SnShes for Frames md Hotbeds,
glazed sashes YOU have mentioned to
use on frames the coming winter
What size should they be? Should |
use plank for the sides and ends or
s!mp ply let the sashcs rest on the earth
en- sides? Lumber will not last long
IN the ground have in my garden
a piece of red clay soil that sometimes
makes n good crop, but in other sea-
sons l cannot get a stand on II. 1t
seems puffy and sometimes stiff 1
have tried to get humus into it with
all sorts OF clover and vetch and in
vegetables. but 1t is hard to work
What is the best way to treat It to
tighten it?"
You had better get the sashes ready.
madc from one of the firms engaged in
building greenhouses and sashes who
advertise in the horticultural journals.
! have these sashes and the frames
made OF heart cypress. and. this wood
lasts indefinitely. OF course, the sides
and ends of the frames must be made
either OF lumber or brick or concrete
! nave cypress frames that have been
a-e rt1r 4 .l
signs Of decay and my sashes are
made OF the clear heart cypress, and
they too are sound. You can get them
made OF cypress or the California red
wood and either OF these will resist
decay for many years The redwood
makes the highest sash, but is more
costly. The standard size is Exc feet
20 be used on q frame six feet wide
The frame should be we'll banked out
side 70 keep the frost from creeping
under. send self ddressed postal
card and w.ll tell you where TO get
taa sasnes had once just such
piece u rcd clay In a large garden.
and. like you. found great dificu!ty
- getting II in shape for growing
vegetables sowei Il in crimson
clover, and turned this under and
Eowsd peas, and turned than under
and soTed clover again. and followed
"ita peas AID b. ;haI time had,
through h=aT. applications OF stable
manure. { =oll TIA: vas mellow. and
BY using = :o- .zte yeEeta bles and
keeping :, stu@ei v!,h manure. had
very good Success 19tta s. But SOIL
% that nature must BE stuffed with
vegetable t=c.y oe.o-e YOU can do
much WITH Il. ard then the humus must
be maintained
From, Frederick County: please
give ne the names Of some good
shrubs TO grow n pots or tubs 10 set
along concrete walks porches, etc
Something besides box what prun-
ing would you give blackberr!es now?'
The glossy leaved japanese Euonymus.
both the plain g-recn-leaved and the
gold and silver varieties. wi!l make
fine tub plants II kept trimmed into
good shape, and they can be- ghcared
into any shape. Then az blooming
plants the Grape myrtle. double fo5y-
cred po!negranate and some OF the
Nlacs viii make nice plants. With
cool greenhouse for w!ntering the
plants YOU can grow sweet oranges
we'll In tubs Earlier in summer
would nave pinched back the strong
Young canes of the black berries to
cause branching, but 1t is rather late
no" 10 do this.
The main thing Is to get the old
canes out that have borne fruit this
season. and to keep down any surplus
! suckers allowing only two or tire,
canes 10 hill The tips Of the black
raSpberries and the dewbcrries can
stl!l be covered for roofing.
Growing Rhubarh
planted some rhubarb roots late
IN me spring. They have done fairly
VOL but would doubtless be better II
Knew more about their needs ana
cultivation is il advisable 20 put nj
/ 'rate of soda around young peach
I trees set last spring? Min. are look
! ms rather coiorlcss. ana my man
usea nitrate on them without consult
ing me hnve been told that nitrate
o. soda VIII Kill peach trees" You
! are III the lower and warmer section.
/ and rhuharb is there very uncertain
! crop. Ihe only thing you can do is
10 give IT the most moist land you
nave and stun it with manure South
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