Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-10-09

rose of them all to- advantage youecan
thin Your patch to a sand, put on. an
OIL er application of fertilizer in Feb
rtf ry and let them go right on to make
a crop Of cabbage. In this way yon
6&Ve two strings to your bow and are
In position to make the crop doubly
roitable.
OniOns-October is the month to
plant the main crop of onions for earS
ly market, both sets and seed. In the
latitude of Atlanta we have to confine
ourselves to onion sets at this time,
growing them for punching green in
the spring.
f. Where the thermometer does not GO
below 10 degrees Bermuda onion seed
may be planted and the crop grown
successfully; also other varieties, such
as the Australian Brown, Prize Taker
and Silver King. With us here, near
Atlanta, when we desire to- grow dry
onions, we must wait until February
before, planting either sets or seed, as
! h extreme cold weather has a ten
fdency to stunt the growth of the opions
and when they start to grow again in
ting Spring the majority of the onions
Will run to seed.
TurnipS-October is a good time to
SOW a patch of turnips broadcast, and
we like to mix several varieties togeth-
er, such as the Purple Top Globe, Am
Der Globe and Seven Top. These will
come an and make salad to cut next
spring, also turnips that will be ready
for market in March and April, pro-
vided they are not killed by cold. OF
course we have to run this risk here
around Atlanta, where the elevation
makes. our climate much colder than
other parts of the South in the same
latitude; but even here We are fairly
successful in carrying the turnips
through in good shape. They will stand
considerably more cold than those
planted earlier.
Spinach-The main crop of spinach
in this latitude, is planted in October
as the weather is then cold enough, sc
tl-at little trouble is experienced il
getting the seed to- terminate, and il
your land is rich, spinach should b.
eady for market by the first of the
year. AS spinach will not go to SEED
before April, you have a long season
IL which to market the crop.
RadisheS-The principal demand fo1
radishes is in the early spring, but yol
can always sell a few at any season
Of the year. We like to plant a small
patch of the Rosy Gem and Scarle
Button at this time, as these will usu
ally mature in thirty days. We alst
like to plant a few rows Of the Chimes
Winter Rose in October. These rad
I ishes will not grow too large plante'
at this time, and will stand a grea
; deal of cold weather and remain swee
} end nice. They can be marketed ,righ
: through the winter.
) Lettuee-Lettuce may be sown nov
2 in open ground, with the idea of pro
: ddcing plants to be transplanted i
) cold frames under glass in Decembe
) to make early head lettuce, which viii
2 be ready for market in February. Q
l course this refers to the latitud
t around Atlanta, where it is only no7
1 and hen a year that lettuce will stan
through the winter outside. AS a ru
e it is not a profitable crop with US, be
$ 4 cause in February the markets is flu
@G of shipped lettuce from Florida, an
t the price is not sufficient to warra1
e the additional expense of growing
. under glass. Even for u own us
we can buy lettuce cheaper than "
e can grow it in this manner.
D On the other hand, our Florida
friends who are not dependent upo
: glass. can go right ahead and plar
lettuce at this time in open groun
where the crop is intended to renal
S Kale-It is getting a little late
: Plant kale, but if the ground is mao
rich it will attain sufficient size
r make a paying crop next spring.
The writer, one year, sold $780,
d. worth of kale from an acre of Ian
IL and while it is usually prof1tabl
G this is the only yea We ever made
killing" as it were, but we alwa.
i plant a patch of kale with an idea
t. view that we may some time do tn
again. The year that we grew this b
crop of kale we used a piece of secol
n vear new ground and fertilized it we
with commercial fertilizer, about 6