Evening star., 1913-06-27
VEGETABLES TO PLANT
DURING MIDSUMMER

II you raise your own vegetables you
can have them at season when they
cannot be found in the markets. To
tantaliZe your fiat-dwelling friends tell
them about your September-grown green
peas, your beet green's in August and
your crisp lettuce gathered long after
frost Many of the most desirable
vegetables may be planted much later
than many people suppose, thus giving
a very long season.
Peas are cool weather vegetables and
may not he grown in very hot wealth
er successfully, but a planting of an
early kind like Gradus or Motifs Ex-
celsior made the first of August will
give a welcome fall crop. 1t is we'll to
plan for a row of these peas when
summer crops are being gathered.
Corn differs from peas in loving hot
weather. The early sorts may be sown
safely up to the middle of July and If
kept well cultivated will yield bounti-
fully.
Corn is a vegetable of which people
never seem to tire, and usually there
Is no difficulty In finding a market for
whatever surplus there may be- Many
city people still believe that all yellow
corn is field corn, and so have a
prejudice against Golden Bantam; yet
one serving is enough to dispel this mis-
taken notion. Even the hotels are now
asking for Golden Bantam. and it is a
good sort to plant for late eating
Housewives who like a generous sup
ply of small cucumbers for pickles may
have them easily If seed is sOwn up to
July Is. The vines will not be greatly
troubled with pests SO late I'm the sea-
son, and will make a rapid growth.
Long Green and Green Proic are good
picking cucumbers.
The second week in August is none
too late to SOW lettuce seed, and there
Is no excuse for buying lettuce from
early spring until frost and later If
one has even small plot of ground,
especially il plenty OF water can be
given and a little shade provided in
midsummer. Among the good varieties
for late planting are Big Boston and
Early White cabbage, the latter being
especially hardy. If lettuce. like corn
salad and spinach, are lightly covered
with straw or other litter just before
the first frost is expected, it may be
kept in good condition for several
weeks. Perhaps you do not know corn
salad, but 1t is excellent salad, and
Is ready for use in two months or less.
Seed may be sown up to the first of Sep
tember or later. and If the plants are
protected they will go through the win
ter safely and be ready to eat in spring.
Seed put into the ground now will give
plants for eating this fall. Even after
cold weather comes it will be good and
may be dug out from under the snow
at any time. Some people start it in
cold frame and keep it growing all
| winter. with supply for the table
always at hand.
Beans may be planted every week
| up to the 1st of August-that is the
| bush varieties. One planting of pole
| beans will be sufficient. if the pods are
| kept picked This is a crop which loves
water. notwithstanding that it is also
| fond of hot weather. Irrigation will
] almost double the yield. Yet good
| crops can be secured without it, and ir
most gardens the beans are the last
| vegetables to be watered artificially
| Fortunately nature does not discrim-
mate when she does the watering.
/ Although not seen in most gardens
seed may be sown any time UP to the
| about the same time as lettuce When
nearly full grown the leaves are tied
! together over the top to blanch the
head, but this work is to be done only
| when the plants are perfectly dry or ro,
| Will soon start.
J Sometimes the rows of endive are
blanched with boards set up agains,
| them In much the same manner as Gel
1 cry. For winter use the plants may be
| lifted and set in a cold frame
| kohlrabi may be planted up to the
middle of July. early varieties of beef
until August 10 and radishes, which
| grow rapidly, as late as the middle OF
| September, from all of which it will bs
| seen that there is no reason why the
best vegetables should not be secured
from the garden throughout the sum
mer.