The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-03

'"''c9' All varieties seem
l" ia'l AS he sent the sample to- Rich
mond, where do no, live. II is prob
able that / Will not see their. If | did
II is hardly probable that could tell
HIN why he falls. with no Information
except that they were gown broadcast
on garden soil. Garden SOIL. like other
SOIL differs in fertility, and no infor-
nation Is given AZ TO what was applied
as a manure or fertilizer. ] have good
garden soil, but find that 70 grow
good vegetables | have TO use manure
and fertilizer too TO make good cropy
II is an easy matter TO grow good tur-
hips II the ool IL really fertile. but IL
VIII not do 10 rely on the soil unaIded
10 make vegetables. cover my gar
den with manure every spring and then
add acid phosphate and potash At rate
OF LOU pouaos an acre and things
grow. TOO.
Tomnto Varieties.
nm trying TO get come good TO-
mato varieties for another season.
pleas nam" Two good early sorts and
two good !atc ones that VIII ripeu up
90 the stem ana not crack hay. been
using karilana. 1t is small and rough.
Ehalk'a "arly June grows green
around thu stem. l;eauty is good. but
not early am selecting seed. and am
puzzled about some things Would
you take seed from one vine or mix
The seed from several Of the same va
retyH Would the first tomatoes that
ripcu he better Than later ones Tor
seed; Would II matter IL the tomato
was on the upper part OF the vine or
near the ground? Does III. age OF
III" plant have any effect on the carli-
ness! How many times {, week should
the plants be cultivated? what is the
cause Of the tomato worm. and what
TO do for them VIII tomatoes plant
"a Ia = .f 20 mi ~ To-.
the middle OF tho fruit be better than
from the whole Well, for questions
You are wonder. You can re, for
early tomatoes tho Langdon strain OF
Earliana. which have proved to be
smooth ana large Then. following
this the best is "Honny Best" For the
main late crop. II YOU want red to-
'natoes. use Success and Stone For
pink tomatoes us" Ecauty and Globe.
The cracking Of tomatoes is not pc
culiar to variety. but TO the Varia-
tlun IN the weather. Rain. after "A long
dry spell. Will cause many cracked
fruits. az they start TO swell again.
For carly tomatoes select the best
shaped and earliest ripcntnE fruits,
and use all the seed in the fruit. Get
the best. whether from one or more
plants. For late tomatoes select for
size and solidity OF fruit. DO not take
fruit for seed after you have been
marketing the best. hu, get the best
fruit thnl Is made. II YOU have plenty
OF sweet corn near the tomatoes you
VIII not be bothered by the boil worms
in the tomatoes tor they prefer the
corn Yon cannot no anything better
to prevent them The worm is the
larvaI form OF q moth that lays tho
eggs whore she prefers TO lay them.
Tomatoes OF different varieties planted
side ~ side VIII mix. Cultivate often
enough 10 keep Il crust from forming
on the soil
Rigs aud Grapes.
Il have the Brown Turkey fig. but
want one or two more. what are the
hes; for this Piedmont section or
North Carolina Will James ana
Scupperuong grapes bear We'll IN our
rec so!l?" The best and most hardy
ng in the Celestial Brunswick is al
SO good You can get them from any
Of tho Southern nurseries. do not
think that tho Scuppernong Will ripen
we'll with you The James Is earlier,
and may do fairly well Both OF them
prefer sandy soil.
Cnrrots aud sweet Potatoes.
81 want to store some carrots IN nv
house cellar where there Is no heating
apparatus VIII it do TO cover them
with road dust? Can l winter sweet
potatoes in dry sand in such a cellar.
or would an upstairs room where II
seldom goes lower than 80 10 80 de-
grccs be better" You are further
north and n good deal farther west
than | am Hero / let carrots stand
in the rows where they grew. and the
winter seems TO make them swcetcr.
You can bury them outdoors. ana
cover thickly with straw and mound
the soil over them. and they VIII DO
better than In cellar where they
might get shrivelled. You cannot Keep
sweet potatoes in an ordinary cellar.
.I<rS,t
put them where you can maintain
night temperature never less than 80
to so degrees.
Globe Artichoke.
ChesterNeld County: KINDLY inform
me through The Times Dispatch about
the culture of the Globe artichoke?
viii they do we'll in this climate? l
planted seed last spring and have large
and vigorous plants from two to twelve
inches apart. When should they he
transplanted. and can some remain
where they were sown? New shoots
continue to come UP around my rasp-
berries planted last spring. VIII 1t
iniurc next wears crop if remove and
TRANSPLANT some that are two feet from
the parent stem? How shall | prune
Crane vines planted last spring. which
are promised to bear next season?
They bore some this season. which i
rubbed off Some Of the vines when
back to three or four buds. Should
only one cane be allowed to grow
You can transplant the Globe arti-
chokes In the spring and can leave
some two feet apart. Then later You
can increase them from the suckers
that come up around the plants. and.
MS some seedlings will be better than
others. you can in this way grow only
the best Set the plants In rows three
feet apart and two feet in the rows.
They thrive we'll in this climate. IL
the soil IL not too dry. DO the trans
planting as early in spring as the soil
can be worked in good order. You can
take plants from the raspberry plants
without harm. Grapes planted last
spring should have been allowed to
mako one strong cane. and this should
be cut back to about four feet early
I'm spring. Cut this fall they may
start too early in spring and get
frosted. .prune on what is called the
renewal system-that Is. the canes OF
t1o or'c ., oil % frni