Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-05
tBy KArHERrn A. GRIMES,


Everyone has some particular hobby
to work out when 1t comes to garden
ing. Mine is pickles. My family is at
the bottom of this, however, for there
is nothing they will all relish so much
through the winter as these tart or
spicy appetizers. / know that when
fall comes I must have cellar-cup-
boardful of pickles of every sort and
description, sweet and sour and
chopped, spiced and plain, separate
and mixed, to say nothing of chow
chow, chilli sauce, catsup and the like.
So l plan my gardening accordingly.
OF course l raise other things in it.,
too, but pickles are my main crop.
The first thing l plant in the spring
is onions. There are few kinds of
pickles where some member of this
fragrant tribe" does not come in
handy. SOW my onion seed thickly
in rows, and do not thin them. Then
when fall comes 1 have quantities of
onions about the right size for those
kinds of pickles in which like to use
them whole. Or they may be sown
thickly in a bed. They are, however,
harder to keep free from weeds when
sown In this way. From the sets
get plenty of onions to use sliced or
chopped in the various pickle mix
lures.
Cabbage is another picking staple
that should be sown early. Those own
cousins to the cabbage, caulifower
and collards, are also invaluable for
use in mustard and spiced pickles, and
should not be forgotten. The late
hard-heading varieties of cabbage are
best for this purpose, as they are
whittier and more tender than the
earlier sorts.
There are SO many kinds of pickles
that need tomatoes that liberal ar
rangements must be made for these
For this purpose like some smooth
small fruited tree variety, preferably
| little on the late order.
| Yellow tomatoes make the most de
licious of all sweet spiced pickles;
and it is well to remember that there
| Is nothing finer than this same frufs
for preserves.
Tomatoes for picking may be sowr
in the hills where they are to grow
as soon as there is no more danger
| from the frost They will be plenty
early enough in ripening.
OF course, the cucumber is the back
| bone of the whole pickle business
| One can hardly have too many oi
them, SO they may be planted and re
planted as long as the season will
| allow.
If the bugs get after them, use q
little sulphur to dust them with, and
the pests will leave. 1t is q good
thing to mix a little sulphur in the
dirt around the HILL Unless the bugs
are more than usually troublesome. il
Is pretty sure preventive.
There should be at least three kinds
OF peppers sown, the "bull-nose,
which will be used green for stuffing
the small podded red pepper, valuable
either green or ripe for mixing witt
onions, cucumbers and the like, ant
the large red pepper which shoult
be allowed to ripen, and is then SLICED
through the sour cucumber pickles II
give them the proper tang"
One does not need more than hal
q dozen plants of each variety, bu
that number should be provided with
out fail. They may be bought from
a market-gardener, If one is sure o
getting the right kinds. but the sures
way to get what one wants is to rails,
them in window boxes.
They should be set out rather early
! as they require long season.
| How many use the little green seet
| pods of the early radishes. for mixet
| pickles? They are very nice, having
q slight peppery favor, something lik'
water-cress. They should be pickle,
before they begin to get tough. If no
ready to use them just then, drol
| them in a jar of brine and they vii
be all right to use any time. I lie
MY first planting of radishes go t
seed for this purpose.
Then there are beans. AS rule
people do not appreciate the value @
these for picking. They are nice use
either by themselves or in mixtures O
various sorts.
There are several varieties Of pol
beans that can be depended on to bea
until cut off by the frost, and SO ar
ready for use at any time. The two
like the best are the Kentucky Wor
der and the Louisiana Cutshort. TIL
former has large pod, and Is fine t
pickle separately. The latter is small
tender and fieshy, and Is exec
lent for mixed pickles, especial
those put up in mustard dressing
Either of these may be planted earl,
and will bear steadily hot months
sending out new runners all the tins
Citrons, watermelons. cantaloupe,
and beets are other picking possibil
ties. No one with an eye to tn
future, will overlook part or all G
these at garden-making time.
In years when fruit Is scarce, uttl
foresight at planting time will furnis
many excellent substitutes to fill tn
| avpntu no11or