Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22


h will soon be time TO get ready
for winter in the vegetable garden.
Many crops must be harvested be-
fore any damage Is done by early
ffosts which come toward the end
Of September.
The beets and carrots should be
HOUSED before frost. They should
De stored in a cool place, and will do
we'll u they are imbedded in sand.
In storing beets be careful not to
injure them so that they bleed, be-
cause they lose in quality if they are
bgAbsed.
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M banking the celery which is an
infpnrtant part of the work of the
next few weeks, be careful not to get
earth into the heart, which will cause
II 70. rot.
Sow some lettuce in cold frames for
falkland early winter use. 1t will be
appreciated when SO many of the
other things of the garden are gone.
ills not too late to SOW some rad
ishes in cold frames.
Rlubarb should be mulched with
manure. 1t serves a double purpose
protection for the winter and the
enrichment Of the ground for the
next springs crop.
II you have not already cut off the
tops from the asparagus bed do so
at --cnce, and be sure to burn the
tops.
Another wise preeaution is to collect
all Of the melon and squash vines as
soon as they are through bearing and
barn them. Some gardeners defer
this operation until the vines have
beerskilled by frost.
AS the garden approaches the end
of ,tba season keep it cleaned up. All
refase and dead vines and plants
should be gathered and burned. You
are then sure that any insect pests
Rhitn they may be harboring are
destroyed
Be sure to store the squashes and |
pumpkins In a cool, dry place, but |
one that is free from frost.
Both the shell and lima beans
should be picked before the frosts kill |
the plants. They may then be shelled |
arrdoafied for winter use.
After digging the potatoes dry them I
for a few hours. Put them into bags /
and store them for a few days in an
airy place and then they are ready
tor the cellar.
lsEowers of sweet potatoes find that
they will keep better if dug before
the vines are touched by the frost.
They. have to be sweated before being
stofsd,
1t isn't too late to plant some straw
berries. Get at it early and use the
pot grown plants if you want to gain
tinaaln obtaining fruit.
Biting September and October is a
good time to set out apples, pears
and a4iinces. Get at the job as soon
as eyen can obtain the trees from
yoHf Durseryman.
The stone fruits do better If they
are set out in tie spring.
Small fruits. such as grapes, cur
rants gooseberries, blackberries and
raspberries. can also be set out profit
ably during the next two months
The gooseberries and currants if
sepagpt during September. will get an
early growth and do better than If
they we're spring-set
after planting the small fruits in
the fall, mulch all of the plants for ,
of two to three feet around
aaGRs plant. as this will help them to
become established.
4 good rule to bear in mind about
setting out fruits in the fall is never
to- pat them on wet land at that sea-
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Excepting in very northerly locali-
ties,9iit is not too late to SOW rye,
peas Or vetch in the orchard for a
winter protection. These will catch
q nd1hnld the snow and make a mulch
thatswill be very helpful in bringing
the frees through the winter success
fully.
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II. you want to try your hand at
propagating gooseberries and cur
rants now is the time to do il. Take +
cuttings six inches long and tie them
In bundles of twenty-five or fifty, and
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celIars They can also be buried in
the ground If the soil is well drained.
The cuttings will callous during the
winter and take root soon after plant
ing outdoors in the spring.
Ifsyou are in locality where the
winters are severe, you can carry
over-grapes, blackberries and rasp-
berries without risk from freezing # /
you lay them down and cover the I
topAngith soil.
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HaAdle all fruit carefully when
harvesting it. Bruised fruit will not /
keep.
mon
II you have not pruned the rasp- |
berries, attend to the matter at once. !
Should any of the plants be diseased |
with anthracnose. dig them out and |
burn them.
Do not allow fallen fruit to lie on |
the ground. All that is not At for use |
should be destroyed, as it will harbor
insect pests that will come out next
spring and damage the new crops.
Plant some peoniesi Do it in the
next few weeks. You will be well re-
paid by putting some of these famous
old flowers in the garden now by hav-
ing better blooms next year than
from spring-set plants.
Remove all plants of ANIMALS that
are killed by frost, so that the gar
den will have a tidy appearance. Re-
move the dead foliage of perennials,
too.
Protect your bedding plants, such
as geraniums, coleus and salVias,
from damage by the early frosts by
covering them with a sheet or old
newspap ers at night. 1t frequently
happens that there is a spell of warm
weather between the early frosts and