The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-08-24
FALL AND WINTER GARDENS.
Vegetables Adapted to Our Soil
and Climate.

washington, ~ ", Aug uSI HA'
Home gardeners in many sections OF
the South and Southwest where
crops have been gathered or are now
nearing maturity. need not reconcile
themselves to the existence of bare
or unproductive land from now un-
til next spring. according to garden
specialists of the U S Department OF
Agriculture. With judicious choice
of crops and locations. they may
plant seeds from now until October
or November and should, as a result.
have fall, winter and spring vege-
tables. The successful fall garden is
q possibilits, the department garden
SPECIALISTS say, with nearly all veg
etables grown in spring and summer,
in practically all parts of the South
ern States, except in areas of high
altitude, and in the more northerly
portions of the region.
In many sections of the South to-
nato plants have succum5ed to the
strain of high temperatures and dry,
ness. In some localities they VIII
live and continue to bear until tali'
but in others they will not survive.
A new crop should be planted now
and it may be profitable to try the
avnor;ment of planting both in the
open ground, where the plants are
to remain, and in frames for trans,
planting. The frames or beds should
he located in relatively cool. shady
nlace. The same plan of field and
frame planting may he used for cab
haoe seedlings. With this crop
promising results have already been
obtained by planting several SEEDS
in a hill and thinning to one plant
If the field planting should not sur
yive, however, in some instances
the grower, it is pointed out IS pro-
tected by having on hand the frame,
crown plants. Ordinarily the seed
nlanted direct to the field will pro-
duce an earlier crop than seed plant
ed in frame and transplanted.
Among the vegetables which may
be planted at practically any time
during the summer, with fair assur-
ance Of success. are beans. Bush
SQUASH may also be planted even in
the hottest weather if they have not
been made part of the garden at
on earlier season. With the begin.
MING of August practically the entire
list of ordinary vegetables is open to
the fall gardener for choice. Beets'
parsnips, carrots. celery, sweet corn
radishes, lettuce and peas may be
planted at this time, many of them
in succession crops at frequent in:
tervals Later in the month and
during the early part of September
kale spinach, mustard, turnips, COL
lards and parsley may also be plant
ed. During September onion sets
should be put out and in October,
and even later, onion seeds may be
planted for a spring crop.
Among crops of these late plant, It,
ings which the southern garener Will
find available for winter use, are
beets and the other root crops, sueh
as parsnips and carrots, and kale'
collsrds, spinach and mustard. Many
of the plants, he will find, may be
carried by slight protection even m
to quite cold weather without suffer-
ing damage, To the crops which
will be carried over for development
in the early spring should be added
satisfy or oyster plant. which may
be planted practically any time dur
inp the late summer or early fall.
The following specific directions
for fall planting of certain seeds IN
the South have been prepared by
the departments plant specialists:
BEETs: Beets planted in the South
in August and early September will
produce crop for late fall and
early winter use. Where hand cul,
tivation is to be given. sow the seed
in drills Ia to Is inches apart and
cover to the depth of about l inch:
For horse cultivation the rows should
be q feet apart. AS soon as the
plants are we'll established. thin
them to stand 2 to 3 inches apart.
Give frequent shallow cultivation:
The beets may left in the ground
through the winter to be pulled
when wanted. Varieties recommend
ed: Crosby's Egyptian. Bassano'
Early Eclipse. and Blood Turnip.
TURNIPs:-Turnip seed may be
sown during the latter part OF Au.
gust and throughout September and
the first half of October. Sow tur-
nip seed thickly in rows Is to lS