The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-24
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My HAveV OeuSs An winssr, As
1Fls Aestcsleazal Department.
1 wasAinston4 D. C.. sept. ss.-Home
sArdsners In Imany sections Of the
South and Southwest where crops have
been gathered or are now nearing
maturity. need not reconcile them
selves to the existence of bare Of un-
productive land from now until next
spring. a3cordngtto garden specialists
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture. wltht judicious choice Of
crops and locations. they may plant
seeds from now>until October or Mo-
vsmber and slfould.Sas result, have fall.
winter and spring vegetables. The sue
csssful fall gardsnlis . possibility. the
department. fardsu.spsciaiistss say. with
nearly Al vegetables grown In spring
ana summer. In practically all parts OF
the Southern States. except areas Of
high altitude. and lin the more moth
erly portions Of the region.
In many sectionss OF the South. to-
mato plants have succumbed to the
strain Of high temperatures snd dry
ns1s. In some localities they will live
ana continue to bear until fall, but
in others they will mott survive. A crop
should be planted now, and 1t may be
profitable to try the experiment Of
N1A A.. ~.
whore the plants are to- remain, and in
frames TOR transpIantsnx. The frames
Or beds should Be located in a re-
ladvsly cecil. shady place. The same
plan Of heid ana franz planting may
Be used for cabbage seedlings. With
this crop promising results have al
ready been obtained by planting sew
sral seeds In hill and thinning to one
plant. II the hsld planting should not
survive. however, In sonas instances,
the grower, 1t IL pointed out. Is pro-
tsctsd BY having on hand the frame
grown plants. Ordinarily the seed
planted direct to the iietd will produce
An earlier crop than seed planted in
frame and transplanted.
Among the vegetables which may be
planted At practically any time during
the summer. with fair assurances of
success, are beans. Bush squash may
also b planted even In the hottest
weather IL they have not been made
4 part Of the garden At an earlier
season. with the beginning Of August
practically the entire list Of ordinary
seketa blss II open to the fall gardener
for choice. Bsets. parsnips. carrots.
celery. sweet corn, radishes. lettuce
many Of them In succession crops at
frequent intervals. Later in the month
and during the early part of Septem-
Der. kais.s spinach. mustard. turnips.
eoilards and parsley may also be plant
cd. During September onion sets
should be put out and in October. and
even later. onion seeds may be planted
Tor spring crop
Among the crops of these late plant
mas which the Southern gardener will
find avai.a bic for winter use are beets
nj the other root crops. such as par
rips and carrots. and knle. coliards,
..sfr;sth and mustard. Many of the
} '~tts. lie will find, may be carried
! - 1T protection even into quite
..oid weather without suffering dam
So To the crops which will be cars
lith over for development in the ear
~ sn,,tr SHOULD be added satisfy or
Z ys' I PIX ut, which may be planted
"A st'csl any time during the late
:.,'n,ncr n early fall.
IT, ,ot nwinZ specific directions for,
fall pl1nti.,E OF certain seeds in the
Scdt.i have uecn prepared by the de-
l.ff, n.n,'s plant specialists:
Beets--Beets planted in the South
in Angust and early September will
produc, crop for fall and early win
ter use. Where hand cultivation is TO
la given, SOW the seed in drills four
I ron TO eighteen inches apart and cover
Ia the depth of about one inch. For
horne cultivation the rows should be
Two and ono half fact apart. AS soon
al tAc plants are we'll esta blisned.
Trim them to IA stand two to three
inches apart. Give frequent shallow
, cultivation. The beets may be left In
the ground through the winter to be
lu.lcd when wanted.
Varieties recona,n ended: Crosby's
Egyptian Eassano, Early Eclipse. and
Blood Turnip.
Turnips-Turnip seed may be sow
during the latter part OF August and
throughout September and the first
half Of October. Sow turnip seed
thickly in rows dfteen to eighteen
inches apart. and when the plants
reach q height Of four or five inches
begin thinning. using the young plants
for greens. For GOD roots thin the
plant 70 ABOUT three inches apart In
the rev. Keep the land we'll cultivated
70 keep down the weeds ana to leave
the surface loose and friable. In a
ssnall Oorden. cultivation with q hand
cviltivator II the most practica BILE.
fhrnips may be left in the ground
Until needed for the table. or may be
pulled - soon ~ they are mature,
and stored In . cellar buried in banks
or pits. The>~arstiss Of turnips COM
uaonly grown In the South are Purple
TOP 0lebe, White Globe. Seven Top,
white milan, and Yellow Aberdeen.
CollarAs-Collards can b grown In
t1s same way - outlined for turnips.
KA1e-Kale can b grown In the
otAn througout the winter In prActi-
rally Ill seasons Of the South. Sow the
ooeA In September ana October In
arm eighteen inches apart for hand
cultivation. and thirty inches for horse
out1avDtion. A. soon - the plants
rdAeA Z Aeight Of four or fvs inches
they should b thinnsd. The plants
pul1oa may BE- used for green's. The
cultivation for kale should be the same
~ for turnips.
Varieties recommended: Dwarf Curl
~. Tall Scotch. and Siberian,
Dpinach-Spinach 10 one Of the best
cfopo Grown for greens and should be