The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-13
FALL GARDENING IN THE
SOUTH

VI liz .OOulli dllu southwest
where crops have been gathered
or are now nearing maturity,
need not reconcile themselves to
the existence of bare or unproduc-
tive land from now until next
spring, according to- garden
specialists of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. With judi
cious choice of crops and loca-
tons, they may plant seeds from
now until October or November
and should, as result, have fall,
inter- and spring vegetables.
The successful fall garden is a
possibility, the Department gar
den specialists say, with nearly
all vegetables grown in spring
and summer, in practically all
parts of the Southern States, ex-
in the more northerly portions of
the region.
In many sections of the South,
tomato plants have succumbed to
the strain of high temperature
and dryness. In some localities
they will live and continue to bear
until fall, but in others they will
not survive. A new crop should
be planted now, and it may be
profitable to try the experiment
of planting both in the open
ground, where the plants are to
remain, and in frames for trans
planting. The frames or beds
should be located in a relatively
cool, shady place. The same
plan of field and frame planting
may be used for cabbage seed
ings. With this crop promising
results have already been obtain
ed by planting several seeds in a
hill and thinning to one plant. If
the field planting should not sur
vive, however, in some instances.
the grower, it is pointed out, is
protected by having on hand the
Homegrown plants. Ordinarily
the seed planted direct to the
field will produce an earlier crop
than seed planted in a frame and
transplanted.
Among the vegetables which
may be planted at practically anv
time during the summer. with
tar assurance of success, are
beans. Bush squash may also be
planted even in the hottest wealth
er If they have not been made a
part of the garden at an earlier
season. With the beginning 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 intervals. Later in
the month and during the ea.ly
part OF Sep. ember, kale, spinach,
mustardf ;drnips lizards an /
parsley may also be planted.
During September onion sets
should be put out and in October,
and even later, onion seeds NAV
be planted.
Among the crops of these late
paintings which the Southern
gardener will find available for
winter use, are beets and the 9th
er root crops such as parsnips
and carrots, and kale, collards,
spinach and mustard. Many of
the plants, he will find, may be
carried by slight protection even
into quite cold weather without
suffering damage. To the crops
which will be carried over for de-
velopment in the early spring
should be added satisfy or oyster
plant, which may be planted
practically any time during the
late summer or early fall.
The following specific directions
tor tall planting of certain seeds
IN the South have been prepared
by the departments, plant special
lists:
BEETS-Beets planted in the
South in August and early Sep
TENDER will produce a crop for
late fall and early winter use.
Where hand cultivation is to be
given, sow the seed in drills IA
to IL inches apart and cover to
the depth of about inch. For
For horse cultivation the rows
should be 21-2 feet apart AS
soon as the plants are we'll es-
tablished, thin them to a stand 2
to 5 inches apart. Give frequent
shallow cultivation. The beets
may be left in the ground during
winter to be pulled when want.
ed.
Varieties recommended: Cros-
hV'c r cr1-,t;o,, Da.o II