Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-06-22
Weekly Suggestions For
Vegetable Growers

prepared by the New Jersey Agricultural
Society. New Brunswick)
In travelling about this state any
ones attention will be attracted by the
very conspicuous home gardens.
However, while most OF these were
started in fine condition, 1t is very ap-
parent that thousands Of these gardeus
are falling In many particulars. The
soil is not kept loo-ened up between
the rows and although the seed was
planted too thickly the amateur gar
dener refuses OF neglects to thin out the
plants SO that they can develop.
There is no excuse for this neglect. II
1t Is lack of knowledge the grower has
the privilege of writing to the State
Agricultural college at New Bruins
wick, N. j., and ask for their circular
on the Home Vegetable Garden. 1t
contains a complete list giving the dis
lance apart the plants should stand for
their best development. This circular
would also be helpful to those growers
who are beginning to have vacant
spaces in their garden which may be
planted to those crops which still have
time to mature for fall and winter use.
Every inch of space must be utilized to
its greatest advantage II we are to con-
tinue to face the international food prop
osition as 1t really exists.
ASPARAGUS
The asparaus season is nearing Its end.
In fact, many growers have already
stopped cutting their real young beds
SC that they may growsup and develop
q strong root system for the develop
ment of next years crop. Many fields
have not produced as heavily this year
as they should have. This may be due
to the fact that last fall a very severe
drought and perhaps weeds helped to
pre- vent the roots from storing up
strength from which to produce a heavy
yield this spring.
CELERY
The celery plants are growing nicely
for the heavy fall crop which is usually
set in the fields during July. On a very
small scale it is advisable to transplant
the celery seedlings when they are about
two inches high. Let them stand about
three inches apart each way until they
are set In their permanent places In the
field. In this way ar immense root
system will be developed so that the
plants will grow splendidly when set
in the field regardless of the weather.
Where convenient to do SO, spraying
with Bordeaux mixture is recommend
ed at Intervals of every ten days from
the time the seedlings are up until the
crop is grown so that leaf blight may
be prevented from getting started.
CABBAGE WORMS
The cabbage worms seem to be quite
destructive to early cabbage this sum-
mer. In such cases, powdered arsen-
ate Of lead busted upon the dew-wet-
plants will completely destroy any
green worms which may be present.
Because this worm is exactly the color
of the leaves it may be present without
our realizing 1t. There is absolutely
no danger Of poisoning those who eat
the cabbage, provided the poison is ap-
piled before the head begins to develop.
This same poisonous dust will destroy
potato bugs, tomato worms and the
cucumber beetles.
WHAT Nor TO PLANT
Almost any vegetable may be plant
ed at this time; therefore, it is not too
late to start a home garden. However,
some crops should be avoided. such as
peas, onions and lettuce.
RUTA BAGA TURNIPs
This very popular large growing tur-
nip may be planted during the next
few weeks. The seed is usually sowed
thinly in rows two and a half feet
apart. After the seedlings are up they
are thinned out to stand six to eight
inches apart In the row. II the ground
where they are to grow is still occupied
with the previous crop the rutabagas
may be started In a seed bed and trans
planted later on. Long Island Purple
Top rutabaga is perhaps the standard
variety. The regular small turnips
need not be planted until the middle
of July; however, the rutabaga requires
a longer growing season for its best
development.