The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
Because of the SOuth's long sum-
merS and falls and short winters, Il va
riety of vegetable seeds may be plant
I'll October or November. and should
produce satisfactory crops of fall, win
ter and spring truck. If planting Local
tons are chosen with some care. say
plant specialists of the United States
department of agriculture, the fall
garden is n possibility with nearly all
vegetables grown in spring and sum-
mer in practically all parts of the
South except In areas of high altitude
and in the more northerly portions of
the region.
In many sections of the South. to-
matO plants have succumbed to the
strain of high temperatures and dry
ness. 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 expert
ment of planting both In the open
ground, where the plants are To rem
main, and In frames for transplanting.
The frames or beds should be To-
Gated In relatively cool, shady
place. The same plan of field and
frame planting may be used for cab
bage seedlings. With this crop prom
Using results have already been OBJ
tanned by planting several seeds in
hill and thinning to one plant. If the
field planting should not survive. how
ever, in some instances. the grower,
1t Is pointed out, is protected by hav
ing on hand the Homegrown plants.
Ordinarily the seed planted direct to
the field will produce an earlier crop
than seed planted in frame and trans
planted.
Among the vegetables which may be
planted at practically any time dur
ing the summer. with fair assurance
of success, are beans Bush squash
may also be planted even in the hot
test weather If they have not been
made part of the garden at an ear
lier 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 early part of |
September, kale, spinach. mustard, |
turnips. cOllards and parsley may also |
be planted. During September onion |
sets should be put out and in October, |
and even later. onion seeds may be |
planted for a spring crop.
Crops for Winter.
Among the crops of these late plant |
ings which the Southern gardener will !
find available for winter use, are beets /
and the other root crops. such as
and carrots. and kale, col |
Iards, spinach and mustard. Many of /
the plants, he will find. may be car
ried by slight protection even into
quite cold weather without suffering
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 plant
ed practically any time during the late
summer or early fall.
The following specific directions for
fall planting of certain seeds in the
South have been prepared by the de-
partment's plant specialists:
Beets.
Beets planted in the South In Au-
gust and early September 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 IS
Inches apart and cover to the depth
Of about 1 inch. For horse cultiva.
ton the rows should be 2is feet apart.
As soon as the plants are well estab- |
lished, thin them to a stand . to 3 |
inches apart. Give frequent shallow |
The beets may be left In |
the ground through the winter to be
pulled when wanted.
Varieties recommended: Crosby's
Bassano. Early Eclipse and |
Blood Turnip.
Turnips.
Turnip seed may be sOwn during
the latter part Of August and through F.,
out September and the first half of !
October. Sow turnip seed thickly In !
rows - to Is inches apart. and when
the plants reach n height of IN Z /
inches begin thinning, using the young
plants for green's. For good roots
thin the plants to about three inches
apart in the row. Keep the land well
cultivated to keep down the weeds and