Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-12
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tho gardener who follows tho lead of
his better half in this respect, and
thinks that he is saving himself tr0u-
bic ny letting his old weeds. cabbage
stumps and melon vines and other
garden refuse stay where they are
until II Is time to dig the soil up next
March or April does not stop to rcck-
on with the facts.
Instead OF saving himself trouble
by such course, he Is only sowing
It broadcast for ali tho following sea-
son. Literal millions Of weed seeds
that would bo destroyed by cleaning
up now arc allowed to mature and
SOW themselves, and DO distributed
by birds and wind and rains. That
IL bad enough, but not the worst. The
weeds can bo handled. If one works
hard enough. But tho germs or
spores Of many diseases and tho eggs,
larrno and ALTERNATING adults Of
many destructive bugs and beetles
aud worms, ilnd cOngonal winter
quarters in such refuse. In It they
get not only protection for the win
ter but arc stationed right on the
ground. ready to go to work at tho
slightest possible opportunity next
year.
Burn Il All Up Now.
cleanliness and good looks, there
forc. arc not the only reasons for
going over tho entire garden in the
fnll. as soon as harvesting Is finished,
and cleaning up and burning all left
overs Of all descriptions. Frequently
all these odds and ends are carefully
cleaned up; but are then left to de-
cay. or added to the compost hemp,
! instead Of being burned. This is. of
course, better than leaving them In
tho garden. but burning Is much
safer ~ the other course does not
insure their destruction.
| Latest Things IN Vegetables.
While the first frosts will put an
end to tho tender things outside.
! there arc number OF vegetables
which will keep right on growing up
until tho Eround freezes: aud some
SO hardy that thcy may be left out
doors for the entire winter. Bects,
late cabbage. carrots, celery, pars-
nirs, radish. satisfy. ruta bagas.
Swiss chnrd aud turnips are the late
stayers; whilo Brussels sprouts,
kalo, late spinach, parsnips and sal
stfy need no protection even for the
coldest weather. Spinach, onions,
and in the warmer States other veg
etablcs to be carried through the
winter for early spring crops, should
! be mulched with light strawy ma
nure or marsh hay.
Carry the Garden Into Winter.
The beginner who has had a sue
ccssfnl garden to supply his table
with fresh vegetables all summer will
hardly be satisfied to have his gar
dcning operations verbotcn by Jack
Frost without putting up a serious
protest. The only way Of protesting
successfully however. Is to have a lit
tie under-glass garden Of your own.
with this You cannot only have fresh
vegetables this fall and winter, hut
several weeks earlier In the spring;
and you can not only grow your own
vegetable plants. instead Of having
to buy them. but have them better
and stronger and earlier than you
can buy them.
II yon plan to have Il hot-bed or a
small greenhouse there is still time
ia get it going and planted now be-
fore freezing weather If you act
promptly. In fact. by buying ready
cut frame or house. a few hours or "A
couple of days time is all that is re-
ouircd to get il ready for use. To
take full advantage Of 1t. the plants
FOR the first crop should be planted
now, SO as to be large enough to
transplant to the bed or bench under
GLASS as soon as ready.
Much OF the success Of growing
things under glass depends on nsine
the right varieties. Not all Of those
which are leaders outside will serve
for growing inside, or lettuce,
Grand Rapids is the most satisfac-
tory loose heading kind. while Bur-
pcr's Wayahcaa and Hig Boston are
taNoritc heading varieties. In addi-
tion there is the little Misnonette,
not grown for market, but excellent
for the home table. In radishcS Bur
rce's Rapid Red makes one Of the
finest forcing kinds, being ready to
cat in three to fonr weeks, and with