Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-18


delays or interferes with germina-
tion. This year, fortunately, we
have had abundant rains throughout
June, SO that the soil is in just the
right condition to assure the prompt
termination Of seeds planted now.
Wide-awake gardeners are taking
advantage of this condition to make
their late paintings as large as possi-
BILE. An unusual opportunity exists
for the late beginner who still wants
to make garden this year.
What You Can Plant Now.
The list of vegetables which can
still be grown this year is big enough
to satisfy any beginner. 1t includes:
Beans Endive
Beets Kohl-Rabi
Cabbage Lettuce
Caulifiower Mustard
Brussels sprouts Peas
Kale Radish
Celery Ruta-Bagas
Swiss Chard Spinach
Sweet Corn Squash (summer)
OF the above vegetables cabbage,
cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale
and celery may be obtained in plants
already started. If you can get the
plants, there Is still plenty Of time
for tomatoes. They will be in their
prime during September and early
October, when the local crop is pretty
we'll gone by, and both ripe and green
tomatoes for making pickles and
preserves are hard to get. The other
vegetables in the list above should
be started now from seed. There is
one point about which care should be
taken, however. That is, FOR LATE
PLANTING USE EARLY VARIE-
TIES. This advice may seem para
doxical at first, but will appear COM
nonsense on moments reflection.
The Things to Hurry With.
While all the things mentioned
above will have time to develop to
good table siZe there are some which
take longer than others, and these
should include beets, carrots, sweet
corn, ruta-bagas and cucumbers.
With all Of them it is essential to use
only the earliest varieties.
Getting Strong Start.
Success with late planted vegetables
depends to large extent on getting a
strong termination and quick start
In growth. To make as sure as pos
sible Of this, there are three points
to be kept in mind:
Plant on a freshly prepared sur
face.
Firm the seed we'll in the soil If
the latter is at all dry.
Provide a fertilizer high in avail
able nitrogen to assure robust early
growth.
Freshly Prepared Surface
Whether the garden spaces to be
planted have been newly dug up, or
prepared some time in advance, the
seed should always be sown on soil
that has been freshly worked over.
There is double reason for this.
The first requisite for termination is
moisture. Seeds, especially small
seeds, are covered only lightly; and
as the upper inch or two of soil dries
out very quickly after it is spaded
up, seed planted in soil that has been
lying for even few days undisturb-
ed Is likely to be in wan, of enough
moisture to cause good termination.
If, on the other hand, the same soil
has been worked over anew just pre-
vious to planting, moist fresh soil
would be brought into direct contact
with the seed causing it to swell and
sprout Immediately.
In the second place, within a few
days after any piece Of ground Is
worked over, the weed seeds in it
near the surface begin to sprout. If
your vegetable seeds are not planted
until some days later, they are there
fore badly handicapped in the race
for life with the weeds. If, however,
the soil is raked over thoroughly