Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
GARDEN EXPERT GIVES
ADVICE ON LATE PLANTING
n. NJ. Connolly Tells Of Crops Avail
able for Winter
Use.

Instructions for planting late crops.
which Will have a material enect In
augmenting the food supply of WASH
ington. were given today by II. VI.
Connolly. expert adviser on garden. OF
the Department OF Agriculture.
Many crops in the vegetable garden
are for use in fresh state. but there
are a few crops which are more sub
stantial-that Is. which may be kept
as resource for future food needs"
Mr.. Connolly said. Some OF these more
garden. while others are planted later
for fall and winter use The latter
part of this month. from the 18th TO
the 30th. is a good time for planting
bage. late tomatoes late potatoes.
sweet potatoes. beets. carrots. snap
beans. lima beans. navy beans and
blackeyed peas are all good crops
which may be planted late in June.
The tomatoes and snap beans may he
canned for winter use. the lima beans.
navy beans and blackeyed peas may be
stored in dry state. while the other
crops may be stored for winter use.
There is still time 10 plant some OF the
mid sea son varieties OF cabbage. beets
and tomatoes. also crops like squash.
pumpkin and sugar corn. Cucumbers
for pickles may also be planted now.
In the planting OF late crops for
fall and winter use the important
feature il to have enough moisture
available In the soil to terminate the
seed. WIN the plentllul rams We nhNs
had lately there Is no trouble In plant.
ing now. but II planting Is delayed
several weeks and no more rains como
the soil is apt TO become dry. espeei-
ally IL the surface Is not frequently
stirred. All land that is being pre-
pared now for planting late In tho
month should be narrowed. or rakrd
II small area. every few days up 20
fine the soil and hold the moisture IN
the soil
The frequen. rains we have had
lately have caused plants to grow Wig
orously not only the food plants which
were put into the garden. but also IN"
weeds Vegetable plants and weeds
cannot both flourish. and IL good veg"-
tables are desired the weeds must h-
eliminated Remember also that the
surface of the soil must he loosened
UP as soon as 1t becomes dry enough
to work.
Many gardeners have sprayed their
few may think this is sufficient. but not
So II a spraying Is given and heavy
rain comes soon after all the spray is
washed off and the work must he don"
over Even II rain does not wash OF the
spray several sprayinRs should be given At
intervals OF ten days or two weeks TO IN
sure good results
IF you have delayed setting out cab
bage plants. tomato plants. sweet potatoes
peppers, egg plant. etc. now is Just inc
time to get the job done. The soil II moist
and with any care In keeping the roots OF
the plants moist before setting success
is most assured.
Are you keeping garden record
Only Friday I was talking with man
about recording what he had done in his
garden and he made the statement that
il was too much bother without any need
for doing II. Today ] was talking with
the same man and he asked me what l
supposed was the matter that his peas
were not large enough TO eat. while his
neighbor's across the fence were being
picked I asked him when he planted and
what variety and neither question was ne
able to tell me He readily saw then one
of the great many needs for having n gar
den record Another man told me tho
other day that pole lima beans were much
more productive in his garden last year
than bush lima beans. / asked him how
he knew and he stated that he had 80
many poles of limas and SO many hills
Of bush limas and he harvested so many
quarts from each kind. Was the little
extra bother Of keeping his record last
year worth anything to him this year
II asked a lady some days ago why she
did not set out more than twelve tomato
plants and she replied as follows: Last
year in this other part of the garden !
set twelve tomato plants OF Benny Best
variety on the 14th of May and harvest
ed = pounds between July and Octo-
Der ~. This lady did not need advice. be-
cause her records proved she knew what
"a was talking about :"