Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-03

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the plants, there is still plenty o.
time for tomatoes. They will be III
their prime during September and
early October. when the local crop /.
pretty we'll gone by, and both ripe
and green tomatoes for makins
pickles and preserves are hard tc
get.
The other vegetables in the list
ABOVE should be started now from
seed. There is one point about
which care should be taken. how.
ever That is: For late planting use
early varieties.
Ihis advice may seem paradoxicaI
at first, but will appear commonsense
on moments reflection. The fol-
lowing are all good sorts:
Beans, stringless green-pod. valen-
1ine' oeets. early model, Crosby
EEsSpIah, Detroit dark red; cabbage
Danlsh ballhead, Glory of Enkhuisen
Volga; cauliflower, best early. snow.
pail, dry weather; brussels sprouts
Danlsh prize, L. 1. improved; kale
uWart curled Scotch: celery, golden
elf-oleaching, Fordhood emperor
winter green; chard. giant lucullus;
corn, golden bantam, bowling mob:
endive, white fringed. giant fringed
kohlrabi, early white Vienna; lettuce
Dig Boston all seasons (heading)
Gfand Rapids Qoose-leaf), dwarf
whlte heart (cos); mustard, Ford.
nook fancy, elephants ear; peas, lit.
tie marvel, Burpees extra early,
radish. scarlet globe, white icicIe
Chlnese rose; rUtabagas, breadstone
| golden neckless; spinach. victria
| tnlck-leavde round; squash, earl,
white bush, Burpee's bush Fordh ook
deiicata; turnip, white Milan, colder
ball, amber globe.
Things to Hurry With
While all the things mentioned
apoVe nave time to develop to gooC
taole size, there are some which TAX,
longer than others. and these should
include beets, carrots, sweet corn
| rutabagas and cucumbers. With al
or them 1t is essential to use only
the earliest varieties. as suggested
above.
Getting Strong Start
Success with these late planted
vegetables depends to large exten
on getting strong termination anC
quick start in growth. To make al
sure as possible of this. there ar,
|
! Plant on a freshly prepared sur
| face.
Firm the seed we'll in the soil, 4
the latter is at all dry.
Provide a fertilizer high in avail
| able nitrogen to assure a robust
early growth
Whether. the garden spaces to b,
planted have been newly dug up OF
prepared some time in advance, tn,
seed should always be sown on sol
that has been freshly worked over.
There is a double reason for this
The first requisite for termination i!
| moisture. Seeds, especially small
| seeds, are covered only lightly, anC
as the upper inch or two of soil drie.
out very quickly after 1t Is spadec
up, seed planted in soil that has beer
| lying for even few days undis.
| turbed is likely to be in want OF
| enough moisture to cause good
termination. If on the other HAND
the same soil had been worked over
anew just previous to planting, mois
| fresh soil would be brought into
direct contact with the seed, causinl
II to swell and sprout Immediately.
In the second place, within a few
| days after any piece of ground /.
| worked over the weed seeds in 4
| near the surface begin to sprout
| If your vegetable seeds are no
planted until some days later. they
are therefore badly handicapped ir
the race for life with weeds. If
however. the soil is raked over thor.
oughly Immediately before planting
such weed seedlings as may hav,
started-and there will likely be thou
| sands of them, even il they do no
all show above the surface-will bc
destroyed, giving the vegeta blas ar
even chance.
Firm the Seed Well
A frequent cause of failure, or o,
poor results with late paintings, wher
the soil is usually not as moist as i
rs in the spring, is neglect to pacl
| the soil about the newly planted seeG
firmly enough.
After opening the drill or furrov
and distributing the seed, go over the
row with the back of the hoe OF
rake, or in case of large seeds. sucf
as peas, beans or corn. with the bal
of the foot, nd press the seed dowr
into the soil. Then cover imm edi.
| ately while the dirt is still fresh and
moist to the depth required for the
kind of seed being sown.
Cover small seeds, such as carrots
lettuce, kohlrabi, onions, leek and
turnips, about one-fourth inch deep
Celery and parsley, cover barely from
sight, soaking seed a day or two f1rst
to hasten termination.
Cover the medium sized seeds, such
as beets. parsnips. cucumbers, satisfy
spinach and Swiss card, about one.
half inch deep.
Cover the large seeds. such as
beans, corn, squash and pumpkin, one
to two inches deep. In light soil, oil
very dry weather, plant deeper than
usual. In heavy soil or wet weather
shallower.
After covering the seed, again
press the soil down lightly on the
surface, to prevent air spaces and
to mark where the row or hill ha.
been planted. On heavy clay soil ol
very wet weather, of course, little OF
no compacting of the soil over the
seeds will be required.
The details of planting root crop,
| for winter use will be given in the
next article. In the meantime, Il
you plan to have a late garder
or grow winter vegetables, procure
the seeds you may want. A full
description of the varieties mentioned
above, with many others, and grea'
deal of other helpful garden informa.
ton may be had by sending to w
Atlee Burpee & Co., of Philadelphia
for their midsummer garden book
| which will be supplied free of charge
to readers IL they mention the name
| of this paper when requesting 1t.
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