Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-26
SOUTHERN FALL GARDENING
Still Time to Grow Crops for Winter
Use,

Still Time to Grow Crops for Winter
Use.
Washington. July ys22.-Practically
all the common garden vegetables can
be grown satisfactorily in the south in
the late summer and fall, and 1t Is an
important item Of national defense
that every foot Of available ground be
made to work every day Of the grow
ing season. These points are stressed
by specialists Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture in an appeal
burbs or on the farm, to take advan-
tage of the climatic conditions in the
south and increase vegetable crop to
the maximum.
Don't neglect home gardens during
the latter portion Of the season, the
specialists advise, and remember that
1t Is not yet too late even to start a
garden on land that has been idle this
season.
It Is perhaps even more important
to have a good fall garden in the south
than 1t is to have a good spring gar
den, because in the spring there is q
supply OF commercially grown vegeta-
bles while in fall and winter the sup
ply from the source Is limited. A
large portion Of vegetables consumed
in the south during the winter must
be obtained from the north unless
some gardens are worked to full cx-
tent Productive home gardens not
only help to feed the nation. but re-
leases staple foods for shipment
abroad and decreases the strain OF
railroad traffic.
Anyone who is in doubt rs to what
and when to plant in order to have q
good full garden Is advised to consult
experienced neighbors or get in
touch with his county agricultural
agent. the State colleges Of agriculture
or the United States department of
agriculture.
Growing Vegetables for Winter Stor-
age.
In the fall, garden space should be
devoted to crops that can be kept for
winter use. provided they mature late
in the season. These include such
crops as late cabbage. turnips. pota-
toes, beets and carrots. The vegeta-
bles planted in the fall garden ma
ture just before winter when the tenn
perature is low and conditions are well
suited for storing. In winter it Is es-
pecially difficult to secure a varied
diet and home storage vegetables fill
this need without imposing any bur-
den on transportation system. A good
farm garden in practically all parts Of
the south can be made to produce a
large part Of the food needed for the
properly cared for may easily be
made worth from $50 to 500 to the
average family.
Clean Out the Weeds.
II the garden has been allowed to go
to weeds now is the time to clean them
out and to plan and prepare for the
fall crops. II the space is available it
will still pay to plant a garden, even
though no early garden has been
grown. If the spring and summer gar
den did not furnish sufficient vegeta-
bles for canning and drying to meet
the family needs during the winter.
plan to produce them in tseialfEar ialf gar
den.
Pretsstthe Seeds from Heat.
I'm most parts Of the south 1t Is diff.
ficult to get some vegetable seeds to
germinate In midsummer heat. This
may be overcome to large extent by
covering the rows with old burlap
bags. paper or any other material to
keep the soil moist and the seeds from
drying out until they germinate. Aft
er the seeds germinate the coverings
may be removed.
In the cooler parts of the south 1t is
now time to plant late cabbage, late
potatoes, sweet corn, beans. beets, car
rots, caultfiower, celery, kohlrabi and
Brussels sprouts. Turnips, kale, mus
tard and spinach may be planted in
late August and early September in the
upper south. These crops will not be
killed by the cold ordinarily expert
enced in any section of the south and
thus will be available through the win
ter and spring.
In the lower south II Is still early to
plant most vegetables in the fall gar
den, but the land should be put in con-
dition, the seed secured and the gar
den plan made. Sweet potatoes, how
ever. may be set out now and the seed
Of cabbage, caulifower. celery. Brus-
sells sprouts and kohlrabi should be
started now for planting later. BY the
time these plants are large enough to
set out, planting will be feasible.
Gardeners in all sections Of the south
should have plenty Of beans, cabbage.
potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, carrots,
turnips, spinach, kale and mustard to
use throughout the fall and a sufficient
supply Of most Of them to last through
the winter.
Scarcity of Clothing in Berlin.-All
leather shoes are sold out in Berlin,
says the correspondent Of the Amster-
dam Handelsblad.
Clothing Of all kinds, including un-
derclothing, is most difficult to get,
even with a clothing card. No hand
kerchiefs, no shirts, no socks, no nap