Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

Endlye should be used as soon as
blanched. Blanching may be accom-.
plished by tying the leaves together
as soon as the plants are well grown.
KOhl-rabi must be used while ten.
der This may easily be determined
by cutting the thlckened stem which
constitutes the edible portion. II
tough and stringy II Is too old.
Muskmelons.- Color, size and gener-
al appearance serve as guides In tell
Ing when they are ready to pick. They
should not be allowed TO remain on
the vines until dead ripe, as they are
past their prime when fully ripencd.
Observation-Disclosures Is deter
mined by sound, and by the general
appearance A ripe melon when struck
with the hand gives Il dull sound,
which is readily recognized after
few trials.
Okra should be gathered while the
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while the seeds are still soft.
Onions may be pulled and used as
bunch onions when the bulbs are from
n quarter to half inch in diameter
If for boiled onions the bulbs may be
any size.
ParSnips are not used until late in
the autumn when the ground Is fr0z-
en-. Freezing improves their flavor; in
fact, II Is not considered advisable TO
use them as n summer vegetable. Size
is of small Importance. hut those from
~ TO inches In diameter are consid-
cred best.
Peas are ready for picking as soon
rs The pods are well filed and while
the peas are still green, yet before ci.
tllcr the peas become hard or the pods
whitiSh or ypllowlsh. Peas should
not be gathered when too young, and
If too old will be of poor quality.
Peppers may be gathered at any
time until they begin to turn red. For
some purposes they are allowed TO RI
pen, but usually are picked green.
Early potatoes may be used ut any
time during their growth An old
timc rule Is to begin digging them
when they have reached the size of n
hens egg. II Is advisable 10 begin us
ing them when they have reached this
size, digging the supply from day to
day MS needed, allowing the bulk Of
the crop 10 grow until needed or until
they nature Late potatoes should
he allowed to grow until the vines die
or are Killed by frost.
Sweet potatoes are Of poor quality
unless allowed Ia reach maturity. The
simplest test is to break one of the po-
tatocs. If drops of water collect N
tie broken surface the crop is not mn.
turc. This crop grows until frost
Kills the vines, but ii is permissible to
use them quite Il while before the
end of the growing season.
Radishcs may be- used as soon ms
large enough. \ common practice is
to begin thinning them MS soon rs large
enough. They should all be used while
young and tender.
Satisfy is grown and handled in the
same way MS parSnipS and the same
rules may be followed IN It's use.
Summer squashcs arc ready for use
as soon rs large enough. They, how.
ever should not be picked when very
SMALL rs when young they are watery
and of poor quality. Is soon as the
she'll hardens they are too old fer Ia.
Bile use.
Winter squashes should he allowed
10 grow until the vines die or until
frost kills them, hui the squaShes
should be stored before being frosted
Tomatoes should be picked when full
" ripe, but should not be allowed to
remain on the vines until soft II is
not good practice to pick them while
partly ripe. as the flavor Is injured by
this practice.
Turnips for green's may he used MS
soon as the foliage is large enough to
Justify picking; if for the roots, when
the roots are from liz to . inches in
diameter. When planted as late
summer crop for roots for storage
they should be allowed to grow until
hard freezing occurs. Those from . to
3 inches in diameter are best. Larger
ones may be used for stock feed.