The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-26
Winter Gardens


Need for Winter Gardens. Every
touthern garden should have a supply
of lettuce, spinach and radlsAe:
throughout the fall, winter ano
spring, as they can be easily grown
and form valuable additions to the
usual dry winter diet. With more Of
such food products in the diet, thers
would be less use for spring tonics
and other medicines. In addition te
this, these food products are palatable
kand serve to lower the cost Of living
4 These crops attain their bes. de,
Helopment on sandy loan soil wei
Supplied with humus or decaYed veg.
etable matter. al of thems thrive
best during the late fall or early
spring and will not Withstand the
heat of summer In all sections Of
the lower south, lettuce, spinach, anc
radishss can be grown in the open
throughout Bfe fall, winter alc
tpring. In the more northern of the
southern states and in high attitudes
they can be grown in fall and spring
in the open and during the winter in
het beds or cold frames.
Size. It is suggested that club
members WHO begin winter gardens
take e plot of we'll prepared land SO
feet long and 20 feet wide. This is
ene-feurth Of the tenth acre garden
On the rest of it a winter cover crop
may be planted.
Vsrieties to be planted. About
four vegetables should be planted, the
varieties chosen being those not com
monty grown in the home garden, SO
SIS to give the. demonstration specia1
value to all and furnish new vege.
tables FOR the table. This. circular
contains instructions for spinach, let
suce, and ,raaishes, which can be
grswn in winter gardens all ever the
south. The. county home demonstra-
tien agent will suggest vegetables OF
special interest in her county. In
many sections caulif lower maybe add
ed. Where good markets ,are' at hand
the area may be increased.
Home Demonstration Work. In
xtructions will be sent for preparing
these vegetables for the table, for
canning the surplus spinach, and for
brining The surplus cauliHower to be
used later. in mixed pickles. =
5 Planting. In order to have lettuce
Ind raaishes throughout the season,
Il is advisable to make sowings of
seeds every two or three weeks. As
soon as the crop is removed another
crop should be planted. The radish
eeed might be harvested before the
lettuce, reached sufficient size to
crowd. By making two sowings of
spinach, one in the fail and another
In late winter or early spring, a con-
finuous supply can be secured.
Lettace in growing this crop IN
The open or in hot beds and cold
frames, the best results can be Sc
cured by sowing the seed IN a well
prepared bed and transplanting the
young plants. Sow the seed thinly
in drills, a to 6 inches apart, and
cover about one-half inch deep. For
the best results transplant the young
plants as soon as they form the first
true leaves. Set them in cold frame
3 inches apart each way and as soon
as I 1-2 to 2 inches high take up the
plants with a trowel or spade and set
to the permanent bed. If planting
in the field, set the plants to 10
inches apart in rows ID inches apart.
When transplanting to frames the
plants should be set to 10 inches
apart each way. Lettuce seed is
sometimes sewn in rows in the field
and the plants thinned out to the
proper distance.
The Soil for lettuce should be thor
eughly prepared as very little cult
4ation can be given after the plants
attain considerable size. While the
plants are small the soil should be
cultivated to keep down weeds and
prevent a crust forming. In the
frames hoe or hand weeder can be
used, while in the open a wheel hoe
will prove advantageous.
There are two general types of let
tuce, loose leaf and the heading types
OF the loose leaf types, the Grand
Rapids and Black Seeded Simpson are
among the best varieties, while the
Big Boston is the best for market Of
the head type variety. For home use
the Hanson or California Cream But
ter might be grown as they are OF
Better quality than the Big BostoY