The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

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and sage. Results from seed planted
in January and February are salts
factory
Q. Will you tell me the truth
about English peas? What | want
to know is what is the best sort
to plant for market and do you
think it would pay me to stake or
tie them up? NJ c., Decatur, Ala.
A. l viii really tell you the truth
about peas or any other seed for that
matter. Variety don't make peas,
although big factor in the resulting
crop of anything, is the quality of
seed planted. AS to variety, much
depends on what is desired in the
resulting crop. AS to stalking, it
should be understood that the tall
sorts are the best varieties and
should be preferred where the ex-
pense is no considerable item. Fer
early use, plant the Alaska; for Sec
ond or medium crop. plant the
Thomas Loxton, a much superior
sort. 1t don't pay to stake up or
tie any peas unless the stakes or
other suitable material is cheaply
available.
@. Which is the best spinach to
plant at this season of the year, the
Bloomsdale, Flanders. yivoflay or the
Non Plus Ultra? S. c., Admission
Ala.
A. The Flanders is probably the,
best although the others mentioned
are desirable except l would not
plant Bloomsdale as it is more Of
a winter sort.
@. What is the best turnip to
plant now for early spring turnips,
and to produce roots for punching
for early market? 1 mean especial
ly for the roots not tops. 1 will
look for the answer in the Age
Herald S. c.. Columbiana, fla.
A. Our local Italian truckers plant
at this season either the purple top,
white globe or the purple top white
Milan. Both are exceedingly good
and are really profitable crops.
Q. Can you tell us what the Gu
~shaw pumpkin should look like?
What 1 planted last season turned
out to be a long striped pumpkin,
very good, but none of them accord
ing to the picture or catalog cut
as illustrated in catalog. NJ. e. c.,
Cullman. Ala.
A. The Cushaw, whether it be
green striped. white or yellow, should
be. crook necked. The green striped
is the hest known. old fashioned
sort, is doubtlessly the best one and
Z can generally be had in a perfect
strain. Regarding the sale of pump
kins. there is but little difference in
shapes, sizes and varieties. All the
sorts sell well and the variety be-
comes a matter of personal prefer
ence.
@. My pansy seed that I sowed ac-
cordins to your directions in Sep
TENDER did not or failed to come up.
Could L now set out plants and
should or can they be set in the
open? Mrs. S. Albany, Ala.
A. You can still plant seed if you
want to, or at this season plenty OF
plants are available and possibly
more satisfactory than seed would
he. The other questions involved are
too long for these columns but a spe-
cial personal letter is being mailed
you under separate cover which fully
explains.
Q. Is the variety Atlantic prize. in
tomato as early as the claim made
for it in seed cataogs? Mrs. j, b. Z.
A. don't know what claim is re-
ferred to but you can get any state
ment or claim out of seed cata-
log that you are hunting. but like
Goldbergs cartoons, they don't mean
anything. Atlantic prize is really
meritorious' tomato but there are
really better things Personal letter
as requested is being mailed.
@. We used to grow a melon called
Icing but we ran out of home raised
seed and what we get now out of
Ferrys boxes is different thing
altogether: What can we buy In
bulk that would be true? 2. f.,
Wylam, Ala.
A. Not all seedsmen or dealers send
out the same thing as Icing. Some
may be round while others are long.
A similar melon is Irish gray. highly
featured, by one of the largest melon
seed growers in the world. Senator
r. L. Eaton of Florida. He is known
everywhere as watermelon Eaton.
The Irish gray is the best gray or
white melon on the market. All
white melon on the market. All
eed dealers now handle as one of
the most staple sorts.
@. What is the best thing 1 can
now use in covering up sweet peas
planted last November and nov about
six inches high. 1 don't want to
loose them and am looking to The
Age-Herald for help. Mrs. B., Al
bany, Ala.