The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-17

| l ter. The amount of seed necessary l to produce this number of plants would depend on the vitality of the | seed and certain climatic and wealth
 CT conditions that would have much | to do with influencing germination. |, To be on the safe side. however, we l think anyone should be willing to 1 plant at least one-quarter pound Of
 seed to produce plants for an acre. Q. We are anxious to grow a fall | crop of potatoes, as We have good soli 1 for this purpose, and we are told that | the fall crop is the one that will keep l through the winter. Can you tell us when these should be planted, and name some suitable variety? T. L., Garden City, Ala.
 A. The question of variety is really an important item in the production of fall crop of potatoes. although most any variety will succeed, If properly handled. There are. how ever, several varieties late in charac- ter that are peculiarly adapted for fall crop, the best of which is prob ably known as Lookout Mountain, but
 another variety known as Peach Blow, is also good. Such seed are
 available in limited quantities. and the
 proper time to plant a fall crop of po-
 tRtocs is the latter part of June, or in
 early July. If there is enough mois-
 ture to get the cutting up, and they
 are CultlNdtcu ltW ldtl-
 ureS are to be met with.
 Q. We ate our first Chinese cab
 bage sent us few days ago by one
 of our neighbors, and we would like
 to know if we could plant this seed
 now and grow crop. You might tell
 us through The Age-Herald when is
 the best time to plant it. Mrs. C., Selma, Ala.
 A. Chinese cabbage, like any other r. ,ln 1>t i~ la, plant. and there would be but little prospects of growing it successfully during the summer months, but you grow it in the fall very much after the fashion of fall turnips or lettuce. It is very resistant to cold and there is some possibility that you would not have any winter to injure it. Q. How late can We plant cucum- bers We want to put up a lot of pickles for our own use and probably sell some. In your reply through The Age-Herald tell us what variety would sbest serve our purpose. Mrs w., Alexander City, Ala.
 A. Cucumbers for late use or pick ling purposes should probably be but numbers of varieties would make planted as late as the middle of July The variety does not make so much difference, and there are numbers of really good sorts. If you want small or moderate sized varieties, it would probably be best to use varieties
 known as Chicago Pickle, Jersey Pickle, or Early Cluster. In larger varieties, the varieties Long Green, Davis Perfect. Klondike and Ever green White Spine would meet your requirements and prove entirely sat- isfactory.
 Q. In the north we were accus toned to grow corn salad, but our paintings this spring have been
 beaten down by excessive rain Could we plant this late and expect results? Mrs. D.. Ensley, Ala.
 A. There Is considerable doubt whethersyou could produce corn salad successfully planted this late. as it is primarily cool weather plant and would hardly survive the dry hot
 weather which is almost sure to en-
 sue very shortly. This plant can, however. be successfully grown in this section, planted in late summer
 or early fall, and such plantings will
 be available for use during November and December, and there is some doubt about our having any weather severe enough to injure it during the winter months.
 Q. We wanted to plant a selection of gourds that a friend sent us. but owing to excessive rains have been unable to do so. Do you think they
 could be planted this late and mature
 by fall? Mrs. E. H., Guntersville, Ala. A. We certainly do think so, be- cause there is not likely to be any cold weather In late fall that would seriously interfere with the gourds maturing their full growth. You did not mention any varieties, and we
 could hardly be very specific under such circumstances.
 O. We want to plant a patch of millet that grows up like sorghum
 but which can be cut repeatedly and the more you cut it, the more it l branches out. We formerly grew this | in Georgia as a green food for our | cows Can you tell us what variety