The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-06
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
GEORGE B MVAY, SIR

of the best heading sorts are big
Boston and Iceberg.
Q. Do you plant kale at this time
of the year? y. H.. Woodstock, Ala
A You may plant Kale at any
time you would plant turnips, but
Kale is essentially winter vege-
table and is generally planted in the
early fall.
@. Is it too late to plant English
peas and what about the dwarf tele-
phone as an early bunch sort? Mrs.
s. Hartse1le Ala.
A. English peas may still be
planted. although it is getting late
for them. The dwarf telephone is
one of the best dwarf wrinkled sorts.
The pod is large and the quality eN-
cellent.
Q. Is there long white spring
radish? | grow long white winter
radish, but this would not do to
such a radish. Could you Sive us the
name of it? d. c, Albany, Ala.
A. There is both white and
spring winter radish. The sprins
type is known as Ione white Vienna,
lady finger and ieiele. There is
really no difference in the types.
They are. however, entirely different
from similar winter types.
G. How do you tell when a chicken
Ala.
A. The chief SYMPTOMS are yell
low or sulphurouS looking discharge
from the bowels. The crop general
~ becomes swollen. accompanied by
high fever and the eraw or crop gem
orally contains puS.
@. There is japanese vine that
you plant the root of. 1t grows very
rapidly and a single plant will cover
an entire porch or even tree.
would like to secure this plant but
/ do not know the name of it. Gould
you help us out in the matter? D. {.
| Cullman. Ala.
A. The plant referred to must be
| the Kudzu vine. You will see them
| advertised in seed catalogs. 1t is
| one of the most rapid growers of any
| of the vines. Most all seed stores
or nurseries are in position to furn-
| ish you the roots.
@. We have read a description of
a climbing vine known as the Scar
let Gum. Can you. tell us what this
is as we don't see it listed anywhere?
| Mrs. 7. w.
A. Scarlet Gum is another name for
! Cardinal climber that belongs to the
| Cypress vine family. 1t is hybria
of the family and one of the most
beautiful of all the climbers. 1t will
| grow 20 to 80 feet high in a season
and is literally clothed with nina
ture like leaves and bearing an
abundance of scarlet tabular shaped
flowers.
Q. / have a good stand of Irish
potatoes but ] notice the leaves are
I curling up What could this be and
is there remedy2 c. D., r. F. d. 9
A. 1t would be hard to say in the
absence of a sample or specimen oil
the infection. but ! am sure the trou
BILE can be abated through the use OF
| Bordeaux mixture. Mix to ~
ounces dry Bordeaux mixture to the
oughly. Repeat in about 10 to q
days.
Q. Can you give us some advice
about how deep a tomato plant should
be set? p. D.. Gadsden, Ala
A. There is no definite rule. The
depth would depend on the character
of the soil and the preparation made
for the plant. Deep setting is to be
| encouraged under proper soil condi-
tions. but no definite conclusions car
| be drawn unless all the factors be
known.
@. What is meant by the button
| radish. I see where it is recommended
for early market use? T. NJ, Ensley
| Ala.
A. The button radish is simply any
early type of turnip radish Scarlet
Globe and white tippled Scarlet Tur-
nips are known as button radishes
@. l want a small pale lima that
| is speckled Under what name is this
sold? Mrs. s., Selma, Ala.
A. There are several types of col.
ored or speckled running limas all
! good, the best of which is probably
! Florida speekled. This latter variety
runs uniform in color, while Others
may contain black brown, red. spec
! Killed. and various other colors.
n NINA nd ey,-o
I mixture that would be good fol
| planting this late? j. H., Alfalfa, Ala
A. Any recommendation would
have to be based on some definite
knowledge of the purpose to be
served. We should know something
of conditions. A mixture sown now
that would contain Bermuda. Eng