Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-17
The Winter Food Supply For the
Family

ing about the long. not Gays anu
nichts still to come. They will have
arrived and passed by almost before
we realize it. The first thing we
all know the leaves will be tlnged
with the frosts of autumn and the
air chilly with the prospective ar
rival of winter. Do these changes
mean anything to use? Yes. A great
deal because there will be q season
in the ground before long which we
should take full advantage OF IN
order that we may plant and have
desirable fall garden.
There is no asset which every
home may possess of greater impor-
lance or which may be had for less
outlay and effort.
What are you going to do about
your fall garden? Have YOU ar.
ranged to plant q suitable variety OIL
crops so that you may have plenty
of green vegetables to supply the
needs of your family during the fali
and winter? If you have not already
attended to this matter, you are
overlooking both a privilege and an
onDortunitv. You are neglecting
something that is fundamental to
the maintenance of your family in
good state of health. You are failing
to carry out one OF the mandates OF
the Creator. and. of course, if we fail
to do this. we must naturally expect
to pay the penalty in sickness and
suffering. So much trouble of this
character could be avoided that l
plead with our readers to think
about the fall garden and make ar
engagements to plant the very best
one which has ever been provided
for the use and enjoyment of their
families.
] have talked this matter over
with Professor r. l.. keener, who
has been doing a lot of thinking and
work along this line, and he agrees
that the following are among the
more important crops to plant. The
procedure outlined is the best to
follow under the soil and climatic
conditions of our section of the
country.
In planting the fall crop we must
keen in mind what has been sald
concerning crop rotation, crop sue
> cession and companion cropping. by
rotating our crops we help in a way
to control plant insects and diseases.
1t also helps to keep the plant food
OF the soil in its proper proportion.
By companion cropping We are often
able to grow two crops on the same
sod and at the same time and thus
economic on the garden space.
Reans; Beans are not to be con-
sidered as spring and fall Vegetaple
onlv. but should be planted in sue
cession from early spring until about
the fifteenth of July, Because OF
their food value beans are possibly
our most important vegetable. Inc
bean season may be EXTENDED
through a considerable length OF
time by mixing and planting to-
gether such varieties as the Ken
lucky Wonder and the Cornfield
bean. The Kentucky Wonder, being
the earlier of the two. will bear its
crop and practically die out leaving
the treliis to the vines of the Corn
field variety.
Irish Potatoes: Fall Irish potatoes
should be planted from July 18th
to August list. Moist, second bottom
land is preferable for fall Irish po-
tatoes In the home garden the
moisture may be supplied by irriga-
ton.
Beets: For fall crop of beets the
seed may be sown from July to Sep
TENDER. Almost any good garden
soil will produce beets. The seed are
sown in the drill about one inch
deep. 1t is sometimes very hard to
get uniform stand of beets and it
is. therefore, very important that the
soil have thorough preparation be-
fore planting the seed, end special
pains should be taken to avoid plant
ing the seed too deep.
Cabbage and Collards: In order to
mature crop of cabbage or COllards,
the plants should be set in the field
in August. The cultural methods of
these crops are practically the same.
They are gross feeders and should
be well supplied with a fertilizer rich
in nitrogen. They should have fire.
quent, shallow cultivation so as to
induce rapid growth. In order to
get an early crop Of cabbage the
next spring, the seed should be sown
in September and the plants set in
the field in shallow, open burrows
late in the fall. Such plants will
Usually withstand the winter with
out injury.
Lettuce: This crop does best on a
rich, loamy soil with plenty CT mos
ture. As fall crop, it may be
started in the open as early as July.
IL the early winter is mild, lettuce
may be had from the garden UP
until Christmas It may be grown
in hot beds or cold frames all dur
ing the winter. In this case, the
plants should be set about ten inches
: apart each way.
Mustard: This is a short season.
hardy vegetable and may be grown
either as a spring or fall crop. When
the soil is well-drained, the cultiva-
ton should be on the level If the
soil tends to be wet, the seed should
be sown on ridges. In gardens cuI-
tlyated by hand, the rows need not
be over twelve inches apart. The
seed should be planted about one
half to one inch deep. For time of
planting, see planting table in earlier
, issue of this bulletin. Good soil, lib
eral fertilization and good culture
are essential for good product.
Onions: If only a Few onions are
desired, probably better results will
be had by planting sets than by
sowing the seed. A fertile and we'll
prepared soil is necessary. For win
ter use, it is usually a better policy
to use the sets than to SOW seed.
Turnips and Rutepaga: The seed
for the turnip crop should be sown
from August to October, while the
seed of the rutabaga may be sown
from July to September. Cultural
methods are the same. Almost any
good garden soil will produce these
root crops. Sow in the drill with
tho row a hOut aiphtaaD inchaS n two
feet apart.
There are many other vegetables
that may be planted as fall crops.