The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-01
Veeetable Expert Points to
Possibilities That Re-
main This Year
b. ROBERT SCHMIDT
Vegetable Specialist, North Caro-
Ina Experiment Station

Although it is getting late to do
much planting of vegetables in
the mountain section of North
Carolina. we still have a good fall
season ahead of US in the Pied
mont and Coastal Plain. Home
gardeners therefore, are urged to
take advantage of this and plant
1T least a few of the crops which
are ADAPTED to the cool, fall wealth
ar conditions.
Most of the summer crops are
now gone and the portions of the
garden occupied by them should
be cleaned up and thoroughly pre-
pared for some fall crop. Fall
vegetable crops, for the most part,
belong to the leafy group and re-
uuire rich soil or heavy fertiliza-
ton to promote the rapid growth
which is essential for high quality.
Snap beans will mature in about
so days and may still be planted.
If snap beans are planted, meas
ures must be taken to control the
Mexican bean beetle. Retenone
dust applied to the under sides of
the leaves when the adult beetles
first appear and again when the
spiny yellow larvae are first no.
ticed will usually give efficient
control, Pyrethrum sprays and
magnesium arsenate sprays also
are good.
Beets should have been planted
two or three weeks ago for best
results but may still be planted on
the chance that we will have
late season. Carrots may still be
planted in good soil.
THE MUSTARD FAMILY
In the main, we must limit oul
late fall planting to those crops
which are hardy to the light frosts
occurring about the first of No,
vember. Most of these crops, it is
interesting to note, belong to the
mustard f&mily-for example
cabbage, turnips, iale, mustard
| broccoli, tender greens, Chinese
cabbage, collards and raddish
Other hardy crops are spinach, let,
tuce and onions.
Seed for fall crop Of lettuce
, should be sown at once. The Big
Boston variety is probably best
for al conditions but there arc
MANY other good varieties. Let.
tuce should be Trimmed out OF
transplanted to stand eight to ten
inches apart in the row. Rich soil
and plenty of water are necessary
and q side dressing with nitrate
Of soda when the plants are half
grown will help. When small, let
tuce plants are very hardy but af-
ter heads form, they are easily
) damaged by frost. Therefore, il
q IS very important to protect the
heads on frosty nights.
Spinach, although unpopular
with small boys, is one of the best
! leafy vegetables for fall use. Or
rich soils it will be ready for use
in about so days from planting il
weather conditions are favorable
| Successive paintings should bt
made during September and DC
D., tober. Spinach seed will not ger
inmate in hot, dry weather. AlsC
if the garden soil is very sour i
will be necessary to apply lime
! Sow broadcast or in rows and thin
out to one plant every three o.
I four inches. On sandy soils in thu
eastern part of the state wher'
blight may be severe. use the Vir
] ginia Savoy variety which is bligh
resistant. For general use, us
King of Denmark and Bloomsdal'
! Savoy are fine varieties. Lik
other leafy crops, spinach will re
Ispond quickly to side dressings o
nitrate of soda.
FALL ONIONS -
In the upper Piedmont AM