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OTHER FALL CROPS


Last week this column discussed
the growing of two important
crops, turnips and kale, that should
be planted in August.
Radish is another vegetable that
may be seeded any time this month.
Perhaps most Of us will think of
this as a spring crop but they
make an excellent addition to the
menu in the fall. For seeding now
/ would use the variety called
Icicle. 1t will take these from a
month to weeks to reach good
size, say about inches long and
about a half-inch in diameter.
Another variety of radishes is
Round Black Spanish, which re-
quires about 2 months to reach
full size. They are roundish in
shape and while black on the out
side, the inside is white, usually
very solid and crisp and possess
ing a characteristic pungency. They
may be stored like other root crops
for late fall and early winter use.
Kohl-rabi is another vegetable
that may be planted now. 1t is
not so well-known or widely grown
as most of the other vegetables
we have been discussing. 1t belongs
to the cabbage group and has been
called turnip-rooted cabbage.
The edible part is the stem,
which is greatly enlarged just
above ground.
Seed should be sown very shall
low, in rows Is inches apart. Thin
to 8 inches in the row. You can
transplant the plants removed in
thinning.
1t takes about 2 months from
seed to harvest, which should b.
before the flesh becomes woody.
! never let them get larger than 2
inches in diameter. At this size
they are delicious. Pull, cut off
roots and leaves, peel and cook as
you would turnips. They are more
delicate in flavor and texture than
that vegetable.
They store well for winter use.
The best known and most accept
able variety is White Vienna.
Chinese Cabbage is not gener-
ally grown by home gardeners in
this area but has been grown in
China for handreds Of years. While
it may be cooked as a potherb, it
is better known as salad plant
and may be considered as inter
mediate between lettuce and CAP
hage. 1t does not produce a solid,
rounded head like cabbage but "A
less firm, cylindrical head, a foot
or more in height. The writer has
had good success seeding about
the middle of August. Rows should
be at least 2 feet apart and when
the plants are about inches high,
thin to Is inches in the row.
Fertilization will depend on the
fertility of the soil. A good rich,
fertile loan, with plenty of organ
ic matter to hold moisture is
good soil. Here We are anxious
to stimulate growth, so a liberal
supply of nitrogen is indicated.
Commercial growers use from 1000
to 1000 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer
per acre, which figures down 21
pounds or Az pounds (2ia to 5
pints) per 100 square feet. Sow
the fertilizer broadcast over a
well-prepared seed bed and rake
in lightly before marking off the
rows.
About the time you thin out to
the desired stand in the row is
good time TO make a side dressing
with some form of heterogeneous
fertilizer such as nitrate of soda
sulfate Of ammonia or cvanamid,
using about pound to 20 feet Of
row, divided equally on each side
Of the row. Make a shallow trench
3 inches from the plants, distri-
butte the fertilizer evenly and
cover. A second or even thirG
applicant NAV be desirable to in
sure the rapid growth and succu-
lence desired.
Probably the most popular var
iety is Chihili, producing long
heads coming to a pint at the ton.
re-tsai has small, shorter heads.
Wong-Bok has the heads more
rounded, with the tips of leaves
over-lapping somewhat, as in cab
bage. The heads are ready to har-
vest when compact and fairly
solid.
Next week growing a fail
crop of spinach.
MENTAL HEALTH COURSE