The Landswoman August 1920 | Page 6

l Ill: 1 \\ ()"\\ 0~1.\ \ and prod ut f' ~,>Od lettuce::. :uc ::,utton ld•·al nnd .\11 th Year Round. 0~10:-\!> will -.how -.ign of rip<•ning-, and ltl\\ urd~ the t'nd of the month should h. H top-, bent u\er to complt t~> the nutturntk~n. ::,o\'- on \)11, Lcnwn Roccn nt the middle of the montfl to ... rand the '' int('r I nbo • ...owill'r of fripoli '.lll Ut' mndc IM :;., ... a)nd onion~. '1'1:\ACn.-\\'int"r Prickh ~ n ')t' -.o\\ n. PoTt\TOh.. ..... -Lift and store. Kr p •• n f ~ •• t•p<'ll r~)J th«- hlig-ht if we han~ dull, tl -.hould be coluunn~ \\ell. \\ t.tk llqtud nwnurc m.t) ht' t;ivcn to h~a~·ily-ladt·n pl.un-.. but filch all rip.: c oh•rm•d fn,its Jtrst b. fare.• ltt" • l''P ·nrncc. .tlWrt) ... FRUIT. lw -.wod in thl' -.un \Vhl'n il ha-. do ne ,.,. 1 • • { I .I 'J ,., 0\V UlJr thr-. r • P· lllllg' up 0 t 1(' \VO{Ju \Vi l f' llSlft (.' r. , ..... •ltld . · tw r 'h~< \ 1 t ' i l l ' ' t·uttrng-, ma) be t.tk• n, but Ill 1 >nh .• · J · n' g r0 tlll\\ pn f,, to -.ow '>l'('u m a uuar y for t h, ·• \\tr, -.to( k. 11 St'n"un \ .\uglbt i-. an ideal month for planting <'ad r•-.p<~·i.tlly tho ... t' \\ htch arc to be forced } hutu.., :un.\ll'Ut'> th<'r(; i'> generally a tcndcnc·, . t \ tnong 0 1 bulh ... ((X) l.tt•'· Frusia., "'hou ld "" po til·d pi 1ll C',Hiicr h.ttt h ... lwuld ha\'C' bec•n poltf'd 11 > • up : •Ill · I lll JI 1 "''llltllh'S, 11: lpt:nn ma, .\ . fulgt'ns, \ O r!. u ' . . tnd otlwr \'.trtl'IH., ... hou ld be out of th(' .., . 1 tnda, . 'bl 1 I · . nt ""' ~h ,t t1mc .h )XN-\1 " , c;~ r y p antmg io; \\'<'11 r : \)rt · ( '11' ('p.trd · 10 th••tr ( .• ,...... <• cIf< ums, or nlE>adow saffr . 'fh <'Y hkc . ,ufT .. r f rnm J,tte p I anung. d('('p on pt' oft tn. -.i\. irH he-. below the s urface is not too ~~tng: tlw l.trgtr ones. for Cmoxonnx '"· known ao.; Gl(lr} of the ~ "hou ld be put into the g round early. now, F~ l m r \Rli\S Ml' fr<' qU<'ntly left until th 1 ·y b,. ,Jll iwll«i up, a nd the result i~ poor. <.tome 111 I oiUI'I''>. - Damp dm\ 11 the hou ... r-. and do-.t• t·.ul~ · J n dr) \\l nthcr gi\e good ::.o:~.king- to the• bord<:r, whit h '' rll oftt n h(>lp to furnish out an llthl't ''"i'c S'\0\\'I JROI'S O!'Cd <.'arly planting, and Spring .... W('.tk aop. Be sure to leave off fecdin~ "'th t..- • t h 'I · " now. tla <' s ou I.X.' put 111 o t e so1 as early ao.; poc; 'bl Id h k m.tnurl' thl• \'try moment grape<: lx·gin to tolour, 'l' ~1\llO'\'\.\ LtLtEs .. 1 A tum andcdum, should at~ · nll:t:rwisP in-.tt:-~d of the drl'dous tlmour of th<' bl' potted Hl good tJme. o g-t.tpc th,. obno:dou-, fla\'our •.)! manur<' wat•'r will r<•,..ult. h •• rly vrn " mu-.t be prunt'd. n Lr~.Y OF ·thll~ hV ALLBk\ rehta.rded crown~ and .Varci~sus PF.-\c 111 s .\~O \ n ,l .\IW\Hs.-Givc attention to the , <>dtCII:>, ,,. I<' ma ·e t {'tr roots earlv c;houlci 1 trH' wh• n th< ru ha' been dcarrd off, rcmodng be p01t1~. .\11 kinds of Daffodils and Hyacinths~ ~~ the shoot-. which ha,·e fruited if there i' t•Xt(>(hion he potted up as -.oon as they can be had from the wood to t.tkc 1 h• ir pial c-. : gh·<:> thon u~ '1 feeding" dej I( rs. of manure. T hC' bulb ... -.hould he puf into large pots or boxr SJR \\\'IH.KIW s nW) ,till be prop g.l!rd Ly run- in a c month ab<:ut seed saving, surh ~Lnl\11 R l'Rl,:>;l:\G, <'"l)t'ci,rll) of appl(. mu,..t be ~ \'cry rmpo.rtant ~1attcr, CSJX' Ctally now, when s~a tc~rriPd forw:~rd if not :~.lrP:td\ tinb.h('d. Cut th<> nf"\V 1 ,.., -.o C\.pt'nc;tvr . 1 o save one s own seed i!> so eoo;\ -.boot-. back to -.j.\: lt·aw-. ; .ilw~t)., rut to a kn f bud .111d ~o murll more interesting surely to grow one'~ p(•illtf d 01/ l ii'IIYth. Vl'r)' own Aowcr childre n. Sel'ina ting a t a ll t im<'s. B r.(.O:-tl \s <;hould nO\\ lw nt their br::.t ; gwe good '""kin~ ... of walf•r in dry Wt ather. J ust :t {{'w very useful hints, then, on seed saving (' \f~:\ \110''-· outdoor,, rnav be la\CtN into ::.mall ·r hC' po dc; "hould be a rich brown, but should not nwund' of ,orJ made round. the plants. ~fake a hav (' rrackP:-~n•-.t thl' g-round and ( mbc·d sam~" juicy a nd ripe a nd stored with nouric;hment to giw in mound •a c'lJrl' with wirr hook or h~irpin. -.tn•ngth and food for s tarting into growth nc:-;t ('1<\',\~lii i .~WMS will ... till bt lt·oublc.;omP a-. tlwir \ f'ar. n crackf'd bj the sun heat a great de;~ I dun.tnd-. for Wllt~'r ntL' nlmo<:t insntiabl('. Look of the n our i ~hm<'nt c;tor4'd in the seed will h,,,·e fo: the bud,. T lw plant<: art> \'C'ry intPn•-.ting at dri( d out a nd the:- poor 1 ittle soul will not haw tlu ~t.tgc\ 1'\'('fl thoug-h thPy do put a tax on the food or '-tr<'ng th cn<,u ~h within it to s ta rt into g-ruwC'r. ( ri\'C' frf'quc-nt watt ring ... of ~oot and water g"TO\\ th 11( '\t yt>a r. JJ!'n <'e no g-ermina tion will rl', uh . • dtr rrwtc \\ ith other li4uid m anure..;. T o d r) seed su<'C<'ssfullv t~doors it should be laid CH 1 \Mll~ that arr· <:t:rrtins- gro\\ th m.w be r<'- in th•• podo:; on tra\ s or box-lids in a warm room. JK•ttrd. Be 'UTI' to kP•·p well he:,ded. (\clamul but. not whf>l'<' su n~h in (' can touch it or dry up th~ t ~~t.lllot stand c..un ... hining on thl'm C\'~'O. Ke1·p th(' morstur C'. People m ~ ke s uch a mistake drring ni'W folra~<· -.pr.l~ • d oH·r t wo 01 t hree timec; a dm·. ~·H r d ~f'(•ds in tlv• c;un . On dull, rainy, or foggy ci:t)' it nw) bf' -,own f(•r nf'xt \'Par ,, a good pla n thC'n to put the seeds cloc;t> to tl~ f ;r " .''or r llllht bf' ... takcd, a nd if ~xhibition ... pikl's "mdo w , a nd hcrt> th(' s un heat is gained from .rn· J;f'rng g rown sh.td(., nwy bP provid<"d. b1•hind the d oudc; or mist without fear of c;corching . llttr lomor·r·: nw.\ bP propagatl'd b\ m •·nrh of cut- It j, o ft Pn w iser to gather the pods whrn slighth t rn~<;. h~own('d tha n to lcav<' thC'm cxposrd ;.~ttacks hon l..ll lt'~l s in potc; that a re puo.;h ing th('ir root·> • c:ho.uld he• top drP<:sNI, r vrn if it ic; nN """ar'' to fit brrd<; or too mu ch rain. :\foo;, t of tht> <>t>C'd pods will cra('k indoors, but a /lil t~ c ol l.tr to the• r im to kc·l'p the• c,oi l in. · c;onH'. ..;uch as those of the snapdragon and popPY• 1'1 1 \Rc . o ~Jtn.rs will now ~ moving a ft• r thf"ir n·<;t and m.l\' ha ve w:\ler a..; nc•~f'd . ' mu<;t bf' card ull) slit with a knife. Rn..,1 .., m:tY still • be buddPd. T ea::. in bud will . V10IN <;e~d should a lways be kept covrr<'?· \ :lowc•t J>L'r r-.tl'ntl_v 1f the fl ow•·r:-. :tr(' kt>pt r ut. l•ttlf' dr: S1lvrr sand mav be mixed with tt, und • Y H wn P urwURF.o\ (Th1 "c.Ir boroug h L il\') m 3 ,. (C'ontintt£'d on page 185.) c .,, ,. to • • • •