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HORTICULTURE 



September 13, 1913 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS 



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Shading 



The commeiicement of another week will find us in 

 the middle of September with nearby "Indian Summer" 

 days and the fall not very far distant. The sun is re- 

 linquishing its power each day and soon the time will 

 come around when we cannot see too much of it. Any 

 shading that was put on the glass in the spring or sum- 

 mer months to make existence more tolerable for our 

 subjects housed underneath should either be reduced in 

 thickness or removed entirely as the case calls for. In 

 this department most of our hardwood subjects will be 

 preparing for next season in the way of ripening up 

 wood, an essential process to obtain the best results, 

 which will require all the sunlight that is to be had. 

 Vineries that were shaded early will have nearly all the 

 shading worn off with the w-eatiier; better yet if it is all 

 gone but the chances are some still remains, in which 

 case have it removed. Any houses that still have ripe 

 fruit hanging, and the season has still to be prolonged 

 for them, must perforce be left for a time but let it 

 come off immediately the last bunch is cut. Young 

 vineries, too, should have all shading removed ; they will 

 stand all the sun we shall get now. Help it off the late 

 house, too, especially over such varieties as Gros Colman 

 and Barbarossa. These will often show a reddish tint 

 when ripe if not given plenty of sun wlion finishing. 



Tomatoes 



Lose no time in getting the tomatoes into their per- 

 manent quarters. Plants going in no\v will have some 

 of their best fruit for the holidays and succeeding 

 months. Any fairly rich open soil will grow them, 

 coupled with the requisite care and attention. Wliere a 

 large quantity is to be grown on wide benches it will pay 

 to give them room. Crowded plants in the winter time, 

 are near worthless. 2 ft., 3 in., by 18 in. will be 

 found enough distance for the general run of benches, 

 but be governed by the width and give the plants the 

 greater distance from east to west so that the sun's rays 

 can penetrate between them. See that the plants are not 

 dry at the time they are planted. 



Lettuce 



Lettuce can be protected from early frosts in the gar- 



dens similar to bush beans, which should be practiced as 

 long as possible. It will be a long time before spring 

 again and the strain on frames and the vegetable house 

 is no light one all the long winter months. Lettuce in the 

 cold frames to furnish a supply before the very severe 

 weather sets in sliould now be growing nicely. En- 

 cdurage it in every way possible, chief of which is a loose 

 surface-soil so that the air can penetrate and sweeten the 

 soil. If the soil was enriched with a dressing of bone 

 meal no feeding will be needed. Keep the plants as 

 hard as possible which will fit them for any cold snap 

 they may have to pass through. 



Bush Beans 



Continue to make regular sowings of bush beans every 

 ten days or two weeks to keep up a continuous supply. 

 If only half a dozen rows are put in at a time they will 

 more tiian rc|iay the extra trouble. By sowing a whole 

 bench, more than enough will be on hand for a week and 

 then a sliortage wdll be experienced until the next bench 

 comes in. The case is reversed with spinach, which also 

 can go in now. The leaves of this are picked and more 

 will rei)lace them, which makes the supply from any one 

 sowing mucli longer than with the beans. 



Gathering Late Apples 



This subject may not come under the heading at the 

 top of the page but it is one that will concern most read- 

 ers. These late apples invariably are for "Keeps" and, 

 although money will buy more if these go wrong, it is 

 poor satisfaction to know that they went wrong through 

 carelessness at the time they were gathered. The fruit 

 room furnishes a pretty sight through the winter months 

 with each variety staged by itself and happy is the man 

 who can look them over and say — "all's well." Granted, 

 a few will go wrong under the best management, but 

 there's a limit to all things, including bad apples. 

 Xowhere should the big red-lettered labels "Handle with 

 Care" be more in evidence than at the time late keeping 

 apples are being gathered. It is the bruises they re- 

 ceive before reaching the fruit room that causes so many 

 to decay prematurely. Gather and store them when dry 

 and without bruises and they will keep as long as is 

 claimed for them. 



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