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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



Garden Crops in Cuba. 



By G. F. Austin. 



Chief of Department of Horticulture, Cuban Agricultural Station. 



Some Definite Information About What to Plant and When to 

 Plant, and the Best Varieties. 



CANE 



RICE. 



OATS. 



FOR over two years we have been paying a great deal of attention to what can be 

 grown in the garden, both by the home gardener and the commercial grower. 

 We believe that we are now in a position to give definite information as to 

 what types of vegetables can be successfully grown and what varieties of these 

 different types do the best in Cuba. We have tested many of the different varieties 

 of the different kinds of vegetables during every month in the year so as to be able to 

 tell not only the kinds of vegetables to grow but the time to plant them in order to 

 have the best success. 



In a warm country where there is a growing season all of the time, many people 

 have an idea that one can succeed with a garden at any time of the year, but this is 

 a mistake, for in this country we find that there is quite a distinct season for garden- 

 ing, although there are some exceptions to this rule, some varieties of vegetables succeed- 

 ing fairly well through the whole year. The list of these latter is small, however, most 

 varieties having their season of growth just as in any other country, only the growing and 

 fruiting season is usually longer. 



The garden season of Cuba extends from October until May. During this time 

 any person can have as fine a garden as will ordinarily be seen in any other country 

 at the height of its garden season. The care and work necessary for success will be 

 no greater than in any other garden section. 



A good many things can be started in September, but the months of October 

 and November are the ones in which practically all classes of garden crops begin to 

 grow as if they meant business. This is the beginning of the season, not only for the 

 home gardener, but for the commercial grower. The sowing of seed and setting of plants 

 in the field can be repeated during the winter months as often as is needed to keep 

 up a continuous supply of fresh vegetables until the close of the season, which ends 

 during April and May. 



With the beginning of the hot and rainy weather many varieties begin to loose their 

 vigor, some of the seeds fail to germinate, others make a weak, poor growth and do 

 not start with the vigor that is common with plants of the same kind during the be- 

 ginning of the season. The American types of tomato may be taken as an example. 



