The Garden Magazine 



Volume XX 



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SEPTEMBER, 1914 



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the MONTH'S P 0TAT0ES ma y now be 



MAKE your plans now for a 

 garden of beauty and joy 

 next spring. During 

 September you can ac- 

 complish a great deal of work that 

 will show in results next year. Not 

 only is September the ideal month 

 for planting peonies, iris, phlox, and 

 a host of other herbaceous plants, 

 but daffodils and other bulbs that 

 were lifted earlier this year are better 

 replanted now before the new purchases arrive. During this month 

 too, you can plan quietly for actual planting of trees, shrubs, 

 and herbaceous stock generally in October and November. 



REMINDER 



COMPILED WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE HOME GARDEN, FROM 

 THE TEN YEARS' DIARIES OF A PRACTICAL EXPERT CARDENER 



For reckoning dates, the latitude of New York City is generally taken as a 



standard. In applying the directions to other localities, allow six 



days' difference for every hundred miles of latitude 



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Vegetables 

 to be Sown 



ETTUCE is one of the big possibilities for September; sow a 

 good big patch early in the month. Big Boston, May King, 

 Maximum, in fact any of the big heading varieties can be used. 

 Of course, protection will be required for these plants late in the fall 

 but with plenty of good meadow hay or dry leaves this 

 sowing can be kept out-of-doors until Christmas. 

 Radishes are an excellent fall vegetable; two sow- 

 ings can be made this month. A couple of sowings of spinach can 

 also be made; sow in fairly liberal patches as that which is not 

 used can be covered during the winter with a little salt hay or leaves 

 and will be ready for use very early in the spring. 



This is the last chance to sow some French globe artichoke for 

 next season. Plants from seed sown now must be wintered over in 

 a coldframe. 



Two sowings of peas can be made during the month, using early 

 varieties, of course. 



TZ~EEP a sharp lookout for the cabbage worm on the late crop. 



This is about the last of the insect pests, however. You can 



spray the plants with poison when small; but later on the worms 



had better be removed by hand picking. Cabbage and cauliflower 



„., . _, set out last month must not be allowed to suffer 



What Growing r . - , 



C N d want of water. 



Don't neglect to feed your celery occasionally. 

 This has a tendency to promote fast growth and with celery that 

 means quality. Liquid manures are the best feeding agents, with 

 a dose of nitrate of soda once in a while. 



The final hilling can be given the leeks late this month; if you 

 want size, feed freely. 



Does the rhubarb plot need resetting? If so, late this month is 

 the time to get at it. If it seems overcrowded, dig up the old plants, 

 cut them into four pieces and reset — which also gives you the 

 chance to work some fertilizer into the bed. 



Keep tomato plants tied up well and keep the fruit picked clean 

 as it keeps much better in a basket than it does on the vine. 



Roots of parsley can be transferred from the garden to greenhouse 

 or frame; give a good rich soil and strip off the foliage when trans- 

 planting. 



All winter crops, or crops that are intended for winter use, should 

 be kept well cultivated. September is usually a good growing 

 month and cultivation helps growth considerably. 



and stored, provided you have 

 a good place to keep them ; if you 

 haven't a good, cool cellar they 

 Ha dli W ^ be b etter °^ ^t in 



Potatoes the 5 eld . S0 lon S as the 

 weather is not too wet. 



When digging, use some care not to 



leave the tubers exposed to the 



sun all day; they should be left in the 



sun and air only long enough to dry 



them thoroughly. After storing the potatoes should be picked 



over occasionally and any rotted ones removed. And don't forget 



to sow rye on the plot immediately the potatoes are out of the way. 



A FTER crops have finished, and the space they occupied has 



been thoroughly cleaned, sow rye, which not only stops weed 



growth and makes the garden clean and attractive looking during 



the fall and winter, but is also very beneficial to the soil when 



turned under in the spring in supplying the essential 



humus. Make a rule not to allow any part of the garden 



to go into winter without a cover crop. 



Cover 

 Crops 



PHIS is the ideal time to sow lawns. The ground should be 



well worked and made ready by several deep cultivations. 



This also kills weed growth. Use plenty of seed; from five to six 



bushels to the acre will insure a good stand. Lawns sown at this 



~ . time are very free from weeds. Some authorities use 



p . even much more seed than that and get a very dense, 



fine mat of young grass. The surest way to keep out 



the weeds is to keep in the grass. 



This is also a good time to sow pasture lots. These should be 

 handled similarly to lawns, first plowing under a liberal supply of 

 manure and after several good workings sowing the seed. 



Some claim that manure is conducive to weed growth, and while 

 this is true in a measure, yet it will usually be found that so far as 

 the average amateur is concerned, a good coating of manure is a 

 very good way to establish a lawn; or commercial humus can 

 be used. 



npHE herbaceous perennial borders grows constantly in popular 



favor, and it gives to the garden unusual opportunity for 



individual expression. No two borders can ever be exactly alike. 



If you are planning any such addition or extension now is a good 



Working Over time of the year to P re P a ^ e the site for Planting. 

 p . . First of all, select a suitable place for the per- 



ennial border. Don't attempt to sprinkle plants 

 promiscuously over the area; their proper placing is just as im- 

 portant to the permanency of your place as the locating of a walk 

 or drive. 



Thorough enrichment of the soil before planting is imperative 

 if you want good flowers. Do this by incorporating some well 

 rotted manure with the soil. Remember you want lasting results 

 — the border is expected to endure for some years. Therefore, 

 trench the ground three feet deep, reversing the soil, placing the 

 top soil to the bottom and bringing the bottom soil to the surface. 



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