December, 1918 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



149 



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December Planting in the South 



PROTECTION against the disastrous effects 

 of freezing and thawing, winds, snow and 

 sleet is the important part of winter work 

 for December. Newly planted trees and 

 shrubs should be tied to at least two strong stakes, 

 and before the ground freezes earth should be 

 packed firmly about the roots. After the ground 

 is frozen coarse manure can be put at the base, of 

 the Rose bushes and all newly planted trees and 

 shrubs. Tie with soft twine all valuable evergreens 

 to prevent the weight of snow from bending and 

 breaking them. Tie up fig bushes and Hydrangeas 

 with pine boughs or straw about them. Tuck in 

 the plants snugly for the long winter's nap. Only 

 tender Roses need much protection especially the 

 standards and they can have straw tied around 

 them. Others need only a mulch of loose, rotted 

 manure. 



Put coarse manure between the rows of spinach, 

 but not on it, for when the warm days come in 

 winter it is apt to burn. 



Cover the celery bed with pine tags or straw 

 held down by planks laid down in roof fashion in 

 order to shed the rain and snow. 



All root crops can be kept in kilns. (See De- 

 cember 1916 Garden Magazine.) An unheated 

 cellar is a better storage place for roots. 



There should now be a good winter garden. 

 Leeks, parsnips, salsify, and carrots remain where 

 planted and are used as needed. There are tur- 

 nip tops for greens as well as the upland cress 

 that grows wild and these two mixed half and 

 half make an excellent boiled salad. 



Lettuce in the frames should be watered in the 

 morning only and then only when needed. It 

 does not require much water in winter. Give 

 plenty of air every day by lifting the sash a little 

 in heat of day, and closing in early afternoon. 



Examine the orchard trees for San Jose scale, 

 and spray with self-boiled lime-sulphur several 

 times during the winter; also cut out dead limbs 

 and those that crowd each other. Plant fruit 

 and nut trees as long as the ground is not frozen 

 nor too wet. 



Plant the early flowering bulbs, such as Hya- 

 cinths, Tulips, Narcissus, and Crocus, .and plant 

 as deep as four times the size of the bulb. Do 

 not cover heavily with manure or they will begin 

 blooming the warm days of winter very likely, 

 and get nipped by a sudden cold spell. 



Calla Lilies, Hippeastrum and Amaryllis, 

 that have been resting during the summer, should 

 be watered from manure barrel, and brought 

 into the Conservatory or Greenhouse. 



Pansies and Daisies and Violets, although 

 hardy and blooming out of doors in mild days, yet 

 if protected from snow by having them in cold- 

 frames, can be gathered more readily. 



If the weather is open, strawberries and all 

 small fruit, and asparagus, can be planted this 

 month, but the ground should be loose and dry. 



If Poppies, Sweet Alyssum, Mignonette, For- 

 get-me-nots, Phlox Drummondi were not sowed 

 in November, do so now if the weather is open 

 and the ground unfrozen. 



These will bloom the first warm days of spring. 

 Forget-me-nots planted in among the wall-flowers 

 are a lovely combination, and bloom as early as 

 February. 



Virginia. J. M. Patterson. 



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