STORAGE CHART FOR TENDER FLOWER-ROOTS AND BULBS, 



VEGETABLE CROPS, ETC. 



ARTICLE 



PLANTING DATE 



STORING DATE J TEMPERATURE 



WHERE PUT 



METHOD OF STORING 



Beets 



Carrots „ 



Turnips 



June 15 

 June 1 

 July 15 



November 1 



35°-40° 



Shelf C 



In boxes; putting in alternate layers of 

 vegetables and sand; cover with sand and 

 burlaps. 



Onions 



April 5 



Dry after ripe 

 in dry place. 

 Store Oct. 15 



35° 



Under Shelf C 



Small onion crates, or crates made of 

 wooden frame, covered with chicken wire 

 Cut sprouts. 



Potatoes 



May 1 



At maturity 



35°-40° 



Shelf C 



Boxes not more than 1 bushel. . 



Pumpkin, Squash . 



June 1 



At maturity 



40° 



Shelf B, or Closet A 

 On Floor 



Spread on shelf. 



Apples 





Before freeze 



35° 



In boxes or barrels. 



Tender Waterlilies 



May 15 



Before freeze 



35° 



On or under Shelf C 



Dry tubs and lay on side. Start watering 

 slightly Mar. 15. 



Tender Roses .... 



May 10 



After 2nd light 

 frost 



35° 



Under Shelf C 



Tie in bunches, bury roots 3 inches or stand 

 in boxes. Water to keep barely moist. 



Hydrangeas 



May 15 



After 2nd frost 



35° 



On floor 



Dry tubs about October 1st. 



Dahlias 



Cannas 



May 10 



Dig after tops 



are dead, dry 24 



hours 



35° 



On floor 



Leave 2 ft. stalk on bulbs; stand upside 

 down in barrels; cover with burlap, or 

 place upside down in dry sand or ashes. 



Snapdragons 

 Chrysanthemums . 



Inside Mar. 1 5 

 Outside May 15 



Before heavy 



frost 



40° 



Shelf C 



Store in boxes; cover roots 3 inches; do not 

 let dry out, but will rot if too wet. 



Tritomas 



May 15 



Oct. 15-Nov. 1 



40° 



Shelf C 



Same as above; except moister. 



Tender Ferns in pots . 

 Asparagus 



Out May 15 



Before frost 



40° 



Shelf B 



Lay pots on side and keep dry. Start in- 

 side any time. 



Begonias, Gloxinias 

 Tuberoses 



Inside Mar. 1 

 Out May 25 



Before frost 



45° 



Bulb Closet A 



Store in dry sand upside down. If in pots, 

 dry and lay on side. 



Gladiolus 



May 15 



At maturity 



45° 



Bulb Closet A 



Store in flats and cover to prevent drying. 



GOOD RESULTS FROM FALL PLOWING 



E. V. LAUGHLIN 



Lenox College, Iowa 



EXPERIENCE has taught me that late fall is the best 

 time to plow or dig next spring's garden. The winter's 

 freezing has a wonderfully mellowing influence upon 

 the soil. Examination will show that a fall plowed 

 garden is entirely free from underground lumps and clods, and 

 that there is a complete absence of pockets and air spaces so 

 common in newly plowed ground. And, in addition, such 

 ground is ready to plant just as soon as the weather will permit. 

 Fall plowing gives an unusual opportunity to fertilize well. 

 My own practice is to cover the ground entirely with well- 

 rotted but unleached manure and then to plow it under. 

 The four or five months of wetting and freezing will disintegrate 

 and thoroughly mix this manure with the soil. After plowing, 

 fresh manure may well be scattered over the surface. The 

 rains will leach the substance from this manure carrying it 

 down to the humus provided by the plowed under manure. 



Treated in this way a garden soil may be charged and 

 sur-charged with the nutrients required in growth. Next 

 to thorough cultivation an exceedingly rich soil is the secret 

 of a fine garden. Size, quality, tenderness, flavor, in fact 

 every good quality in garden produce, is mainly the result 

 of feeding the plants well. In my judgment the method 

 I have described is the best way to make a garden soil 

 rich. 



It is best not to harrow the newly plowed garden. And by 

 all means it should be kept free from any kind of tramping as 

 this compacts the soil unnaturally. With the coming of garden 

 making time the surface manure is to be raked off and the 

 soil harrowed or raked until very mellow. If any weeds have 

 started they may be killed by hoeing or light cultivation. 

 Treated in this way a garden plot will be in ideal condition for 

 the production of delicious vegetables. 



