Richard Frotscher’s Almanac and Garden Manual 
JULY. 
Plant Pole Beans; also Bush Beans towards the end of the month. 
Sow Tomatoes in the early part for the last crop. Some Corn for roast- 
ing ears may still be planted. Cucumbers can be planted for pickling. 
Early Giant Cauliflower can be sown. Sow Endive, Lettuce, Yellow 
and White summer Radish. Where the ground is new, some Turnips 
and Ruta Bagas can be sown. Cabbage should be commenced with 
after the 15th of this month; Superior Flat Dutch, Improved Druin- 
head, St. Denis, or Bonneuil and Brunswick are the leading kinds. 
It is hard to say which is the best time to sow, as our seasons differ so 
much—some seasons we get frost early, other seasons not before Jan- 
uary. Cabbage is most easily hurt by frost when it is half grown; 
when the plants are small, or when they are headed up, frost does not 
hurt much. It is always good to make two or three sowings. As a 
general thing, plants raised from July and August sown seed give the 
most satisfaction ; they are almost certain to head. September, in my 
experience, is the most ticklish month ; as the seed sown in that month 
is generally only half grown when we have some frosts, and therefore 
more liable to be hurt. But there are exceptions; five years ago the 
seed sown in September turned out best. Seed sown at the end of 
Octoberand during November generally give good results, butif planted 
for market,. will not bring as much as Cabbage sown in July and 
August. Brunswick is the earliest of the large growing kinds, and it 
should be sown in July and August, so that it may be headed up when 
the cold comes, as itis more tender than the Flat Dutch and Drum-.- 
head. The same may be said in regard to the St. Denis. All Cab- 
bages require strong, good soil, but these two varieties particularly. 
Brunswick makes also a very good spring cabbage when sown at the 
end of October. The standard varieties, the Superior Fiat Dutch and 
Improved Drumhead, should be sown at the end of this month and 
during next. It is better to sow plenty of seeds than to be short of 
plants. I would prefer one hundred plants raised in July and August 
to four times that amount raised in September. It is very hard to 
protect the young plants from ravages of the fly. Strong tobacco water 
is as good as anything else for this purpose, or tobacco stems cut fine 
and scattered over the ground will keep them off to some extent. As 
the plants have to be watered, the smell of the tobacco will drive the 
filles away. 
AUGUST. 
This is a very active month for gardening in the South. Plant 
Bush Beans, Extra Early and Washington Peas. Sow late Cabbages 
and Drumhead Savoy, also Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts and Kale. The 
Early Italian Giant Cauliflower may still be sown, but now is the 
proper time to sow the Half Early Paris, Asiatic and other early vari- 
eties. 
Sow Parsley, Roquette, Chervil, Lettuce, Endive and Sorrel; but in 
case of dry weather, these seeds will have to be watered frequently. 
Continue to sow Yellow Turnip Radishes, and commence to sow red 
varieties, such as Scarlet Turnip, Half Long French, and Long Searlet. 
