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UNIVERSI I Y OF KEN FUCKY   “
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CIRCULAR NO. 343 4 1
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EQ APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR Apg
{ · MARCH
  Peas ........_ _ __  
{ `g Lettuce ...... .  
[I"; Onions .....,. _ 2 _
{ji} Greens ....... _ 1
XT  Parsn1ps** .. . _ _ _ 
:5, Radi shes ..... __   be
IQ Cabbage ...... _ _ _ Y _ __ _
  Potatoes . .... .. - .. .. _ -- lm
E f APRIL - In
  Cauliflower .. __ _ ______
fi  Broccoli ..... __ , _____ _ ' [N)
¢i·g  Beets ........   -..- Z
  Cg_r]·OtS** , _ _ _ _ _ _ _   W)
  Beans. . ....... _ _   __ = UT
Q] Corn ....,.... - -. .... .- .- ‘.
  MY hu
  Corn . ........ __ _ _____   gil
f` Beans . .......     ..... 1 CH
  Tomatoes . .... .-. .....   1
  Peppers , ..... . .... - . .-. . . ... —— Ol]
fi; Eggplants , . , . -   - -. . . .... . Y
  Wgtermelons . . __ __ ___ _ ___   k(
  Squ.ashes’* ..... .. .-. .. . .. . . $1 lm
Egg Okra ,.,... , .... . . . ..... . .... . --
gsi Sweetpotatoes . . . .. . . U .. ... . -
gr; JUNE   mln
Fi  Tomatoes? ....       . . .... . [_,
4;:5 Beans" ,...... __ __ ___ __ _ _ __ ____     (S
 Q Corn" ........   _____ ____ _  KZ ve;
E`,  Be5t,g** , ,, _ , ____ __   __ ____ __ ____   ` ,
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  Bee.ns* ......._ __________   ____ _
·;  AUGUST
xy  Beans . . ...... - - ~-. -.... . .... ,. _,,,
  Greens . ...... _A ___   ___
 Q Cover crop . ..
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  Greens. ......      
 { Tum1ps** .... ___ __ __ _ _____ __ _
  COVE? CROP
gr` *: OCTOBER
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 gl '1\1z‘n1ps .. .. _,_.   . ___, ___ -
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 E} NOVEMBER
 ?? Greens (T)   -. - -.-- - - ---— ' Ih(
e i " Canning surplus. '* Winter storing supply. gc;
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A ust °*` by Writing the College of Agriculture at LEXfl`tgt0ll·   A
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  4 Kentucky Extension Circular No. 343
  } vegetables should be included, for variety is the spice of the garden, In
  A seed catalogue should be at hand so that no vegetables are over __“_
  i looked. lm
i l Next, the garden spot should be measured and an exact map
  { made on paper, to show its shape and extent, walks, rows of per ’
    ennials, location of nearby trees whose root competition or wliose
  shade might affect the vegetables. Also "early" and "late" spots and —
  any other salient features should be shown.
pi lf it proves troublesome to work out a food budget, a passalile
  one may be made by doubling the quantities of staple vegetables
fj  given on page 37, Kentucky Extension Circular No. 314-, "Honie
{ J  Canning," and then, by aid of the Table on page 38 of the sanie
  circular, "translating" into numbers of bushels of the various vege-
  tables needed for the year.
  Having arrived at the amounts of the vegetables needed to hl]
  the budget, the next step is to determine garden space needed to
  produce them. This is done with the help of column 7, Table Pi.
  .`__ on page 9 of Extension Circular No. 309, The Vegetable Carden.
  All that remains is to sketch the required vegetable rows on the
  map. It should be kept in mind that successive plantings of beans, aa
  sweet corn, tomatoes and cabbage are to be made. Hints as to crop
  arrangement and succession are given on pages 3 to 5, in CirCnli11` tml.
  NO. 309. mu
  For those who find all this too complicated, a list of the bnsit gm.
  Q vegetables is given, together with the extent of each needed to ]>l`0· mo
  duce a supply sufficient for a family of 5 persons to have 20 servingt ma
  per week of fresh vegetables in season, and I2 per week during the ,,0]
  rest of the year. This garden covers less than one-fifth MFG- tm.
 { particularly if care is taken to practice succession planting. ll tm,
  desired, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, cushaws, cantaloupes, wHief`<>1`<‘ *""‘l
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pl  be broken, after having been cut line with 3 disk harrow. li ll"`

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  lie possible so to pla11 t11at the part of tl1e garden which is to receive (  
"\\‘Il1`Il1H vegetables (ton1atoes, peppers, etc.) can be left unbroken j g
mn ) lor the present, to give time for t11e cover crop to make more growth.    
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hose V€€€l#3~bl€ NLlIT1b€1` of Feet of   V 1
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Peas ......................... 2 200 g  
ably Onions ...................... 1 150 1  
blu Greens (Spring) .............. 2 150 A `    
Omc Greens (Summer) ............. l 50 9  
mm Greens (Fall) ................ 3 300    
cw Cabbage (Early) .............. 1 150  
` Cabbage (Late) .............. 1 200 1 ,1
( mi Beets ........................ 2 150    
il U) Carrots ....................... l 150 I  
C 3- Beans ........................ 6 350 T I ,  
im Tomatoes .................... 2 75 plants      
the Sweet corn ................... 5 700 |'° I
am! k- Tlll`lll})5 ·...... . .........,... 2 ]§()    
  The chart o11 page 2 shows 11ow a11 adequate garden should   (  
‘ l)C1l2l\’C. It is used i11 this wise. ,~\t t11e extreme left are shown t11e Z    
__ Names of the months and of the vegetables that should go into tl1e   1 V  
nix §?ll`(lCI1 in eacl1 month. Across the top of the chart are names of t11e 10 ji  
Pm. 111<>11t11s, beginning with April. The black lines s11ow the approxi-   1*1
  111HlC time that each vegetable can be used, bot11 fresh and from  
{C *llll`ZlgC or cans, Thus, early cabbage, set in 1\/{arch, Ol`(l1ll2`ll`l1)’    
UI) ll(`(`l)l11CS usable in mid-June, Late cabbage, set in july, matures at  
1 _ l1`<>Sl, then goes into storage to be used November thru February TE il
  **1 1111111 the supply is exhausted. Beans planted i11 june, double  
I l1l1111t111gs, make table beans from mid-August to 1111(1—SC])lCI11l)Cl`, ` »`.,_ _;Yji
'S H V llllll fl Surplus [O use, eannecl, from frost to DCCC1111)C1` 31, W11C11 ll1C    
IN ;`?lllllCl1 Surplus from the July plantings may 1)C uSC(l lllltll 11CW  
" ll‘Zl11S come in, next season, and SO 011-      
lil Sllltl (in l1otbe(l)—    
ig) lteltuce; New York or \'V()l1(1Cl`1·ll1, or Bibl).  
Im lllullfttoes: Break ·o` l)ay or l)l`ll(I1l2ll`(1. e ` · U ·  
I). €})])C1`S2 C3.lll()l`l11Zl \1\londer or Ruby Glillll 2l11(l (alllll or lllI`(l>·  
(jd Cye (hot).  
{lm E§§]>l2111ts: New York Improved. .  
W RCW! 111 hotbetl, 2 inches each way—ca1)1Jage, b1`0CC<>11 Zlntl Cllllll   L,
` llowcr, started in 1211111211).   if
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Nfl ti Kcntuc/cy Extension Circular No. 3·/3
  MARCH I
  Scedbed 1’re[2arati0n. \t\/ith the garden broken, all that needs l
  to be done is to cut it thoroly with a disk, then drag it smooth. '1`he _5
E   object when making a seedbed is to have the soil particles as fine as mm
  the smallest seed to be sown. I
  ['erli/izing. ln addition to the manure plowed under, fertiliier S
  should be used. Outside the Bluegrass Region, this may be merely (hw
  20 percent superphosphate but a complete fertilizer (#1-8-8, 5»l0-5) lim
ai} will make the crops better; 100 pounds of superphosphate or 200
  pounds of complete fertilizer is the amount for a garden 100 feet _ I
  square. All fertilizer should be broadcast after the land is plowetl wm
  i and disked in before the hnal dragging. my
  SeL— ` `ll
  Asparagus: Martha \tVashington. M10
  Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli; for varieties, see january. L
‘j‘ Rhubarb: MacDonald, Linnaeus, Victoria. Q
  Onions: Yellow or white sets or those of the Ebenezer variety,  
  or use "slips" of Silverskin, Prizetaker or Bermuda. .
  Lettuce: for varieties, see February.  iii
  Plant- 111;:]
  Radishes: \\’hite lip Scarlet, Rapid Red. h
  '1`urnips: Purple 'l`op Strap—leaved. luju
  Mustard: Southern Gurled. ml
E5  Spinach: Bloomsdale Savoy. ( ll
 lt Lettuce: Grand Rapids. H_  
  Peas: Alaska or Radio. wl
  Rape: Dwarf Essex. sometimes called “smooth kale." (hm
 E rl`oward the end of the month, SIDE-DRESS cabbage, broccoli. 1)
  cauliflower, lettuce and onions, with nitrate of soda, l pound ll' 1
  10 feet of row, or with pulverized, dried chicken manure, l bushel lg
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  Sweetcorn: liarly n\dams (15th). I)
  (Iarrots: (Zhantenay. [IH`].
  Beets: (Irosl>y's Egyptian, Eclipse. (Z
  $])lll2l(`llZ $2l\’<>}‘. .`\flet‘ the lhtli, Long Sl§ll](1il]g_ New Z(‘£ll2\ll*l· Il
  Swiss chard: Lucullns. (hl I
L ` Beans: Valentine. Stringless Greenpod, 15th and fl0th.  
  (Zucumbers: Long Green. for both picklers and slicers: t>¤` ll"
  Boston Pickling and Arlington. or any other white s]>l|l<'· _ fi
g   Gantaloupes: Early Hackensack, after 15th. *1***
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Sez—Cauliflower: Snowball.  
eeds Broccoli: Green Sprouting.    
The $ow—Late tomatoes in a bed, under cover: Marglobe or Balti-    
e as more.    
V BetI—Sweetpotatoes: Nancy Hall, Porto Rico or Southern Queen.    
  ·.\.f(f(f—1))`(f.$`.S — Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli·and onions with   i_i··  
U-5} (flI(`l{(’ll—ll121l]‘lll`C, Il bushel to 300 feet of row, or w1tl1 nitrate of soda,   t.·’. 1
200 I pound to 500 feet, twice. ·    
[CCI /21.s·ee/s. ln this month and to continue thruout the season, be-    
Wed gius the campaign against garden pests. As to the nature of the    
tlttmage they do, they fall into two classes, the leaf—eating insects and , it  
those that live on plant sap. Controlling them is 110t difficult if the    
following recommendations are kept in mind. _  
l. Use the right materials.      
2. Apply them in the right way.  
CU., 3. Begin at the right time and follow schedules strictly.  
' Leaf-eating Insects. General control for all leafleating insects  
is by poison placed where they feed, but if plant parts are affected  
tllitt are to be used for human food, poison dare not be used, but  
1`otetione should be applied instead, as it is considered harmless to  
ltllmans when taken internally in small quantity. The controls for  
the more usual inseets follow, but these apply also to those not  
llZUllQ(l, if the damage they do is similar.  
Cttfzbuge Worms. Beginning when the first "cabbage butter-  
MCS" are seen and repeating every few days until heading starts,  
  
]’l'l`<'Cl\t_  
fi"ft4fo /feel/w. litgininiiiig when the first Hll2ll"(lSil(`lfS" 2tl`<‘ S<‘<‘lt.  
flu`! with the inixttne reeon1n1et1d<‘d for <’i¤l>l’¢*§"· "" “'i'h:  
(iillfilllll arsenate, I pound  @7 
l. ffydrated lime, 6 pounds  
Uh l’<'¥,illning at the same time, spray wilhi  
[Wil étrsenate, 2 level tablespoons  
i~t· \\’atei~, 1 gallon  
_ Cuff/7/lfH’t‘ B(*(·l[(·_ These inserts winter over in g2tl`tlt‘l1 ll`215ll UV      
m [ml b1`USl1. As the seedlings eoine up, the beetles enter Cl`2l<`lt’1`· (
  llilps Zlgillll, in ll) Clays. lf (lllSLlI]g or spraying must be done Ztlltl li
  bean pods appear, use rotenone dust or spray (made ol extract) I" 1,
  avoid danger of poisoning. l
  Snjzsztcking Insects. The sap-sucking insects are the plant lttt S
  and the "stink-bugs," or “squash bugs." Almost any of tl1C "<`¥"` S
  tables may be attacked by either. Sometimes the tarnished plzuit
  bug is troublesome, but its damage is rarely serious, Inasiuttdt   s
  these insects consume no foliage but draw sap from the tlccp€1""‘ (
  sues, surface applications of poison cannot bt; effective agitllrl 1,
  them. Rather, they must be controlled by materials that HCI bl
  contact with their bodies. A well-known material is tobH€¢`0 CY ( l.
  tract, m:tnul`actured or homemade, but its effective time is so *ll"lE ll
 Zi  that it must be applied so as actually to hit the insects. lt islurlt I (J
E 5 bllllCll lt) lllC COIlll`()l of llle plant liee but can also I)() used ClliC(Yll“`]\ 'l"*

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some igainst the sti11k bugs while they are still in the innnature, soft- i  
loom- bodied stage. i S  
r the ln the past several years, 1`OI€11011€ has been increasingly sub-    
t the stituted in the control of sucking insects. lt kills by paralyzing, and    
is ellective lor several days after it is applied. lt kills plant lice   J
readily and, if strong enough, the hard—shelled stink bugs also, but 1  
llol tl1e herlequin bug 011 cabbage and on the greens of the cabbage    
been lllllllly. For the control of this insect handpicking is still best. _ 4    
.t the Directions for the control of sucking insects by means ol tobacco    
are to use fresh spray (or dust) directly on the insects, and to spray L ~  
plate again i11 30 minutes if not all are killed. Rotenone, too, should be I -l
0 llw applied (spray or dust) whenithe insects are seen, but il coverage i  
tickle is complete, continued killing is assured for several days, because   ul
)El{· rotenone holds its potency longer.   ‘  
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P/rmt-    
ll1` Milltillltfhs.  
[HN Llltc Cabbage: Drunihead or Cjopeiihagen Market or Yell0ws—  
‘ bl 1`CSistant Succession or .~\ll-Seasons.  
CX- Lille broccoli; CHl2ll)l`l21ll.  
hm Blllssels sprouts: I)a11isl1 Priye.  
ll"`ll (il/lHrlaIjoy1_ Doubtlegg, eultivgitiiig or “\\'()l`l{illgH the §?ll`(l(`ll    
Wh llilr lwglm, but in this ]ll()lllll 1l1is operation ])l`0CeCllS lll l`Clll  

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  ll) lientuc/cy Extension Circular No. 3%}
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  earnest. Many gardeners stir their gardens as a matter ol routine lllls
  or because it is their habit, but there is no virtue in doing it lor 1***10**
  either reason, and no need for it, except to kill weeds. ln lact, il Fl
l   weeds could be destroyed without stirring the soil at all, that would flow
l   be all right, lor several experiment stations have proved that snip- ll liu
  _.».   ping them oll at the ground line gave just as good results, and even mill
  better results than deep stirring. l’° Us
  .·\nother excuse lor "working" the garden is to loosen run- N
  together soil so that vegetable roots lllély penetrate it, but that is lll ll
  not a good reason. At best, stirring the soil does not correct the ‘l"(l*¤
li   condition, and it n1ay do harm, by disturbing or cutting oll the lllds
  roots. lt has olten been observed that lor a lew days alter such Hllxll
  "working" was done, there was wilting ol the plants. In severe cases, llwh
  permanent damage was done, but always there was set-back until mC“*
  new roots were lormed to replace those injured. Therefore, inas— Ml']
  much as the only object in cultivating at all is to control weeds, it as all
Ei is urged that when their removal makes it necessary, the soil snrlatc and l
  be shaved or scratched just deep enough to remove the smaller uml?
  ones, and to pull or cut oil the larger ones. A l6—tooth garden har- 1‘
  row or a 5—tooth cultivator may be used, but without any weights my lj
  As lor hand tools, nothing is better than a sharp hoe, used with it lhc ll
  "scalping" or scraping motion. Likewise, the side-hoe attachment Thwl
  on a garden plow is excellent. rmdC
  "Smothering" the weeds in the row by throwing a ridge owl jmllll
  them is not always ellective and may be harmlul, lor, in llllllxlllg mlm
 j ridges, soil must be borrowed lrom the middles and the moisture H
 3. level may lall below root reach. lhus, in summary, let all cultira- V l
  tion be merely deep enough to upset the weeds, while still sniztll S"
  .\lso, let the surface stay level, no hilling and no ridging i1<‘· I
  except possibly lor potatoes, but then only to close the cracks tht- ll
  growing tubers make. B
  Borcleuux 1WlXZZ(7`€. A troublesome insect on potatoes coulllls _°
 l_ up and on the vegetable plants in general is the black l`leal><‘t‘ll<`i Sll
  lt riddles the leaves with many lint- holes, sometimes causing ·>**" (il
  right death, but always set—back. The best way to stop tl1l> ll'*"‘l  
  is nto spray with bordeaux mixture which is also the rontrol lll.! llll `mwl
 ·· blight diseases to which all the vegetables are more or less subjert. \ QV
.· il Bordeaux mixture is made ol bluestone, lime and watel`- il'l‘l ln;}
  the strength recoinmended is —l--1-Fit), which is to say, ·l pountb "l U) lll
  bluestone, —l pounds of hyclrated lime and 50 gallons ol i\‘¤¤l*"`- Ulll;"‘
i l lt must be used fresh-mixed, as it spoils on siamliiig, bm not iititlll my
*’ i  g°2l1`(lCllC1`S 2ll`C lll It pOSitiO11 to use 50 gallons at any one ll1\l¢'· lim l"
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rliuc this reason, the following easy method for mixing so small an   _1‘i’ .  
( [mx amount as 2% gallons has been devised.    
1, jj First, prepare "bluestone stock" by dissolving l pound of blue-    
mpi stone (blue vitriol) in 5 quarts of water. Bluestone dissolves   »¤-.·    
ml, if hung in a cloth sack just into the water or powdered bluestone   ‘.i·  i  
WCM may be used which dissolves readily. A non-metal container must  ·_; 
he used, as bluestone “eats" metals.   ’‘_, ; _ 
l.lm_ Next, into the tank (preferably brass) of a 3-gallon compressed  °  
lt i5 air sprayer, pour 9 quarts of water. Add one quart of bluestone I    
the stock, and 4 ounces of screened hydrated lime. Close the sprayer    
[hc ztnd shake endwise 15 times, to make 2% gallons of 44-50 bordeaux   gl
ud] mixture. lf Colorado beetles need to be controlled together with  
M5, beetles and blight, on potatoes, add 2 rounded tablespoons of lead {ff .._.  
mil zntsenate to each gallon of bordeaux. For the vine crops, a blight-   -,J`.‘ ` ¥_
my cucumber beetle combination is made by adding the same amount i   il
5, il as above, but using magnesium arsenate, and the same for blight Q 
me and Mexican bean beetle, but taking particular pains to cover the  
HCI. under sides of the leaves.  
wp This way of making bordeaux mixture calls only for equipment  
hm easy to get: a sprayer (needed anyhow); a cream crock for dissolving  
h A the bluestone (and which is not harmed by so using); a corked jug  
Gm in which to keep the unused portion of the "stock" until more  
bordeaux needs to be made; a fruit jar or milk bottle to measure it  
(U. and the water, and a measure for the lime made by cutting down a  
mg baking powder can.  
ure JUNE  
up Pla n t—  
an Sweet corn: Golden Cross Bantam, Stowell’s Evergreen (lst and  
1,, ism).  
lh,. Beans (lst to 15th): Stringless Greenpod or Refugee, double·  
size plantings for canning surplus.  
mg lleets: Detroit Dark Red, for winter storing.  
.],2 Summer lettuce: (Jos 'l`rianon.  
up (Zucumbers: Long Green, late picklers and slicers.  
ml (Zantaloupes (See May).  
lie ll/n.w·<·I.v. ln this month, the fight against insects becomes inten-    
t. "|“"l l1<‘<‘at1se new generations have had time to come. Refer to    
¤¤<' l""*'·  
of mls/r/. The hot, showery weather of this month gives excellent  
N., ltltpnrtitnity |·(>r the spread o1` plight on tomatoes, eggplant. pota-  
in   beans and the melon crops. See bordeaux mixture. under   :. _i=
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g.1 Cultivation. The l1l1CC1`lZll1l l]lOlS[lll`C supply (1L11`1I]g tl1is 111011111 L1
  makes it advisable to cultivate carefully. "\~Vorking" tl1e soil shottltl R
    be stopped and N(jLl1ll\'Zlll()llH sttbstituted. See May. B1
  S(IH1.l(Ill()7l. During t11is n1011tl1, some of tl1e early crops beeottte KQ
    l]lZ1Llll`C Z`tl1(1 spe11t vi11es a11d pla11ts should be removed to prevent Ill"` ‘
  tl1e spread ol any diseases that 111ay be prese11t a11d to get rid ol` inseet 1|°Hb°
  1l2l\’CllS. An excellent way is to chop or spade tl1e soil to ntztke (NQ
  seedbeds lor planting other crops. Tmlll
  ts 101
  i JULY one (
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  Sweet corn: Golden Cross Bantam, Stowell`s Evergreen (lst 211111 [ Om
 l 15*1*1 plant
3-5 lleans (15th a11d 30th): Stringless Greenpod or Refugee; double U
  size plantings lor canning surpluses. Mme
  _.`' Sunnner lettuce: (Jos Trianon.
  Beets lor storing. mm
  Set—Late cabbage ?1l1(1 late tomatoes; see june. (1_ml`_1
  Pests. Trouble with insects a11d diseases will not abate tlttrittg mm
  this 111o11t11; i11 fact, ]uly`s hot weatl1er a11d scarcity of rain cont1`i1>· mos?
  llllllg, tl1e ravages of insects are intensified. See April, and Mill  
  lor bordeaux mixture. Bordeaux 1'1]1X[U1`€, by the way, has ll 101111  
Eli   elleet 011 plants and appears to offset lack ol moisture. Wd!
  Cultivation. Mlith moisture uncertain, tl1e need [or ettltivztlillg   (g
 1 to co11serve it becomes all tl1e 111ore 11]11)O1`[ZlI]L, See May, and 1`e1`1‘2M¤1 H ml
  1-1`OH1 deep "worl1~’1¤1"1 mw
  tl1e e11d ol tl1e montl1, greens also may be sown. Siberian 11*1* mn"
  S0ll1.11C1`ll Curled inustard or Bloomsdale Savoy spinach. »\1 *11* mcs
 ;; worst, these l)121Il[lIlgS serve as winter cover crops. A
L t ;. 111110 1
  AUGUST ttm
  Sp/r~l{l1t1l1a1*I), il iteglecletl this Spflllg. See MiU`(?11· twins:
  Plant- _\]_
  Beans: Stringless (Lreenpod (not lll1l(Zll alter August 1)- Imp
  Kale: Siberian. mp UW
  TUl"lll’ §`*`¤’°'l*? S"“"‘ '1l"l’- 11,,;,],,
i l Table 1U1`11l1>$Z 1’urplt· lop \\'l1ite Globe. M
s _ Chinese (`il1)1)1lgC ((Zele1‘1 (lttbliztge): l’e '1`sai. 1
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The Garden, Mont/1 by Mont/1 13 ;  
muh Lettt1ce: Grand Rapids or New York (Wonderfttl).  
mum Radishes: An early variety, or Mlhite or Rose Chinese.    
Beets (perhaps): Crosby’s Egyptian.    
(COW Kale, table turnips and Seven Top should be sown in several    
cmu lots, 15 days apart, so as to have some escape the plant lice and the    
mm Ileabeetles, for cover crops. The seed may be sown mixed, broad-    
mukc t mast, but because insects almost always give trouble, it is better to    
sow in drills, thinly (3 seed per inch). For plant lice the control 5  
is tobacco or rotenone; for Heabeetles, bordeaux mixture; or roten- n `   _  
one (dust or spray) will stop both. (See April and May.) (  
Hm] Chinese cabbage should be sown "in place" soon after August l:   V  
A lounce of seed should sow 100 feet. Thin to 12 inches. YA/'atch for l ·  
UMC .  plant lice at any stage. ` l gi
Lettuce, both heading and leaf sorts may be had far into the  
winter by sowing seed in a shaded place, August l. In 4 to 6 weeks.    
. transfer into a cold frame and shade at least during the heat of the  
tlztv. When frosty nights come, place the sash, but give ample ven-  
mug ttlation during the day, later in the season keeping the sash placed  
ml} most of the time. New York lettuce may `thus be kept in fine, usable  
Ma), condition until really severe weather comes, sometimes until  
Om (Zltristmas.  
Winter Cover Crops should be sown this month. Likely, the  
[mg garden was arranged to have the early crops together in one place.  
will V Where they stood, the weeds should be chopped in or plowed under   ..·,  
_ to make a seed bed for rye, rye grass, crimson clover (in latitudes  
mm `— south of Lexington), barley or wheat, or several of these in combina-  
Il [O A  uon. lf the garden is highly fertile no additional fertilizing is  
mm w needed, but _a light dressing of manure will help. This cover, to he  
ard  g turned under next spring, takes the place of the hbrous part ol  
IMC!  2. manure, keeps the soil from washing during the winter and  
the   saves plant food. In that respect it is better than stable manure.  
S  A substitute "winter cover crop" is greens: kale, turnip greens.  
E  table turnips, mustard or rape. Partly winter hardy, these may keep  
 “ Qmwing to serve as real cover crops, but if they winter-kill, their  
:  mats and the dried tops furnish some humus, or manure substitute.  
`  · Another cover crop, sown now, is spring oats. \Vith enough rain  
  llltte should be 15 inches of growth when winter comes. and tho  
_  the tops are killed there is an appreciable amount of matter for  
 Z, turning under which meantime holds the soil against washing  
  and preserves some plant food that would otherwise get away.  
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  14 Kentucky l€xte11.sior1 Circular No. 343
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  I Rates for sowing a l0O—foot square (%—acre) are: kale, turnips, ctc,
  l pound; crimson clover, 5 pounds; all grains except oats, lil
  pecks; oats, 2 to 3 pecks. |5_
l l l/Vinter Vegetable Storage. This is the time to arrange for smr- km
  _| ing the surplus vegetables for winter. It there is already a liotist ` l
  cellar or an outside cellar, perhaps minor repairs or readjustments um
  should be made now. lf no structure is available, now is tht- timt lllll
  to consider building one. Kentucky Extension Circular 266 do- (ml
  cribes several forms; some that require only labor to build, but also mal
  ‘ more pretentious forms, which, properly constructed, should give liu
l . generations of service. This circular may be obtained thru thc (llll
@,3;  county agent or the home agent or, direct, from the College