Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1917 — Summer Hints For The Home Gardener. [ARTICLE]

Summer Hints For The Home Gardener.

Washington, D. C. Garden space no longer occupied by early maturing crops should be utilized, says the department of agriculture, by the planting of sweet potatoes, late Irish potatoes, celery, late cabbage, snap beans, beets or carrots. By planting these crops the home gardener should produce food products which may be stored for winter use. There is still time for any of these crops to mature. They should, however, be planted promptly. It is an excellent plan to water eggplants, peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, melons, celery and other crops needing highly fertilized soil, with manure water. Have a barrel covered with a fly screen in which to prepare and store the manure water. An occasional application of this will hasten and increase the growth of the plants.