Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1918 — Take Tip From Old Mother Nature When in Doubt About Time to Plant Your Garden [ARTICLE]

Take Tip From Old Mother Nature When in Doubt About Time to Plant Your Garden

(From the United States Department of 1 Agriculture.) By watching the processes of mother nature and taking a tip from her, the home gardener who is not certain when he should plant his seeds may get some valuable information. Garden specialists divide vegetables *nto two . classes “warm temperature" and “cold temperature" vegetables. When peach and plum trees are in blossom, they say, it is time to sow in the open ground such seeds as lettuce, radish, parsley, beets, turnips, cabbage, carrots, peas, and onions. The wrinkled peas should not be planted until later, as they are more likely to rot in cool ground than are the smooth varieties. When the apple blossoms fan it is time to plant the heat-loving vegetables, such as cucumbers, beans, sweet corn, pumpkin, and squash. This is said to be an old but excellent rule. s