Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1926, Page 17

) " REAL ESTATE. Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. MIDSUMMER GARDENING Now is the time of the i fve are reaping the greatest benefits from our gardens, and in the super- ubundance of our products we are forget that uniess we do mo ting now we may have some producing montt The Fall garden, lanted, should be st With the abundant planted should be phe- nomenal. Plots under trees or in root com- petition with produce a satisfactor: as the reserve m ready has been exhs v be fs v garden, gardens productive are not nd it is sted to he spaces from which we have ested the peas, early potatoes, , ete should be thor- ¢ cultivated and replanted to ‘'ots, kohl-rabi, string beans, s and even a planting of Golden Bantam corn might be risked up to August 1. It the e be thoro stand a th is very dry, it should v seaked and allowed to two before planting. h preferable to watering ed has been sow 1 seed sown, it ed down, even f no otk to cover or some plants with a piece other material begin to break | through the surface. The cloth then should be removed, either at night- fall or on a cloudy day, to allow the nmewly sprouted® plants a chance to harden off a little before exposing them to the burning sun. Celery, cabbage and caulifiower { plants should be set out at once, shad- ing them for a few days from the sun. Radishes and lettuce may be sown up to the middle of September, and Winter or salad onions should be planted about that time. It should not be necessary to em- ize the fact that a garden should be kept free from weeds at this time, for it should be kept clear of weeds at all times; but we wish to stress the fact that as.soon as a portion of the garden is through produeing, it should be planted to some cover crop, crimson clover and vetch being pre- i This cover | § .| crop also can be raked in between the rows of standing corn, between ferred at this season. the tomato plants, if they have been properly staked, and any place where a small spot of bare ground appears. The cover crop not only helps to keep the weeds down, but will add a great deal to the humus content of the soil for next year's garden. The use of stable manure, which 1s a prolific source of weed seeds. can be entirely eliminated by the turning under of a good cover crop, ripplemented with commercial fertili~>r T, T. SIMMONS, Takoma Park Horticultural Club. LIME AND GARDENS The lime problem concerns local vegetable growers more closel¥ than they m: alize, Our solls are with- out exc 1 highly acid, a condition unfavorable to most kinds of vege- table: me in the form of ground limestone, hydrated or slaked lime, is an effective agent for overcoming this “Shade” Better Window Shades Made to Measure We have lived up to this slogan in every respect, and it has won for us a host of nds tailormade” by 3274 | 830 13th St. NW. Let your next order for shades be Main 8552 W. STOKES SAMMONS, Proprietor. OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY This semi-det 2 baths, double of flowers and shrubbery. house, almost new, contains 8 rooms, arage; attractive front porch and plenty PRICED EXTREMELY LOW. MARLOW-BEECH Corporation 1615 Conn. Ave. Phone Pot. 6167 acdity. Long continued studies at the Rhode Tsland Agricultural Exepri- ment Station at Kingston with practi- cally all the common vegetables led to a classification according to lime re- quirements. Among those found quite certain to give a favorable response to lime were asparagus, beets, cauli- flower, celery, lettuce, muskmelons, onions, salsify and spinach. Another group, comprising cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, parsnips, peas, peppers, pumpkin, and tomatoes, ben fited from liming, Others, like beans, corn, parsley, potatoes, radish, squash, were neutral in requirements. Water- melons, strawberries, blueberries and ' rate of one pound to five or six square feet and hydrated op slaked lime one pound to 16 to 20 square feet. ! Lime has other valuable functions | besides neutralizinly acidity, namely in releasing unavailable ~nutrien improving soil texture, and checking | certain diseases such as cabbage club | root. Theke points will be considered | in later discussions. I THE ZI A | Midsummer flowering an- ble to withstand the adverse ¥ REAL ESTATE. cranberries thrived best in an acid Lime is available to gardeners in varfous forms, of which the safest and eoslest to use is ground lime- stone, This is simply finely pulverized stone and can be used at any time of year in any amount. lime and slaked lime are more quickly available to the plant but may cause injury in large amount at one appli- o i the Iat s in the late Aufumn or early Spring so that the material will be r:llxl(':‘i with the soil during the Spring spad- ing. Apply ground limestone at the 1524 Buchanan St. N.W. 7-room brick home, with 4 bedrooms, 3 porches, all modern improvements, oil burner. Deep lot, rosebushes and shrubbery. Stone garage. Open Sunday 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. L. E. Breuninger & Sons Colorado Bldg. 16th Street Highlands A Bargain " Main 6140 ~ > conditions of our vicinity, innia has no equal. 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