Plantain leaves spread among cucumber vines will keep insects away. Planting beans in the sign of the Twins and during the light of the moon will bring you an excellent crop. Planting your seeds in the sign of the Twins will give you two cucumbers for every one that you would have had, had you planted them at some other time. Potatoes planted in the morning will do better than those set out in the afternoon. Put a moth ball in a cucumber hill and the vines will not be troubled by ants.
Radishes are drunkards and require a lot of water.
Rid your cucumber vines of insects by planting the seeds before sunrise. Scatter ashes over the garden on Ash Wednesday and lice will not molest your vegetables. Scatter elder leaves over your cabbage plants and insects will not bother them. Scoop out a turnip and set it upside down by a cucumber plant and the insects will crawl into the turnip and not destroy your vines. Soak your seeds in turpentine before planting them and the vines will never be hurt by insects.