The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
In the Gardcn-Current Notes.

Climbing cut worms are certainly on
the increase. Never before have they ac-
complished so much damage in the gardens
Of this section as they have done this
year Hardly a garden plant has escap-
ed them. Their habit is to climb up into
the buds of the cabbage and other like
plants. The tende. buds are soon destroy
ed by these glutinous insects In any
garden where they are abundant this year
they may be expected next year and pro-
vision must be made for fighting them
Such plants as we have named must be
protected by sprinkling or busting with
something that will either destroy or re-
pei them In some cases poison can be
used. such as Paris green, while with
other vegetables only repellant or sub
stances harmless TO man must be used
Pyreehrum or Buhach is the most extern
sively used insecticide where a poison
like Paris green is not permissible.
In this section this year the cabbage
green worm has also been unusually de-
structve to that valuable crop. Eighty
per cent. Of the head were more or less
riddled by these ever present insects. 1t
requires great care and watchfulness at
a particular season 10 ward off the inju-
res of this insect. If the work from any
cause is neglected at that particular time
the flight of the first brood Of butterflies
the cabbage are sure to be infested with
the caterpillars (''green worms'D. Hand
picking and sprinkling the open heads
with warm salt water are the most effec-
tive remedies early in the season before
the heads begin to form. Later on II is
harder to contend with the worms.
The boil worm or corn worm so destruc-
tive to tomatoes have been on hand In US
ual force this season. There is no ques-
ton OF the advantage OF setting tomatoes
In the early corn patch In alternate rows.
The moth invariably selects to lay her
eggs on the corn ears In preference TO the
tomato, but the latter is always a good
second choice. and II Is almost impossible
with any reasonable labor 10 protect the
tomatoes from such a foe. The early
Adams corn so popular as a garden corn.
Is an unsurpassed variety for planting be-
tween the tomato rows. il does not grow
very tall and does not infringe upon the
tomato plants but short while. The corn
should be planted simultaneously with the
setting OF the tomato plants or little In
advance, never later
Speaking OF tomatoes rarely has Il been
the case that weather conditions have
been more unfavorabls 70 a good yield OF
fruit than Il has been this year. Rain was
denied the crop just at the critical stage
OF It's growth. and the result has been a
spindhng vine with few or no branches
The early crop. that Is the crop ripening
the bulk of the fruit from June IS TO July
15 will come AZ near b'ing downright
failure as II has been any time in twenty
years. The outcome Will not rise TO the
dignity OF a fourth of a crop even.
In my garden this year there was no
crop that gave more satisfaction than the
Swiss chard Where a salad plant Is
wanted In the early spring there r. moth
ing superior 10 g. 10 has the advantage
OF spinach IN that II remains longer In
condition for use than spinach does
Spinach shoots 10 seed IN May while the
chard. being a biennial remains green
and tender way into July. The leaf stalks