El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

should be growing other plants String
beans, green peas, okra, pepper etc,
viii continue bearing much longer II
the fruits are not allowed to ripen on
the plants Ready sale for all surplus
vegetables may usually be found at the
family grocery. There they may De
exchanged for fruit and other articles
of food In some communities there
is even a good demand for these sur
plus products among the neighbors
This condition should not exist Every
rural home should have its garden and
should supply the table with an album
dance of fresh, nutritious garden prod
ucts.
Insects and Diseases.
In the control of diseases and insect
pests everything possible should be
done to prevent their appearance in
the garden. Never allow refuse or
anything that would offer shelter TO
insects, or which might carry disease
spores, to accumulate in the garden.
Remove all vines or leaves Of plants
as soon as the crop is harvested. These
may be placed in the compost heap. II
they are diseased or infested with in
sects they should be burned Protect
such plants as cabbage and tomatoes
from the cutWOrm by wrapping Sne
stem with a piece of newspaper when
the plants are transplanted to the gar
den. June bugs will cause some trou-
BILE with beans il the garden is
adjacent to a lawn, pasture, or meadow,
es any grass plot offers a good place
for this insect to develop Spray the
plants with arsenate Of lead or pick
the insects off by hand. The potato
beetle is controlled by spraying the
plants with Paris green or arsenate of
lead. Lice or mites which are frequently
found on the leaves, stems and tender
SHOOTS of many vegetables may be de-
stroyed by spraying with a soap solu-
ton or with decoction made by steep
ing tobacco or tobacco stems in hot
water Rusts and molds should be
sprayed with Bordeaux mixture.
Formulas for Sprays.
For June bugs, potato beetles, and
all chewing insects: Arsenic in the
form of Paris green or arsenate OF
lead. The latter is preferable to Paris
green as it will not burn the plant
even though used in large quantities
and it remains in suspension much
longer than Paris green. Arsenate Of
lead is white. comes in paste FORM and
can be bought of all druggists. 1t is
to five gallons of water, but may be
used much stronger
For mites, plant lice, and all sucking
insects; Dissolve one pound of hand
soap in six to eight gallons of water.
a tobacco decoction is made by using
one pound OF tobacco or tobacco stems
to two gallons of hot water. Let it
stand for several hours in a closed YES
sell Dlluue WIN three 10 i've parts
of water for use.
For rusts. molds, and other plant
diseases; Bordeaux mixture is one of
the best sprays for garden diseases. In
five gallons of water, dissolve five
ounces Of copper sulphate by hanging
in a bag in the top of the tub, and
five ounces Of qHielftu1e, and stir
thoroughly.
Culture Directions.
Beets-Sow the seed in the spring
just as soon as the ground can be
worked. Plant in rows about eighteen /
inches apart and from one to two
inches apart in the row. Cover with !
about one inch of fine soil. For sue !
cession SOW every three weeks until [
When plants are about /
three inches high begin thinning and /
continue at intervals until they stand /
about six inches apart in the row. !
The young plants that have been pulled {
make excellent greens. (Radishes are I
usually sown as a companion crop to 1
beetsl
Benns-Plant when danger Of frost /
is past and the ground is warm, drop /
ping the beans two to three inches /
apart in rows about two feet apart
Cover the seed one and one-half inches
deep with fine soil. Thin the plants
Continued on next PaEe.) !