The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-26
Garden q
Question
Corner
Editors note E. F. Murphy,
civic gardener, will answer all
questions about your garden in
The Palladium; write to him.

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The Palladium; write to him.
Mr.. E. F. Murphy, Civic Gardener,
care of Palladium-Several of my po-
tatoes instead of growing tops just
sent out a small shoot and small po-
tato grew on the end of this shoot.
What is the cause of it?-E. w. S.
AnsWer-This is caused from i'm
proper storing of the seed by having
the storage temperature too low or it
may be caused by the potato being of
low vitality, Good strong viable seed
potatoes properly stored will not have
this fault.
Mr.. Murphy, Civic Gardener, care of
Palladium-My strawberries set on in
good shape, the plant looks healthy,
the berries begin to ripen, then the
plant suddenly willis and dies. What
is the cause of this and the remedy
N X H.
Answer cannot answer this.
took this matter up with the Horticul-
tural Department at Purdue Univers-
| ity when | was there last week and
! they are unable to say. They advise
sending a speciment to them for eX-
animation and study. They say that
they oftentimes find new diseases ap-
pearing, and if a specimen is sent in,
! they will be glad to endeayor to iden-
| tify the disease and find remedy.
Mr.. E. F. Murphy Civic Gardener,
| care Of Palladium-Is it to late to
plant sweet corn C. V.
| Answer-No. Just how late one
: may plant sweet corn and a great
many other vegetables will depend on
| just how late the frost stays off in the
| fall. For my part, I shall plant some
sweet corn the latter part of July.
Mr. E. T. Murphy, Civic Gardener,
Palladium Garden Question Corner
Can sweet corn be dried for use next
| winter?-J. w. A.
! Answer-It may be either dried or
canned for winter use
Mr.. E. F. Murphy, Civic Gardener
care of the Paliadiunl-What shall
dc to rid my potatoes of tiny green
louise that works on the under side OF
the leaf of the vine?-S. S. S.
Answer-The only remedy is a con
tact spray. Any spray mixture which
will kill the plant lice when the spray
touches the insect is called a contact
spray. Kerosene emulsion, whale oil
soap, or Nicotine sulpha:e may be
used as a spray The most conven
lent method is to purchase Black Leaf
go" which is about 40 per cent. noe
Ctine and add about 40 drops of it tc
| gallon OF water and spray it on the
iylcn he
secured from druggist
It will be difficult to kill these suck
! ing insects if found on the under sur
face of the leaves unless the leaves
are turned by some one while another
does the spraying.
Mr. Murphy, Civic Gardener, Palla
dunn Garden Department-Kindly in
form me what will stop potato blight
1 If any remedy and how to mix the solu
ton and very much oblige.-L. n. B.
| Answer Bordeaux mixture will
prevent potato blight if the potatoes
are sprayed from the time they are
about six inches high until about five
consecutive sprayings are given at in
| tervals Of two to three weeks.
! Dissolve 2h pounds copper sulphate
in 21a gallons water.
! Dissolve 21a pounds of hydrated
| lime in 21a gallons water.
Dilute each by adding 10 gallons OF
water to each.
Pour simultaneously into a third
vessel. This makes Bordeaux mixture
enough for 25 gallons. You may use
smaller portions if you desire Dor.
I, deaux mixture must be use the day II
is mixed; so if you do not wish to use
il all the first day, mix the amount
desired, leaving the copper sulphate
and hydrated lime solutions separated
which are not to be used. These solu
tons will keep as long as they are not
mixed together.
Mr. Murphy, Garden Director, care
of Palladium-My potato vines are
rotting just below the surface of the
ground. They look healthy until they
fall over and then die. What is the
tIouble?-S. w. n.
| Answer-A fungus disease causes
this trouble, and there is no remedy
now. In order to prevent the disease
the tubers must be treated before
! planted and not planted in soil invest
ea with the disease.
Mr.. f. F. Murphy, Civic Gardener
| care of Palladium = Garden Dept
wrapped my cabbage. plants with pa.
lpert to keep off the cut worms. The
plants are molding. Shall l remove
the paper?-L. M
Answer-The paper should be re-
moved. If the paper is wrapped
around the plant, the moisture trans
pred from the plant cannot escape
and the dampness causes holding The
paper should not by any means be
wrapped around the plant. One should
secure piece of stiff paper about 8
i inches wide and about s inches long,