New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
WHAT THE GAP,
DEN NEEDS
NOW
By FRANCES DUNCAN

haotS ana does MS oit early IN the mari
saving the heat of the day for less s,dn."s
equations. he will find the work going slo,..~
easily. Bringing up plants is like bri,.;'al
children; watchfulness is necessary and 80
oversight, rather than herculean eror,
II the habit is formed of looking c,o,.,-
carefully at the plants when picking. or ~
ping occasionally when cultivating and 20
back the potato foliage TO look for c,,.,.a
tiny orange eggs, which indicate to IN. ,..
that the potato bug has announced his -
of a visit. the labor of dealing with in,.,, 80
is greatly reduced.
IL is a simple matter in the case OF th.
beetle TO pinch off the few leaves that von ..s
bearing the orange danger signal and "a $50
them between the fingers or drop into -.
kerosene oil.
The tomato worm, a huge, thick fellow ,.
as large as ones finger, is exactly the eol,. :,
the stem. Rarely do you find more TIA,
to a plant. And if that one is caught an. 49,
with your troubles with the tomato worm ~,
over for the season.
Watch the cabbage plants also for IA.
sign of the cabbage worm-the small ho. s,,,
in the leaf. few doses of slug shot will Nv
of the enemy, but if you wait until !. :.
penetrated to the heart Of your cabbage 4. -
infict heavy losses. AS the old garden a..
has it:
Why wait for the insects till plenty come,
Kill the frst-and the second brood stays,,,...
If the runners of your young squash w.
tuV suddenly limp, slit the stem; look 70, a
squash borer and kill him.
1t is because of the fate which may lie ius,
for the earliest crops that successive SOW.
are of peculiar value 10 the beginning gars,.
He may lose his first hills of SQUASH. bu, ~.
succeeds in killing the enemy the next to ~,
will be safe.
II the early signal was not read arIsht 4,
was missed and the potato bug has sppari
dose the plants with Paris green-on. uy,
spoonful to a paiful of water. Stir Often
prevent the Paris green from settling, and Vi
a short-handled whskbroom sprinkle the ru,
thoroughly.
CULTIVATE and hill the potatoes cultu,
the often, but not deeply; a rake is b.,
than hoe; if a cultivator is used, set h. tel
for shallow cultivation. Beans need ltd, a
tivation, and none at all when wet. For tn. oa,
vegetables run the cultivator or wheelho. ua
a week between the rows to maintain Il. "
mulch. Rake together and destroy the wsd
for weeds have as many lives as a cst-sr
more, in fact, and an extraordinary tals,,
springing to life again when you quite IN
you have killed them.
PLENTY OF WATER is needed by l.ssa
vine crops also. such as squash and toniss
are heavy drinkers" The practice mentx
before of sinking between the plants csrF
ing holes punched in the bottom and filing n
several times with water is especially good h
squash and tomatoes in a small garden.
LIQUID MANURE is a tonic much relish.i y
these vines and may be administered in the ari
way 1t is especially valuable for the use Of nj
belated gardener whose soil was not properly 81
riched and whose plants are now suffering In;
the lack of nourishment. 1t is made Ia al
fashion-very like making tea with t.sh
Take gunnyssck and fill it half-full with ~
well-rotted manure. Place the sack tied mgs
ly, into a barrel or cask and fill the latter w
water. Cover and let stand for several tir
then give it to the plants, either with the a.
just referred TO or by trench watering,'-af
is, digging furrow with the hoe between -
rows, pouring into it the liquid manure fr'-
watering can-with the nozzle remoyed-s'l
when the liquid has settled, replacing the "
and making it even again. Either OF these rss
DDS gives the nourishment where the plant M
can get it without coming to the surface.
PLANTS TO SET OUT-If you were ID,
time with the sowing and have now no pH'
of your own, you may be able to buy young pHs
Of Brussels sprouts or of winter cabbage w
of these may be set out now, the former
rows foot and half apart and the pl'ra :"
foot apart in the row the latter being ssps""
by distance Of two feet in one direction ~
by three feet in the other
CELERY now should go into the trere"
Make shallow trencha deep trench r''
them nothing but poor soil to stand IN. S
plants eight inches apart in the row-s wy
row if the trench be narrow one; MI ID W.
soil and press down firmly. Instead OF me y
row trench, one may be made wide enouc
hold three or four rows foot part va" "
soil rich with well-rotted manure, set the e"'
plants eight inches apart and I'll in via y.
Later the plants will need 20 be earth"
II you nave no root CelAdEt NHes WIN ~
pact group and can stand where they "
winter, with the usual protection Of nay y"
or leaves.
Seeds may still be sown of the following
BEANS-H odson's Wax or Bountiful, sa' ."
beans, either bush or pole varieties
BEETS-Sow for a succession Crimson w"
where the pulling up of early crops D" "
space.
CORN-Sow Country Gentleman or
Bantam.
PEAS-An early variety such as ls"f
may be planted, four inches deep
TURNIPS- Sow, for the winter supp" =
bsga, in rows one and one-hslf feet sP~'
SOW the Purple Top Milan.
SQUASH-Sow a few hills for SUCCESSIVE ~
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