Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
GARDEN SUGGESTIONS.
Valuable Points Given By State Col.
 Ieee Prefe.ser.


 Further suggestions by A. T. Stew ems of tho Connecticut Agricultural College regarding home gardens fol- low: . .,,
 Cucumbers and Musk Melons-rhe
 housewife would not consider the gar en complete without cucumbers, and the boys and girls want some musk
 melons. These should be in row
 not less than four feet Away from
 other plants, and some desire five feet
 They may be in hills 4x4 or 5x5 or the
 in a place about every two feet.
 These are warm weather plants. If
 you are 50 located as to have cold
 nights come early in September or
 even the latter part of August, it
 would be well to start your melon
 plants in strawberry boxes. Filling
 a box. about full of. finely routed man.
 ure and then the balance with rich
 sandy garden soil, plant three or four
 seeds in the center of each box. For
 home use a half dozen hills should be
 enough. Some variety like Paul Rose
 Emerald Gem, Tip Top. or. Extra
 Early Osage can be used. These boxes
 put into cold frame about April 20 to e5. will give plants for setting ia the
 soil about June 1. Do not disturb the
 roots in shifting to the field, but cut
 down the corners of the boxes, and
 slide off into holes which have been
 prepared.
 The cucurlbers need not be started
 in this way, for they mature more
 quickly. Good pickles have been pro-
 duced by planting the last week in
 slicing, two varieties should be used
 one of the large growing kinds like
 Davis Perfect or Long Green for the slicing and then some of the piclSling varieties like Boston Picklng, Chicago Pickling or Shows Pickling.
 The last are much more prolific than the larger kinds and give more satis- factory pickles. Two or three hills of
 an ordinary family and this will leave room in the row for six hills of the smaller kinds. We then have in the row, if planted in squares 4x4-six and six of pickling cucumbers. If a hole is made about eight inches square and foot deep where each hills is to be, and this filled about two thirds the manure well and filling in tho soil, the work wifi be we'll repaid. These too, may need some of the Pyrox dusting for blight. Look out for the striped cucumber beetle. and keept | him of, if possible. Screen frames can be put over the plants and this will help to keep the bug off and in a I measure prevent wilt.
 Squashes and Pumpkins-A few | summer squash help out the midsum- mer meal wonderfully. Two or three hills of these will be sufficient. Dig a hole about two feet square and one and one-half deep. Fill this with | coarse, strawy, horse manure to with | in six inches of the surface; then pack
 down we'll Fill the hele to level full
 of the good surface soil. On these I hills plant four or live seeds of either Early Summer Crook Neck or Early Yellow or White Bush Scallop.
 The number of fruits one will ob- | tain in this way will be a surprise
 Keep watch that the hills do not dry out; if the season should be dry some | artificial watering will. be necessary. These three can be in the row with Winter Squash and Pumpkins, al-
 though they do not require so much | room az the last two; four feet apart in the row, which we may make
 four feet from the cucumber row. Then the squash and purnpl<ins can
 be grown eight feet apart but keep the vines laid around, so that on the cu- cumher side they do not crowd too much. For the Winter Squash, the Green Hubbard is probably as good as any. and for the pumpl<ins the Winter