The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-11
GARDEN PESTS
DESCRIBED BY
MRS. ]. 7. MORE
THE WAR GARDEN.
BY Mrs. ]. T. More.
"The eye of the master will do more
work than both the hands"
Benjamin Franklin.
Garden Pests.

as the season advances we must be
on our guard against the numerous
hordes. A few simple remedies will
serve as ammunition; with these prop
erly applied, we may Hold the line"
rout the enemy and enjoy the victory
"a redeemed and bountiful garden
A spray pump is essential to apply
the liquids effectively. This may be
very simple and inexpensive and soon
pays for itself by the results accom-
plished
Bordeaux mixture is a standard
spray used as a fungicide for blight
on tomatoes, rust on beans, etc. 1t
may be bought as paste or mixed at
home. To prepare it: Dissolve one
tablespoonful of copper sulphate
bluestone or blue vitrioD in two quarts
of water; Stake one and one-half table
spoonfuls of lime in a small amount
of water, and add to two quarts of
water. Here we have two separate
solutions, which may be kept on hand
and mixed just before using. Strain
the solutions before putting them in
the spray pump To make this mix
ture effective as an insecticide, moist
en- one teaspoonful of Paris green
with little water and add to the
above formula, before putting it into
the spray pump. Keep in mind that
these are poisons and that they should
not be applied to maturing vegetables
"Black Leaf Forty is a commercial
preparation of tobacco juice used for
plant lice, aphis, etc. 1t is diluted and
used in the spray pump.
Tobacco dust scattered over the
cabbage and caulifiowers discourages
plant lice. Watch closely for the
woolly aphis which gathers on the
under side of the leaves; these aphides
multiply rapidly. but if caught early
in the season, they can be quickly
routed. Tobacco solution or the dust
is effective in this case. Wood ashes
or fine dust may be substituted in
case the tobacco dust is not avail
able; apply after a rain, or after
watering the garden. The same rem
edies may be used on cucumber, melon
and squash vines to Danish the striped
beetle. Protection may also be af-
forded by a shallow box covered with
a screen; this is only practicable
when the vines are young.
The cabbage worm announces his
advent by puncturing the leaves with
holes of various sizes. The offenders
death is the only solution. A small
white moth, common to most gardens,
is responsible for the cabbage worm;
hence: "Swat the moth"
Watch the tomatoes for blight; cut
off the affected leaves, II they are not
too numerous, and destroy them;
then spray the plant with Bordeaux
mixture. Above ALL do not leave the
affected leaves remain in the garden,
to spread the trouble to other plants.
Remember that the plant breathes
through the leaves and if too many
are destroyed the plant is choked to
death
The cutworm is the earliest of the
pests to appear in the spring, and he
continues throughout the summer I'M
less his career is checked. By dig
ging around the stem at the surface
Of fha hio
may be found and killed Make a
bran mash and apply it around the
plants on the ground, in the vicinity
of the cutworm's former endeavors.
This bran mash is made by mixing
one teaspoonful of Paris green with
quart of bran and one tablespoonful
molasses; add enough water to
moisten.
Cultivation is a valuable aid in
fighting these pests, and as the dry
weather approaches should be prac-
ticed more diligently. After watering
the garden, dig down several inches
into the soil to see how far the mois-
ture has penetrated; in many in
stances you will be surprised to find
that only the surface Is moistened and
the ground is dry around the roots of
the plants. Irrigate thoroughly twice
a week, and follow with a shallow
cultivation; you will then have strong
plants with a healthy root system.
For the late gardener, squash, mel
ons, pumpkins and beans may be
planted to advantage now. 1t is too
late to start any of the root and salad
crops, unless you wish to supply pro-
lection from the hot sun. This may
be accomplished by driving stakes at
an angle of forty-five degrees into the
ground, south of the line of planting,
and placing a board against them. In
this manner a shadow is cast over
the tender plants.
Daughter-Papa went off in great