The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-07-08
WITH THE EXTENSION PEOPLE
SUMMER GARDENS AND WORK
Fisid Horticultural. University OF
Idaho.
by y BENNETT


Zach spring brings. not only the
song 81 the birds and the bursting
hlda. but an lrrraiatlbie dsslre In
4. i people 10 plant a garden. Even
fte mcIt hardened TIN can dsyotes
plants "bssia" 81 lettuce. r1dlshes and
other list OF vegetables and possibly
10 % peoples. aaters. sweet peas.
ard other fi0pera
The Impulse 20 plant II natural and
GOOD Unfortunately the enthusiasm
"a put 10 a garden IL likely not TO
carry the gardener through thc sea
ZOO Mr and Mrs Gardener. a. tho
raae may BE-. se1s ~ aariy spring sith
ia 90 her minds eye. beautiful fcma.
toes luscious cantaloapes or ths fra
Efaut onion. such As ~sA never sfo~n
before Possibly this pictures la tbs
aesd rataioEa had something 10 DO
aiih the Inspiration but be that a. IL
may. 80 are prone each year 10 for
ga the Lessons ~ tho past year and
ht a. ever snprspared for tbs stern
realities % gardening the cut
worms. fieo beetles. aphids. ffoats.
oar naixhb0r's hers and dogs aud all
lhe other evils that besat the path OF
fhe real iise gardener.
Possibly not ait. bat most % These
troubles may b. euredf No. pre-
vented To b foreUarned 10 10 be-
fnfraFmod We know. OF al least.
fsasi e3pect that tho cut worms will |
h. ln our garden The time 10 avoid /
lhs trouble - before " cemoa Where
possible. ist the chickens do tho
s0fk let them have their fun be-
fore tho plants are there. The cut
sofm has been IN the garden since
iaff summer n the soil vas disksd
90 shAlioN piowed last fall and early
fhia spring and the poultry eneour-
aged 20 work IN tho garden al These
times. there Will not DO many cut
worms Loft % oat tbs cabbage plants,
az course. this nocessitates a good
fence around tho garden. II should
- there anyway 20 keep the atray
dogs oat. cows and perhaps some
people.
The apbls cabbage worms. 40 can
not take care % until fhs5 como. but !
- can get them before they have
done any harm. Eternal vigilance
b the price ~ success In gardening,
and may b. IN some other things.
A. soon - tFeasl. shrubs. or garden !,
plants are sron 10 DO Infested with !.
iphis = contact spray suiphats OF =
ilcilne BLACK Leaf t0.r or N pre- =
'eftsd Kerosene emulsion. must bs !.
applied the success Of the spray =
sili depend entirely on the thor =
,ushncsa Of the application. All this =
iaas % inssctn must DO Killed by :,
.oma material that win kln them y
lY coming Ia contact With their bod =,
- ThDaa that arc not hit by tho :,
pray are not hurt aud will soon ~
einieai the plants. ~
The cabbage worm aud other Al
hsuinN insects as yell may DO do -
ifOyed By arsenal polsons. as ARISEN h,
a. ~ lead or paris green. In this ps
sse m. application must not DO so N
borough. az tho insect. will 60 TO "
no poiAon for the cabbage and
aalifl0~er. the poison tdryi. had
rsi b diluted with air Stacked lime u ",
! flour aud tho dry powder busted ",
n tho plants when the ds~ 10 on. NO
the heads are not formed. there ar
IN 30 no danger Of poisoning. ~
Tho boat way 20 prevent the larger ,n'
re of garden troubles 10 10 grow on
10 plants 80 wvli that they will re- pr
- tho attacks Of the many insects th'
"a fungus enemies. ~
There IL but ono ~sy BY which a ~
akimum erog OF sny kind can be 49,
That 10 20 provide such ~
additions o. fertility. moisture aud a.,
itafe that the crop will DO kept - -
pulnx Al all times between seof ~ ~
q harvest -
Tho ldsai condition. Ia 10 have. .o ~
a. = sell prepared. fertile sofl 10 ~
ain With. After the seed 10 sown -
the pianth arc sot. tho aim % the
fdennf must DO % keep the soil 49,,
80 aud pliabis GA top BY constant TO-
'tlsatl0n. and Supplied With that ~
gree % noistsrs Watch enable the
.nt 10 take up the plaat food that a-'
J bson provided aud made avail
y ~ ihe cultivation. a.. 49,
hardening h last as interesting .
fiuE the tfylnz days % Jsly and son
sust az in early sprtnx. The gar put
y particularly In arid sections. ma
ia not 10 neglected verY mGeh |. M
: sork ~ilI - required u tbs cub noe
alton - given before the sell 20 nxr,
ars hard aud ~esiy than where laa,
9pfk - delayed a fu~ DAYS The !.
da3s "a pnmmef are the g.~s OF ans
real gardener We mas. not en- :
Z 20 sss b. ~ithoat soms failures axx
~ pests. disease or anforr-s~n "a.
i1epfs sill taks their toll. bat the Gar
len carpd fof inleillxsngiy sssfy l~as
"A dufink the sammeF will paf suee
xafdeesf richly In both profit .p~.
satisfaction. Oth
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