The Washington times., 1922-04-23
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PIant-Lice on Pea Vlnss.


ouestion-Can you give me any
information regarding Ice on pea
vinesS is there any way TO pre-
vent them. end after the vines be-
come infected 10 there any known
rcmsdye .Answer-In reference TO
the control OF the pea aphis. affect
ing your pea vines, there are two
remedies that I would suggest, the
first with a nicotine sIlphate soiu-
ton. that is black leaf forty diluted
as recommended on the container.
Another good method Is when the
atmosphere In about 30 degrees,
the ground will naturally be around
100 70 Il0 degrees. and by taking
a broom or shaking the vines the
aphis win be Knocked between the
rows, and with the bright sunlight
and the hot ground they Will not
be able 70 get back TO the vine
again. The pea Aphis lives over the
winter on red clover. Therefore.
IL is good to keep the two sep
arated as far as possible. II you
have very much trouble with the
pea aphIs, would suggest that
you plant the early and quick-ma-
turing varieties, as these varieties
escape infestation.
Curling Of Onion Tops.
Question: wish to know the rea-
son why onion tops turn curly. L.
Il n FAULT In the sets or condition
Of the ground7 have rows run
ming north and south; at the north
end they are straight, but at the
south end they are crooked or
curled. Answer-Ths condition Of
your onion tops may be due to
quite q few reasons. and would
not like TO state definitely Just
what may be the cause. The onion
thrip. q very small insect, will
cause the tops to go that way. An
other reason h the appearance Of
the onion blight where the onion
tops begin to dry and curl and work
down toward the bulb. Another
case may be the presence OF very
strong winds, rain or hall. which
win scar the stem and cause a
bruIse. Probably q little nitrate OF
soda or hen manure used spArtngly
along the rows and cultivated TO-
ward the plant viii help greatly
In overcoming this.
Applying Limo and Manure.
Question-wIn you please give me
an answer to the following question:
II a garden needs both lime and ma
nure. when and how should they be
appliedT Answer-when a piece Of
ground requires both lime and ma
nure for the growing OF crops, we al
ways advise the spading or plowing
under OF q good application OF ma
nure turned under a furrow six
inches deep. The lime 10 then ap-
piled on the surface and thoroughly
raked into the surface soil. In that
way the manure and lime are sep
arHted and are placed az we want
them.
Making Garden son Productive.
Question: am filling UP some
ground by covering leaves. stalks,
garbage with sifted coal ashes. What
must be added TO make II good soil?
Manure Is difficult to obtain. An
swer-In reference OF the making OF
a compost pile OF leaves, stalks, gar
bage together with siftsd coal ashes.
I might say that I think the idea Is
a good one with the exception Of the
garbage. would not. under any
consideration, put garbage in the
manure to go on the garden. because
we can trace the beginning OF dis
ease on many Of our truck farms In
trUduced on manures which con-
tained garbage, because diseased
parts OF vegetables are thrown away,
and that disease will live over for
one or two seasons, and II applied on
the garden, II might be impossible
to raise certain vegetables due to
disease. / would not know what to
recommend to take the place OF ma
nure, especially for a home garden
where very intensive methods are
used. Even II the manure will cost
from 80 to - a ton, Il would be bet
ter in the end to obtain this manure.