The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-10

IL Is very hafu on TINS plant, put TINS
can be largely overcome, providing
you will locate the plants where they
are protected from the evening sun.
They require plenty of water and
more or less shade. in order to hold
them in bloom throughout their
period of natural bloom.
O. How often do you put on the
government bean beetle remedy,
known as cal-sulphur. in order to
insure bean crop? N. A, Alfalfa,
Ala.
a. The United States government,
in their bulletin. recommends the use
of five applications, in order to Sc
cure practically 100 per cent crop,
but the frequency of applications
would depend on weather conditions,
because when it is raining all the
time, like it has been recently. it
might become necessary to apply
more frequently than Today inter-
walls, which is usually recommended.
The main factor, however, in apply
ing this bean beetle remedy, is to
have a suitable sprayer or dust gun
| to enable one to make the applica-
ton underneath the foliage, where
the bugs that do most of the dam
age feed.
O. We want to plant a late crop
of tomatoes, and write to know if
we could drop the seed in hills at
isfactory results. What variety do
YOU consider best for this purpose
j. H., Gardendale, Ala
A. We can recommend the plant
ing of tomato seed in hills for late
or fall crop. The thing to do, is to
drop about half dozen seed in hills
at the proper distance apart, and
after they are four or five inches
high. select the best, most hardy
looking plants, remove all the bal
ance, leaving only one to the hill.
Plants grown directly from the seed
without transplanting seem to stand
weather conditions better than
transplanted plants, and always
prove more resistent to disease. The
variety does not make so much diff
ference, but such sorts as stone.
Matchless and Red Rock are prob
ably more desirable than many other
sorts.
@. We note in your Age-Herald
articles that you generally recon-
mend arsenate of lead and arsenate
of lime as reliable destroyers of
bugs. Folks in the country cannot
easily obtain these materials, but
we can always buy Paris green.
Cannot we safely substitute Paris
green? D. W., Camp Hill, Ala.
A. Paris green is one of the ar
senic than any other commercial
sorts and it may be substituted in
most cases for arsenate of lead or
arsenate of lime. but owing to it's
solubility it does injure foliage, but
this can be avoided if hydrated or
air Stacked life is used in connec-
ton with it. For example, if Paris
green is used in solution, say, one
to two pounds to 80 gallons of
water. at least one bucket full of
lime should be used in the mixture.
which will neutralize the caustic
Do, tic no,
used as a dust, one pound of Paris
green should be mixed with five to
ten pounds of finely sifted lime.
@. We would like to grow a late
crop of squash for the Birmingham
maket, because there is a good de-
mand but heretofore the bugs or
insects have always destroyed our
crop. Can you tell us if there is a
variety not affected by these bugs
or what preventative measures
should be taken to insure crop?
T. T, East Lake, Ala.
difference. 1t is necessary to sue
coed, that the plants be busted with
some reliable insecticide and fungi
eide at 10 to 10 day intervals after
the plants are in their second leaf.
q. am fond of gladioli and dahlias
but | do not seem to succeed with
them. The main trouble seems to be
that they fire up and die away before
coming into full bloom. Could YOU
give me any information which would
lead to better success? Mrs. l..
A The writer could not say what
your trouble is. because it may, or
could be an insect trouble, but from
the description in your letter. the
writer is inclined to believe that your
troable is lack of cultivation. Both
dahllas and particularly gladioli re-
quire the maintenance of regular
supply of moisture. and to conserve
this frequent cultivation must be
given. The writer finds that a great
deal CT the trouble with gladioli and
dahlIas is due to inefficient cultiva-
ton which is the big factor in con-
snrNing the moisture near the sur