The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18

Montgomery cherry suitable for this
section?-Y. II.
A They are both the very best va
rieties and will give the very best
results.
Q. Can you tell me the best variety
of bees to buy to make start with
and where they may be Obtained?
A To be frank, l don't know any
thing about bees except they always
sting me when l approach them.
don't know anything about dogs
either except that l know all of them
seem to recognize me as an enemy
and bite me on the slightest proveca-
ton.
@. had some fine walnut trees
badly webbed up last fall and there
are signs of thesei,webs now. Could
IL do anything now to get rid of
these catapillars another year? S. N,
r. F. D. 5,
A You can. All of these old webs
should be town out and the trees
sprayed with Bordeaux or lime sui
phur with about tablespoonful of
arsenate of lead to the gallon mix
ture.
Q. What are good plums to plant
here in this locality? s. j., Fayette,
Alabama.
A. The Abundance, Burbank or Red
June and dependable sorts and can be
depended upon. There are others
probably just as good, but these are
best known and are dependable.
Q. How long does it take spinach
to come up? / planted week ago
but nothing yet has showed up
Mrs. F. c., Warrior, Ala.
A. Weather conditions would con
trol DAVIS abfIt1d he req son a Ii o
time. -
q why Is it that I can't grow
cucumbers any more? Just about the
time the vines begin to bloom and
bear they suddenly wilt and perish
away What can l do to correct such
condition? Mrs. T.
A. Cucumbers are very susceptible
to blight, nematodes and many other
fungus diseases. The main factor
tions and work plants frequently.
Another big factor is to give the
plants sufficient distance to avoid
crowding because in actual practice
the crowded vines are the ones that
suffer most. A practical remedy is
nicotine dust and If this is used on
young plants at Today Intervals,
few troubles will develop. Proven
tive measures. after all, are the
cheapest measures of control for any
disease or insect pest.
@. What causes my chrysanthe-
NUNS to shed their foliage? I have
this trouble every year. Would like
to avoid if possible and write now to
find out the trouble. Mrs. c., Eutaw,
Ala.
A. It may be due to disease, but
more likely to shade. Chrysanthe-
NUNS need the open and all the sun
light possible Another thing, too
much water is inclined to induce
shedding of plants. When plants are
Towering they will stand lot OF
shade, but it takes open condition.
plenty of light, to develop hard
stocky plants that are the only ones
that produce normal blooms.
Q. How much earlier Is the snow
flake garden corn than the average
native corn? o. F., Bessemer, Ala.
A Much would depend where
grown. Snowflake grown in north
ern Iowa would be at least 20 days
earlier than the same variety grown
in Alabama and at least month
earlier than the average field corn.
1t is, in fact an early type OF corn
no matter where grown.
O. Will sweet or sugar corn DO
well in this section? 1 always grew
-
won't grow here. G. b.. Cordova,
Ala.
A. Sweet corn does not succeed il
this climate as well as further mort!
but If planted early on rich soil ant
| worked frequently. it is certainl,
worth planting. Much depends OF
variety, the most suitable of which i.
Golden Bantam, Stowell's Evergreen
and Country Gentleman.
9. / want to plant two acres il
cantaloupes and expect to use a few
Rocky Ford but want reliable sort
that Is much larger. Can you tel
me variety that could be depended
| upon? S. e.
A. Montreal Market is one of tn,
largest cantaloupes and the qualit.
is even better than Rocky Ford. L
is oval or half long in shape, ribbed
and spleEdidly netted. The flesh /.
green with slight salmon tint ant
| has spicy odor.
Q. / sowed some yard grass in The
fall and it is now UP nearly sis
inches high. Do you think it wouit
be a good idea to cut it or shoult
it be let alone? S. U.
A. It's all right to NOW it and
really think it good business to GU
it. 1t is nearly always best to keeI
grass moved because this induces
spreading, a desirable condition Il
| maintain with all lawn grasses.
@. Is there a prolific corn that is
of good size and has red cob witt
a grain larger than the other pro
lifics? w. H.. Verbena, Ala
A. There are several types of rec
cob prolifics that average two ear
to the stalk and whose grain il
larger than most of the small grair
white prolifics. They are all desir
able.
! Q. Can you grow successfully tn,
legumes or fertilizing plants on sol