The Lexington advertiser., 1943-04-01

feet apart, thin to plant and do not
pull suckers. Natures in 60 days.
| TOMATOES-Set coldframe plants
to 3 feet apart in 3-foot rows. Water
and shade for several days. II plants
are leggy, set deep, leaving only 4 to
6 inches Of stem out of ground. Set
4-foot stakes inches from plants.
Prune to or 8 stems. Tie times with
string or torn cloth. Side-dress with
4-S-4 or 3-S-7, a small handful per plant
when first bloom appears. Varieties:
Marglobe, Rutgers, Essary, Prichard,
are recommended as wilt-resistant. Use
poison bait in evening before planting
to control cutworms or wrap paper
collars" around stem before planting.
BEETS--When 2-S inches high, thin
to spacing Of 3 inches apart. Fill in
skips in rows by transplanting from
thinned plants.
CARRoTS-If first planting did not
make a good stand, don't dig up the
whole row, but replant the skips with
more seed. II you are having trouble
cultivating rows Of seed that are slow
coming up, put few radish seed in the
rows when you SOW carrots, lettuce, and
beets. They win mark the rows and in
some instances, help the slow seedlings
through if crust has formed.
ENGLISH PEAS-It Is late for plant
ing peas, but stalking is an important
JOB to be done now. Provide brush or
string supports as follows: Alaska,
Thomas Laxton and World Record varie-
,ak Tr1
Creole varieties, to 5-foot supports.
Watch plants for lice. Spray With /
teaspoonful of Black Leaf 40 to / gall
lon of soapy water if lice are found.
| CABBAGE-Watch cabbage for lice.
Spray with Black Leaf 40 or strong soap
solution Il lb. soap to 4 gallons water)
If lice are found. Side-dress cabbage
with commercial fertilizer {4-S-4 or S-S-
/ y using 3 to 4 pounds per 100 feet of
row if mono was used before planting.
Place q ring around plants--5 to 8
inches from plant, Of / pound nitrate
of soda, IL available, to each 100 feet
Of row. s9.
LETTUCE-Plant only leaf lettuce
now, as head lettuce will not head when
sown this late. Blace-Seeded or Simp-
son Grand Rapids varieties are recon-
mended.
i MUSTARD-Make at least more
small paintings Of mustard in April. The
young tender leaves are best. Try vari-
ETY. Tendergreens. Broadleaf mustard
seed is scarce--use it sparingly. South
ern Curled Mustard is best when young,
SO don't plant too much at one time.
ONIONS-The late season will make
possible the setting of onion plants in,
April with fair results. Use bermuda
or Sweet Spanish. setting them 4 inches
apart.
SQUASH-plant yellow summer crook
neck, using 8 seed per hill, spaced 8
feet apart and rows 4 feet apart.
PEPPER-P1ant IL California Won
der sweetpepper and hot pepper plants
IL feet apart in 3-foot rows.
EGGPLANT--Plant to IL Black
apart in foot rows.
OKRA-Do not plant until soil is
warm. Thin plants to feet in row.
White Velvet, Perkins Longpod and
Clemson Spineless are all good varie-
ties.
CANNING ACIDS
II We call attention Of all Home Dem
onstration Club members and others in
terested in Food For Victory Program
to q matter of importance in connect
ion with food preservation. It has come
to the attention Of the State Extension
Force that certain canning acids" are
being peddled over the state and that
families are being told that the use Of
such acids is a safe and sure method
of preserving food. Most Of these
Canning acids" contain salicylic acid.
People should be warned against the
use of such products. They are danger
Gus and are not recommended by any
authentic agency or department. To
preserve food by sseh methods is par
ticularly unfortunate at this time when
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