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leaving a space of an inch or two b
Pull the soil back over the P. D. B.,
it up against the trunk and firming
the soil with the back of the shovel.
Use the P. D. B. according to the age
Of the tree, ounce for trees 6
years old or over; for trees and 5
years old use "a ounce per tree for
trees to years, use Il to y ounce.
For this area, this treatment
should be made between September
25 and October 5.
Spinach seed may be soWn now
for late fall crop or for the
earliest Of spring crops. The young
seedlings are hardy and need no
more than light covering of straw,
compost or pine boughs after the
ground has frozen.
Winter radishes, crop not often
encountered in local gardens, but
one that is worthy of trial, should
be sown by the middle Of September
The varieties commonly grown are
much larger than the small scarlet
buttons and are mostly used sliced
in salads, but may be used in other
ways. The name winter" refers to
their keeping qualities; they will not
Withstand freezing, but should be
dug before freezing.
AS late vegetable crops mature,
they should be removed and placed
in the compost pile. Otherwise they
may serve as a winter home for
diseases and insect pests. This
garden sanitation program is too
often ignored by inexperienced
Victory gardeners and may, in part.
explain the numerous complaints of
so many insects and diseases to
/ fight" Destroy the winter home and
summer control will be much easier
| Bulb-plantlng time is here, and
we should all prepare now for the
early spring floral display. Spring
Towering bulbs are one of the surest
of crops-the buds for next spring S
flowers are already formed in the
dormant bulb that you plant. Daf-
fodils and the small early spring
/ Towering bulbs go in first. Tulips
and the bulbous iris do not need to
be in the soil until just before the
ground freezes.
| Dig gladiolus corms as soon as
the tops begin to turn brown. II
left in the soil they may start to
decay. Frost is not necessary to
mature them. Remove the tops and
allow the corms to dry in the sun
or light shade for several days be-
fore storing After the corms are
thoroughly dried and cured, the old
CORN and roots should be removed
Store in cool, airy place. After a
few weeks napthalene flakes can be
added for the control of thrips.
The fall harvest shows are sched-
uled for the last of this month, and
it is not too early to begin making
plans for exhibiting Beginning Vic
tory gardeners most frequently fail
to win ribbons for three reasons
% Failure to enter the exact num-
Der of specimens called for. If the
rule says three tomatoes, enter just
three, no more nor less. (2) Failure
to select the specimen for uni
| formity. Uniformity of specimens
in an exhibit is very important,
therefore, select well-matched to-
matoes: and beans that are all of
the same shape and length. 90 Fail
ure to select unblemished specimens.
In choosing specimens for the ex-
hibit, look about until you have the
required number of clean. uninjured
and uniformly colored ones.
There should be no difficulty in
selecting vegetables and fruits for
the harvest shows that will make a
good display if these simple rules
are followed. Such exhibits will
have much better chance of win
ming. other things being equal, and
the show will have better appear
ance.
Remove and destroy all decayed
fruit 1t may harbor disease spores
and insects.
In transplanting seedlings and
plants. it is we'll to protect them
from the sun for few days until
the roots become sufficiently estab-
lished to supply food and moisture
Experienced gardeners water the
plants in" This consists of digging
the hole and filling with water be-
fore setting the plant, or in placing
the plant and partially filling the
hole with soil and then pouring in
the water. Whens the water has
soaked in, the hole is then filled
with soil However. even with this
care. 1t is we'll to provide some
shade for the young plants.
Gardeners who protect their
grapes with bags need not wear a
bee-veil to harvest their fruit. Un-
protected grape vines are humming
with bees. Bagging the grapes is a
tedious job but is well worth the
effort, insuring better quality fruit
as we'll as keeping the bees and
wasps away from the grape vines.
Unless the soil is fairly rich, it is
desirable to lift and divide large
clumps of daylilies and oriental
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