The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-30
Garden Club Members
 In All-Day Session
General Discussion of Plans Held at State Experiment
 Station; Social Tea Held

ricultural Experiment Station. The all-day session was attended by more than one hundred members of garden clubs throughout Connec- ticut.
 Mrs J. B. Wallace, Jr, of New Haven, president of the Federation, opened the meeting. William L. Slate, director of the Experiment station, greeted the Garden Club members and introduced the speak CTS. The morning program was de- voted to talks by station staff mem berS on subjects of current interest to war gardeners.
 The rapid development of new chemicals for insecticidal and fun gicidal use in recent years and their place in postwar agriculture were discussed by Nicely Turner, entomol- ogist. He mentioned two new weed killers, Weedone and Animate which have proved effective for such nuis- anceS as poison ivy. Dithane, flung icide developed at the Connecticut station, has had excellent results as spray for late blight on potatoes in Maine and Florida. Other new fungicides described were Fermate, Thiosan and Spergon, now on the market, and Pureti7ed and U. s. GOA, which will probably be released for general use next year. DOT, the widely publicized wonder insecti- cide", now being used for insect con- trol by the armed forces, promises excellent control of many plant pests in the postwar period, &C., cording to MT. Turner.
 A home vegetable garden, said Dr. Donald F. Jones, geneticist. insures quality of produce which cannot be obtained otherwise. By growing high quality varieties and using veg etables when they are at their peak, the home gardner gets freshness and flavor which cannot be purchased at store counter.
 Location is of prime importance in planning vegetable plot, and good drainage, full sunlight, and ab- scence of competition with tree roots are the three factors to consider when picking site. Concentrate on the vegetables that are easy to grow, be sure that the garden soil is amply supplied with lime, fertilizer and organic matter, give the plants plenty Of room, and plant at the proper time for each crop, were some of the points of advice given by Dr. Jones to beginning gardners.
 In discussing the milky" disease of the Japanese beetle, Dr. R. L. Board, entomologist, pointed out that the disease is most effective only at high temperatures. when there is an abundance of Japanese beetle grubs and plenty of spores of the disease. Under these conditions, control is good and, evidence seems to show, permanent. Under average conditions. it takes two to four years for good control and Dr. Beard warned that some turf injury will result before peak effectiveness is reached.
 Strawberries. blueberrieS and red l 1hSpUCII lC0 d4C bAAC 4A9ASV o0VASS& 0NSVAy J berry crops for the Connecticut gardner, said Dr. Jones. All of these crops do best in soil well-enricheo with organic matter, he said, anc they should be cultivated or mulchec for best results. Spring planting oi strawberries is another point to re- member.
 Eight staff members made up [ panel of experts on gardening prob. lems at a two-hour Garden Clinic at the afternoon session. Question! on soil management, plant pests ant diseases, fruit and vegetable varie' ties for Connecticut, lawn care, ant care of shade trees and ornamental! were some of the subjects under dis cussion.
 Station exhibits arranged for thu Garden Club members included chemotherapy for the treatment O plant diseases, methods of productnt hybrid vegetables, insect pests o garden crops and ornamentals, re
 sponse of plants to different fertil izers and results of plant deficien cies, soil testing, and demonstration directly connected with the morn ings speeches.
 The meeting closed with a tes served by women members Of thu station staff.