Evening star., 1950-07-02
This Week
in the
Garden
By W. H. Younemon
Gorden Editor.

By W. H. Younemon
Gcrden Editor.
DOT is the standard material
for controlling the Jap beetle. AS
dust it is most easily applied but
dust does not adhere to the foliage
so we'll. The miscible Oil solutions
of DDT tDDT is not soluble in
water) are excellent and prefer
able to the wettable powders.
In spraying foliage. apply as a
fine mist and avoid such heavy
application that droplets run to-
gether. When the spray drips from
the foliage it is quite likely that
the particles Of DDT drift to the
lower edges Of the leaf, leaving
very little material scattered over
the surface of the leaf.
July and early August are the
months for sowing the seeds OF
perennials. Plants should be large
enough to be transplanted to the
border by September. Pansies,
delphiniums and many others are
easily grown from freshly harvest
ed seed. Old seed seldom give
desirable returns. Sow in well
prepared soil mixtures and pro-
vide a shade if the soil is to be
kept moist and free from a hard
crust.
Summer mulches should be ap-
piled to keep down weeds and to
conserve the moisture. Roses and
many plants that thrive best in a
cool soil need this protection.
Many kinds of spring Towering
perennials may be divided at this
season If more plants of the same
kinds are desired.
1t is not too late to pinch out
the tops of chrysanthemums If
they have not started to develop a
good branchy top. Keep them
watered, fed and cultivated if you
would have strong healthy plants
for fall bloom.
Strong growing dahlia plants
should be cut back to force them
to branch. This is especially i'm
portant for the large-fowered
TYPE Al varieties which normally
are counted upon to produce four
to six blooms, on long strong
stems.
Sweet corn should be busted
with DDT to prevent the Jap
beetles from devouring the silk
and the tassels. If left un-
controlled they will destroy the pol
len producing tassels and the silks.
which if unfertilized, cannot pro-
duce the kernels. A good busting
will protect from the ravages of
the beetle. the corn earworm and
the European cornborer.
The summer-f1owering peren.
nial phlox needs to be busted with
sulphur to control rust and mil
dew. AS soon as the flowers have
begun to fade the flower head
should be removed to prevent seed
forming. Phlox benefit from a
good mulch. preferably one that
does not hold too much moisture.
Plan to give the rose bushes 4
good fertilization in July to carry
them into the fall. Feeding after
the first OF August is apt to pro-
duce wood which will not have
time to mature before freezing
weather.
Remove the spent blossoms from
peonies and burn II they have
shown signs of disease. The fallen
petals carry the disease to the
ground and should be spaded
under.
August is the month in which
to plant Madonna lilies and
oriental poppies. Place orders now
for delivery as soon as the bulbs
and roots are ready for shipment.
1t is not too late to order iris
roots for planting this season.
Order some of the better varieties.
those with outstanding form, quail
ity and color. The dwarf varieties
provide the earliest bloom, fol-
lowed by the intermediates and
then the tall ones. A Few of each
are desirable for a long season of
bloom.
Pull larkspur plants as soon as
the flowers fade in order that a
host OF unwanted seedlings will
not spring up in places where
they will be a nuisance.
1t is important to maintain a
regular schedule of spraying or
busting for the control of diseases
and insect pests. A good all
purpose spray or dust will reduce
this program to it's simplest forms,
there are likely to be oc-
casions when specific may be
needed to supplement it.
Lilies FloWerino