Evening star., 1951-08-12
This Week
in the
Garden

Those using DDT spray to con
troll peach tree borers in ston
fruits should make the second ap
Iplication this week. Use on
ounce of so per cent wettabl
IDDT to one gallon of water. TIL
peach tree borer is a most de
Istructive insect pest and must b
controlled If the stone fruit tree
are to live and produce. A DID,
spray is much easier to apply ant
is just as effective as the paradi
Ichlorobenzine crystals, formerl,
the only method of control. TIL
crystals are applied in the sol
about the trunk of the tree tn,
last weel: in August.
1t is time to sow turnips, garder
peas, winter radiShes and the frs
planting of leaf lettuce and spin
ach for the fall garden. If tn,
soil is hard and dry. make fur
row fol the seed and fill will
water before planting. When tn,
water ilas soaked into the sol
place the seed and cover with tn,
dry soil. but do not firm it owe
the seed Lay boards over tn,
seed row to prevent the soil from
baking and drying.
Setting out of cabbage, broccoli
and other plants of fall crops i
difficult during a hot dry periot
such as We have been expert
'encing. However. it can be don,
successfully by first digging
large hole for the plant and fillinJ
ut with water: allow the water t,
soak into the soil before placin,
the plant Fill the planting hol,
half full with well-enriched soil
add water and allow to soak int,
the soil before filling the hole will
soil. Cover the newly set-ou
plants with baskets or shade will
shingles for two or three days.
A new device for applying craI
grass killers has much to recon
mend it to the home gardener
The tank filled with the selectiv,
weed killer is fastened to tht
lawn mower and the solution i
spread by dragging the tank owe,
the freshly cut grass. APPARENT,
the herbicide is much more ef
fective when applied to the clipped
ends of the crab grass. Certainl,
when applied in this manner ther'
is no danger of getting the ma
.terial on flowers or shrubs. Fo
spots where the law mower is no
used, handle it attached to tn,
device for pushing it into anc
around shrubs or flowers.
Spraying or busting to contro
the late blight of tomatoes shoule
be continued even though it ha!
not been reported locally. A few
days of wet, cloudy weather car
bring it and continuous protection
is the only way to be certain o.
control. Use a standard tomato
dust or spray. There are severa
such on the market containing
either metallic copper or zerbam
Dahlias and other flowers art
likely to suffer from red spider
injury during periods of dry
weather. Nicotine sulphate, the
old-time standard for their con.
troll, is still effective, although
some of the newer materials seen
to be giving satisfactory results
However, it is desirable to check
with gardeners to find out which
ones are most effective. Tht
reason for considering a change
is that nicotine salphate is very
volatile and unless the red spider
or other sucking insects are hit b,
the spray the effectiveness is lost
In moving oriental poppies We
may safely shorten the roots, ir
fact, if additional plants are
wanted. one may lift the old plant
by cutting the roots within 8 OF
4 inches of the crown. Set the ole
plant in the new location and il
will grow practically as we'll as
though its roots had not been cur
tailed. Fill the hole from where
it was taken with well-enrichec
garden loan. BY this time next
year the hole will be filled with
young plants ready to be moved
to permanent locations.
Chilly nights are conducive tt
the spread of mildew. Dust the
susceptible plants with sulphur
Dahlias and zinnias are two gar
den flowers that usually are af-
fected, although lilacs and some