The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-29
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month before he expected the last
frost, he made his first planting.
Two weeks later he planted more
seed near the first ones. Then two
weeks later he made a third plant
ing. If frost got his first planting
he had two more chances. He, of
course, thinned out the plants he
didn't want.
If you are bothered with wilt,
be sure to plant a wilt resistant
strain or variety. Some good ones
are Miles, Garrison, Hawkesbury,
Cannon Ball and Leesburg.
Use Manure
Successful gardeners know that
poultry and stable manure is an
excellent garden fertilizer. They al
so know that the use of manure
year after year may make the soil
too erich" soil for certain vege-
tables. This too rich" a soil is
caused by an excess of nitrogen in
the manure in proportion to the
phosphate and potash content.
A balanced fertilizer for vege-
tables can be made from poultry
manure by the addition of approx
mately so lbs. of super-phosphate
and 10 lbs. of muriate of potash to
800 lbs. of manure. For stable
manure the 10 lbs. of potash may
be left out.
The manure may be either
broadcast and plowed into the soil,
or it may be placed in rows on both
sides of the seed row. In addition
to the manure, approximately one
third to one-half the regular a.
mount of commercial fertilizer
should be applied and mixed with
the soil underneath the seed. This
commercial fertilizer is quick act
| ing and will nourish the plants
while the manure is becoming
available.
Manure also makes an excellent
fertilizer for most trees and
shrubs. 1t may be worked into the
soil or left on top to serve as a
mulch. In no case should the man.
ure be used closer than two or
three inches to the roots or stems
of the plants unless it is thorough
ly rotted.
Insects
We might as well get ready for
certain insects they come every
year. Getting ready includes ask
ing your Extension Agent for
bulletin on vegetable insect con-
troll by James T. Conner, Jr., En-
tomologist. This is an excellent
bulletin. Among it's recommended
tions are: Use cryolite and rotten
one for bean beetle control. Use
the cryolite until the pods begin
to form on snap beans then switch
to rotenone. On lima beans, con-
tinue with cryolite throughout the
season. Flea beetles usually attack
tomato and other young plants
when they are first set out. Cryo-
lite is the recommended control.
Cryolite will also control the spot
ted cucumber beetle and the pickle
worm on cantaloupe and cucum-
bers.
Other insects we can usually ex-
pect include cabbage worm, SQUASH
bug, aphids (also called plant lice)
and harlequin cabbage bug (highly
colored bug that eats collards and
other greens). Sabadilla dust go
per cent strength) is about the
only thing that will kill the squash
bug and the harlequin cabbage bug.
Nicotine sulphate BLACK Leaf 4O)
and rOtenone are recommended for
controlling aphids. Rotenone will
control the cabbage worm and is
perfectly safe to use since it is not
poisonous.
Three important things to re-
member in controlling insects are:
1. Start spraying or busting in
time; 2. Do thorough job; 8. Be
sure the material you are using is
recommended to control the insect
on which you are using it.
ORNAMENTALS
Pruning Shrubs
There's still time to do some
thing about those overgrown
shrubs around your house. One So
luton is to send your wife away
from home, get your saw and r1ur-
der 'em! l hate to see this done,
but it's about the only answer ex-
cept to remove them when they are
completely out of bounds. Not
much use trying this on jumpers
and arborvitaes. They are usually
done for when you cut them be-
yond the green foliage.
Probably the best answer is to