CHAPTER X 



• VEGETABLES OF THE VINE FAMILY 



CUCUMBERS 



FOR main crop or pickle cucumbers should 

 be planted in the open ground from June 

 until the middle of July; at this season there is 

 less danger of damage from the striped cucumber 

 beetle and the stink bug, both serious enemies of 

 the vine family; but even so late in the season 

 it will be well to take the easy precaution of strew- 

 ing tobacco stems or dust on the hill about the 

 plants. 



For pickles plant in hills four to six feet apart 

 each way and keep the entire surface of the 

 ground clean with frequent cultivation. Hoeing 

 about the hills and running the hand cultivator 

 with the scuffle-hoe attachment between the hills 

 will be sufficient, but no weeds should be allowed 

 to make a start, as once the vines have begun to 



171 



