The Busy Woman s Garden Book 



cover the ground it will be difficult to eradicate 

 the weeds and the vines must not be tramped on 

 or handled unnecessarily. When the plants are 

 a foot long pinch out the ends of the branches to 

 induce branching and check too rampant a 

 growth. Pull up all but three or four plants 

 when all danger of bugs is past. Keep a close 

 watch for root maggot, borer, and wilt. Spray 

 with Bordeaux arsenate of lead mixture at the 

 first appearance of wilt, and continue once a 

 week until the fruit appears; after that it will not 

 be safe to use the poison. 



Gather the pickles frequently — every other day 

 if bearing well ; do not allow fruit to grow large 

 or ripen on the vines if grown for pickles as this 

 will check production. 



One of the best table varieties is Early Fortune 

 — also a desii'able pickling variety. Arlington, 

 White Spine and Davis's Perfect are excellent 

 table sorts and Chicago Pickle — a standard pickle 

 sort — and Long Green, or Jersey Pickle and the 

 Westerfield's Chicago Pickle are all excellent 

 types for growing for pickles. 



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