PRACTICAL GARDENING 



warm. One ounce will plant fifty hills. If 

 you get the seed in by June 1, you will have a 

 fair crop by September 30. The soil should be 

 rich and the seed may be sown between the 

 hills of early corn. Pumpkins may be grown 

 in the same way and need about the same soil. 



Cucumbers and Tomatoes. Give the cu- 

 cumbers, started a month ago in your hotbed, 

 free ventilation, plenty of room and a liberal 

 supply of moisture. Dust occasionally with 

 tobacco dust. Stake and tie up tomato plants. 

 The fruit forms better and ripens sooner. 

 After the fruit is well formed, pinch back the 

 foliage so as to expose the tomato to the sun. 

 All side shoots should be kept cut off. 



Asparagus and Lettuce. Stop cutting 

 asparagus about June 30 and allow the plants 

 to grow so that food may be stored in the roots 

 for the next year. If the asparagus beetle 

 appears, dust the plants with hellebore while 

 the dew is on them. Scatter salt in the rows 

 and cultivate between the rows. If you wish 

 tender lettuce, especially the loose-leaf variety, 



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