WHAT TO DO MONTH BY MONTH 



cent of loss in fruit or bloom. In watering 

 get the water to the roots. Do not dash the 

 water against the soil; this not only helps to 

 harden it but often exposes part of the plant's 

 roots. Water in the evening and the moisture 

 works its way into the soil aided by the dew. 

 Watering in the morning has a tendency to 

 bake the soil, and the sun evaporates much of 

 the moisture. If the foliage is wet and the 

 sun high it is often burned. 



Garden Efficiency. July demands your 

 time, energy and watchful eye. Stick to your 

 trenches and keep the weeds out. Don't even 

 let them have a start. Kill them at birth. 

 Check all insects before they do damage. 

 Chewing insects are controlled by poisoning, 

 sucking insects by dusting their bodies. If 

 you have only a few hills of potatoes and the 

 potato beetles appear, pick them off and de- 

 stroy them. Control disease by using some 

 form of a preventive like Bordeaux mixture. 

 Always burn the diseased parts or the entire 

 plant. Answer the call for water, but water 



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