A YEAR'S CYCLE IN THE GARDEN 189 



If you applied soot to the asparagus bed in March 

 or April, you will probably not be troubled with 

 the asparagus beetle; but if you did not do it and 

 the beetle is present, put a few chickens into the 

 asparagus bed and leave them there for a few days. 

 For cabbage worms on young plants use white 

 hellebore powder. 



If any leaf eater gets after the melons, cucumbers 

 or squash, use Paris green or arsenate of lead. 

 Use one of these poisons for the potato bug, always 

 mixing it with the Bordeaux in place of water. 

 Watch the beans, celery, cucumbers, melons, pota- 

 toes and tomatoes, and do not let them be attacked 

 by blight. Bordeaux is the preventive. For aphis 

 on peas, use tobacco or kerosene emulsion. 



Watering and Fertilizing. Water the garden con- 

 stantly if the weather is dry, and don't merely 

 sprinkle. Wet the ground thoroughly, then culti- 

 vate as soon as possible to retain the moisture. I use 

 sprinklers in my garden, letting them run night 

 and day, changing their positions every few hours 

 and selecting an especially dry spot to let them 

 run on all night. If you haven't running water in 

 your garden, don't use pump water direct from 

 the pump, as it is too cold at this time of the year. 

 Pump a couple of barrels full and let the water 

 stand for an hour or two before using it. 



Give an application of nitrate of soda to all 

 crops that are to stand throughout the season, such 

 as Lima beans, parsnips, etc. This fertilizer comes 

 in the form of white crystals. Crush it to a powdery 

 form and scatter it along the rows, close to the 



