The Home Garden 



its appearance, in a short time, in a good many- 

 soils. It is well worth your while to try it, 

 and harm cannot come of it if no benefit 

 results. Keep all experiments of this kind in 

 mind for future repetition in case they turn 

 out successfully. 



If *'rust'' has struck your asparagus plants, 

 cut and burn them at once. Very likely none 

 would have developed if you had made use 

 of Bordeaux mixture as soon as the plants 

 began to look yellow. When any plant takes 

 on a yellow look before it is time for it to ripen, 

 you may be sure there is something wrong, 

 somewhere. Search for the cause of trouble, 

 and see if something cannot be done to remedy 

 matters. 



It is not too late to spray potatoes for blight 

 and rot. These troubles are likely to set in at 

 any time during the season. It is the late 

 blight which does the most damage. 



Strawberry plants can be set out this month. 

 Mulch the beds as soon as possible after plant- 

 ing. Give the plants a chance to do well, 

 from the start, and you may reasonably expect 

 a good crop from them next season. 



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