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How long should seed be. soaked be- 
fore planting? 
No time at all, except in Hoe dry 
weather, when it sometimes helps to 
speed germination by soaking some 
seed, but never for more than 12 hours. 
In the spring, when moist soil is overly 
wet anyway, nothing is gained by soak- 
ing seed, and often damage is done. 
Seeds, like people, expire from oxygen 
starvation when held under water too 
long. 
Doesn’t squash take up more room 
than it’s worth? 
Even the smallest garden should in- 
clude some of the bush types of squash, 
such as Zucchini, and Prolific Straight- 
neck. They don’t need much space, are 
easy to grow, and give lots of vege- 
tables for little trouble. 'These small 
varieties are delicious eating, and can 
be a new taste treat when baked with 
cheese, or fried like eggplant. 
However, unless your garden is large, 
stay away from the vine type squash, 
as it is usually not desirable for grow- 
ing in small areas, 
My carrots always do poorly. Why? 
In almost every case, this is because 
the seed was sown too thickly, and not 

KNOW YOUR GARDEN ENEMIES! 
To find the right treatment 
for insect enemies, identify 
them in the “Rogues’ Gallery” 
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Cutworms 

White Grub 
Chicken Louse 
Rose Aphis | 
Coddling Moth 





San Jose 
Scale 
20 

us Potato Flea 
5 - Beetle aie 
Oyster Shell 
Scale 
below. Then refer to our free 
Spray Guide Chart for prop- 
er treatment in each case, 

Mexican 
Bean Beetle 
Tomato Worm 

Rose Midge 
Asparagus 
Beetle 
Tarnish Bug 


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The stalks are stronger, and hyt 
air from searing the tend 
late in the day, « 
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If your garden eh is 
thinned out. Never leaves more Reed a 
one seedling for every 2 or 3 inches of 
row, and never sow the long, slender 
varieties of carrots in heavy clay ‘soil. 
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In growing sweet corn, what are the 
advantages of hybrid varieties o ver : 
Hybrid sweet corn has: larger ears, _ 
deeper kernels, and is more resistant to _ 
certain diseases than the old-time ante 
eties. Too, all the ears mature cat the 
same time, so there is never any doubt | 
as to which ears should be picked first. es 
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varieties produce more corn Re, sau re 4 
feet of planting space. 



Why don’t I get crisp , radish 
The secret of getting crisp, de 
radishes is quick growth, so use plenty , 
of plant food in the soil, where they are ie 
planted. Radishes are the easiest of all 
vegetables to grow, as the seeds’ germ- ong 
inate in a few days, and are ready ‘for 
your table in 3 to 5 weeks. Sow a suc- 2 
cession of radish seed every 10 days — 
all through the planting season—grow x 
them quickly and you will have plenty r: 
of crisp, tender radishes. ; 1) 

I never have any luck getting 2 5 
mer-sown seed to showy e 
wrong? * 2 ed, ie 
The biggest problem here ‘is because 
most summer-sown seed are those ofcy 
cool-weather crops that — we > want : 
mature when the cool days | 5 
the seed must be started du 
summer temperatures. i 
For success with summer-: 
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hot winds, planting summ: 
to the lee side of tall | 
tomatoes, corn, etc., will 
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After sowing, wet the Yr 
water, and cover with boar Is 
seeds have sprouted, — Remoy 
weather to prevent 
from sunscald. 
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