
How long should seed be soaked be- 
fore planting? 
No time at all, except in hot 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” 
a 
a 
Cutworms 
‘Chicken Louse 

_ Japanese 
Beetle 
San Jose 
Scale 
20 

AN 
Rose Aphis 
Potato Flea 
Beetle 
Oyster Shell 
Scale’ 
below. Then refer to our free 
Spray Guide Chart for prop- 
er treatment in each case. 

Mexican 
Bean Beetle Rose Mildew 

Tomato Worm 

Asparagus 
Beetle 


Caterpillar — 
one ‘seedling for every 2or 3 

Gates and « cover 
seeds have spro 
late. in the day, 
our. fee 
Leaf Hopper 
What grows in a 

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row, and never sow the long, sler 2p 
varieties of carrots in heavy 
In growing sweet corn, wha 
advantages of hybrid varieties « 
the old fashioned types? | ute 
deeper kernels, and is more resistant to 
certain diseases than the old-tim 
eties. Too, all the ears mature at the 
same time, so there is never any doubt 
as to which ears should be ray gout 
The stalks are stronger, and hybrid A 
varieties produce more corn per square 
feet of planting space. sas 
aye 
Why don’t I get crisp radishes? ia ‘i 
The secret of getting crisp, delicious ss 
radishes is quick growth, so use plenty 
of plant food in the soil, where they are 
planted. Radishes are the easiest of all 
vegetables to grow, as the seeds germ- 
inate in a few days, and are ready for 
your table in 3 to 5 weeks. Sow a suc- 
cession of radish seed every 10 days 
all through the planting season—grow | 
them quickly and you will have a 
of crisp, tender radishes. f 
iar ‘ t 
I never have any luck gettinels sum- 
mer-sown seed to stows What’s 
wrong? 
The pisses problem here is because 
most summer-sown seed are those of 
cool-weather crops that we want to 
mature when the cool days come, yet 
the seed must be started ee high 
summer temperatures. 
For success with summer-sown ‘seed, 
first try chilling the seeds in “your re- 
frigerator for several days. — pee: 
Then, plant the seeds in soil containing 
lots of decayed vegetable matter so. ‘it 
will hold all the moisture you can pour 
on. As the moisture evaporates from 
the surface, it will cool the soil. 
If your garden plot is exposed to dy, 









to the lee side of tall plants, i 
age corn, ete., » will Keep 
der 
ad When modi 
at and - 
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You can grow practica lye 
the soil is good sandy loa 
type of soil is perhaps 
vegetables. However, san 
plenty of plant food. — 
