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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. d 
My carrots always do poorly. Why? 
In almost every case, this is because 
the seed was sown too thickly, ea not 

KNOW YOUR GARDEN ENEMIES! 
To find the right treatment 
for insect enemies, identify 
them in the “Rogues’ Gallery” 
aE 
— 
Cutworms 
Chicken Louse 
Rose Aphis 

Japanese 
Beetle 

Mealy Bugs 
San Jose 
Scale 

20 

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 
Tomato Worm 

Rose Midge 
Asparagus 
- Beetle 

Caterpillar Leaf Hopper 
Tarnish Bug 

Rose Mildew _ 




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