Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1914 — EXCELLENT HINTS FOR GOOD GARDENING [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

EXCELLENT HINTS FOR GOOD GARDENING

After the vegetables are matured there is a tendency to let the weeds take care of themselves, and they do it to the tune of hundreds of thousands of seeds annually. Some weeds, like the dandelion and chickweed, grow in the winter as well as the summer, if the weather will give them half a chance. The chickweed, usually considered harmless, growajn such dense patches as to literally choke out every other perennial. Try pullihg it up and throwing in a heap. You will have a mass of humus that will lighten the soil wonderfully. Keep the weeds down in the strawberry bed and the runners properly directed and trimmed. Even if there are no weeds, the better the condition of the soil, the greater the returns. The weed-cutting attachment to the wheel-hoe is excellent for this purpose, cutting out all the plants which tend to fill up the space beyopd their proper limits. Keep a sharp lookout for new Weeds. They appear in all places and at all times. Some of them may prove hard to get rid of if they get a strong footing.

Be careful how you Introduce new plants into your garden, even though they come under the guise of friendship. The loved morning glory becomes one of the worst weeds in the sandy soil of the West. If a plant shows an inclination to usurp too much space, weed it out. When gathering in the vegetables, do not discard the little beets and turnips as worthless. They make ideal food for the poultry. * The careful gardener makes sure that his tools are all housed, and not left to the mercy of the weather. If any have special attachments, see that they are put with the machine. It is a great annoyance at planting time to be obliged to hunt here and there for the various parts. * Keep the pumpkins and squashes in a dry place, where they will not chin, if you wish them to keep well. Melons may be kept in prime condition in the hay mow for some weeks. We see no reasdn why hay, a poor conductor of temperature, should not always prove a-.< good storage medium for the squashes and pumpkins desired late in the season.

The Weed Cutting Attachment to the Wheel Hoe Is Excellent for Cutting Out All the Plante That Tend to Fill Up Space Beyond Proper Limits.