Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 June 1945 — Page 7
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1045
YOUR GARDEN ,. . By Homry L. Pres Pumpkins and Squashes Need Some Shdde, Plenty of Space
Pumpkins and squashes are so closely related that many ‘pumpkins, such as the Crookneck, * Zucchini, Cocozelle, Early White and- Yellow | Bush and the Vegetable Marrows are commonly called squashes, 4 The ondy way to find out about pumpkins or squashes is to plant a | few different ones each year. | But, be they pumpkins or squashes, their culture is similar, so sow
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be entirely the seed when the ground is warm) — z lations, ard give the plants plenty of room dust is applied three times at 10-
ake it at no in which to ram- om > day intervals, most of the insects ou, bl partlal shade 3 will be caught, .
of Lhe sweet corn Some gardeners trap bugs under |
8 $1.95 plot is ideal. small pieces of board, laid on the HOWN Seed ~nould not
sofl about the vines, where they | % | go to hide. Lift boards each morn- | fi| ing and kill the bugs by stepping | &| on them, i'l The third annoying insect is the | squash borer, an inch-long white | worm that bores holes in the stem: near the base of the runners! r i causing sudden wilting. kin seed should ,
" Slit Lengt be in the ground within the next 8 Leng hwise week or 10 days. The best thing to do it to slit
the stems lengthwise at the point of : Manure Recommended attack, crushing or a the Prepare the soll by spading in two | horers. Then immediately cover the jor ‘three shovelsful of old mahure | stems with soil for a foot or so each | to zach hill; if manure is not avail- side of the split, so that they may‘
i form new roots and save the vine! Able work in a handful of a well-|," "it 1s cut off at its base.
balanced commercial fertilizer. It| Consult your lotal seedman or Is best to sow five to seven seeds| county agent for varieties best | In each hill about a half inch deep.|suited to your locality. However, | When the seedlings are up, thin|consider Small Sugar, the best! put, leaving two or three of the| pumpkins for pies; in fact, it is the strongest plants in each hill. For|celebrated New England pie pump- | summer or bush squash, allow|kin; Butternut, the newest and! MMER about four feet each way between | finest among small winter squashes; | ‘he hills, and eight feet each way|Black Zucchini A Golden Summer | for pumpkins and winter squash. |Crookneck, Acorn and Blue Hub-
A pack of seed will plant five| bard Squash. ills, so do not over buy unless ! L your garden is extra large and you san use or dispose of a heavy yield. INQUIRY BUREAU
A few hills will supply an average ‘amily. The vines are usually quifte arolifie, and one good specimen 1 Ot winter pumpkin or squash will make | ! y meal for four people, ! Inquiries concerning American The gardener must be on the citizens in certain liberated coun- | vatch for squash bugs, brownish, | tries may now be made to the Spe-! lat-backed “stink bugs” a iittie| ial War Proble division of the nore than half-inch long, which | © ms COINS LO luster on vines and fruit and feed| State department, the Indianapolis, )y sucking the sap of the plant, chapter of American Red Cross has Buse 2 wilt and frequently| been notified. Inquiries about alien ea 0 very satisfactory control | ejatives of U. 8. citizens will not | neasure-has been discovered. Te § Of = By Shizens o be accepted. i
Urge Hand-Picking Cables may be dispatched at the Entomologists recommend hand- |expense of the inquirer or an air- | licking the bugs and shiny brick- gram may be sent via diplomatic ‘ed eggs formed in clusters on the/ pouch to citizens living in France, eaves. Since the striped cucumber | Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg and | seetle will generally be present on | Italy (as far north as and including | ‘he same plants, a dust of rotenone, | the city of Florence). They also ‘Wo parts; calcium arsenate, one| may be sent to the Philippines, the art, and gypsum, nine parts, gives city of Bucharest in Rumania and
ibe sown until the soil has become thoroughly warm. Beeds of summer squash may be sown until July 1, but winter squash and pump-
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