. Beckert's garden annual : complete garden guide for 1950. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. How? When? HOME GARDENING GUIDE Where? Why? Cultivation and Weeding Frequent, shallow ciiltivation or hoeing is best. It requires less effort and gives bet- ter results. Never let the weeds get a start. They rob the plants of food and moisture. Cultivate after each rain or soaking, as se
. Beckert's garden annual : complete garden guide for 1950. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. How? When? HOME GARDENING GUIDE Where? Why? Cultivation and Weeding Frequent, shallow ciiltivation or hoeing is best. It requires less effort and gives bet- ter results. Never let the weeds get a start. They rob the plants of food and moisture. Cultivate after each rain or soaking, as seen as soil is dry enough, and as often betv/een as necessary to keep v/eeds un- der control. 1. "Destroy them young" should be the first principle in ccntroiling weeds. V/eeds rob the soil of moisture and food. Worst of all, if allowed to grow, they shade the crops that require six hours of full sun- shine to grow normally. Plan to spend half an hour a day hoeing weeds and the average garden can be kept up v/ithout difficulty. 2. Keep the soil from caking or cracking because v/hen rain ccmes, it cannot pene- trate tiie hard surface and may run off and be lost. A prong cultivator v/ill leave the surface loose and ready to absorb rain. 3. Air is vital to plant growth: stir the soil as seen as the ground is dry enough after a rain or after v/atering. This also saves moisture. Use the hoe and save the hose. 4. When cultivating stay as far away from the plants as you can to avoid packing the soil around the roots. Harvesting The big advantage the home gardener has over the commercial grower is that he can pick his vegetables one minute and have them in the kitchen the next. All vegeta- bles are better if left on the plant until ready to serve. Sv^reet corn in particular loses sv;-eetness every minute it is off the stalk. Pick only what vegetables you can use right av/ay and not until you are ready to use them. Most vegetables, particularly summer squash, sweet com, cucumbe
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