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Show 2 BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, April 11, 1974 Agricultural engineer says Local home vegetable gardens could prove to be money saver by Harold G. Lindsay USU extension agent Home vegetable gardens could prove to be a money saver for the average family this summer. Many people are planting vegetable gardens this year that have never planted them before. A back yard or some plot of soil near your home in full sunlight is the most convenient spot for a home vegetable garden. A garden planted on a lot or plot quite a distance from your home will not be used as often as it would be if planted close to your home. Planning your vegetable garden before you actually plant is important. Draw a diagram of the garden rows on paper. Draw the length of rows to scale. You can decide how much seed and plants to purchase. Remember, vegetables producing fruit must be grown in direct sunlight. Do not plant tomatoes on the north side of a row of corn or in the shade. Plenty of Space plenty of space for vegetables to mature. In small gardens you may not have room to plant corn or melons. It may be to your advantage to purchase those. Small vegetable plants such as radish, carrot, bush beans, chard, onions, beets, lettuce, cabbage and tomatoes do not require a lot of space. Most of these vegetables can be planted Allow in flower beds. A soil containing plenty of humus is best for vegetable gardens. Most of our soils require some fertilizer. In home gardens it is wise to use a complete fer- tilizer or one that contains nitrogen and phosphorus. This will prevent an unbalanced ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus. Too much nitrogen will cause tomatoes to be slow in ripening. Some vegetables will grow excessive amounts of tops with too much nitrogen and too little phosphorus. Seed should be planted according to the directions on the package. Do not plant the seed-todeep or too shallow. Do not plant them too close together. Most seeds should be thinned after they come up. The Extension Service offers in the courthouse in Brigham City or city building in Tremonton Vegetable Garden Bulletins for a small charge. 'Stop pollution kuf be practical by Spencer H. Dalnes Utah State University Extension Agricultural Engineer These bulletins list some of the better varieties to plant along with planting dates, amount of seed needed- for various length rows and much other information about the home vegetable gar- In the beginning of this country, we operated on the idea that nature had to be subdued in order for man to make a living. In doing so, we spoiled a lot of our lands and forests, soils were erroded and streams polluted. Today, we realize that man is dependent upon his environment and that man is a trustee of everything on the earth. This concern has brought about some hasty actions that have had adverse effects. We know that we should clean ud the environment some but suggested requirements would simply be impossible to live with. people are beginning to take a more realistic look. The laws of concern aim at den. Some people indoors and outside when start tender plants transplant them the weather is warm enough. There are several good sources where tomato plants and other plants for transplanting can be purchased in the county. Do not plant tender crops such as tomatoes, beans, corn, cucumbers, and melons so they will emerge from the soil before about May 6. The chance of a frost before this date is quite high. We do have killing frosts during the first half of May quite often. Some protection such as hot caps need to be provided early transplantings of tomatoes. At the time plants are set out in the garden many people experience damage from small grey stripped cutworms about one half inch long. Be on the alert for these. They can usually be located by digging around the plants about an inch deep. Insecticide are available to control discharge eliminating of pollutants into waters. One is the Utah code annotated, 1953, and the other is the Federal Water Pollution Control act amendments of 1972. They require essentially the same thing: that the best practicable pollution control technology be put into use best by July 1, 1977, the available technolog by July 1, 1983, and zero pllution be achieved by July 1,- 1985. them. Insect Damage Home vegetable gardens can be damaged by insects throughout the growing season. At this time we are not sure which insects we will have. Some insects you should be on the alert for include cutworms, leaf hoppers, jjmisd It is estimated that in five years time it would cost $14 billion to clean up the streams in the U.S. so that they are safe for recreation. Since these benefits of eliminating pollution are enjoyed by the public in general, the costs should be paid for by the general public. This may be either directly or in increased costs of products of industries required to discontinue pollution. Cost Being Shared public cost is being shared in research that is being conducted to reduce the environmental problem caused by animal wastes. Several means are possible; though all are not yet generally practical. These include recycling in the soil, feeding to animals, converting wastes to oil and methane gas, and composting and selling it. Some As means are developed through research and made available for dealing with wastes and other forms of pollution, it will become practical for farmers and others to do even more to prevent pollution. At present, individual farmers can do more than they are to present a better picture to the public and to inspectors. They can show that they are doing something positive about eliminating pollution. wsiitar anDMCLT duM' aphids, loopers, tomato worm, Colorado potato beetle, Mexican bean beetle, and grasshoppers. There may be others. The Extension service offices will have information on the control of insects if you need help. o The safest method of weed control in a vegetable garden is pulling them or hoeing the weeds before they get large. Control the weeds so they will not compete with the vegetables for space, water and soil nutrients. It is impossible to give all the details about raising a home vegetable garden in one article. We plan to hold garden clinics during the summer on problems TILLING SOIL Getting his garden spot ready by tilling the soil is George Craighead of Brigham City. you will face in raising gardens. I will be talking about vegetable gardens on the local radio. Information is available at our extension office in Brigham City and Tremonton. Mot quite. It's more than that In the good old was done b hand, b loot, b animal, or In ai lod.n. djs, irrigation udi'nt. power mans the pumps. Ihal means that more land than ever before tan be used tor fs7 .(MKI acres in Utah Power 8, raising irops-solight ( ompanv's servue area. And it's needed -- bet ause there are more people Ilian ever before ll's not just the tarmers who reap the benelits there are more new obs in the lood industrv and a general boost to the area etonomi Suite lM)4. the amount ol eleilrmtv used lor irrigation in our area has more than doubled, reaching a whopping 100,000 kilowatts, farmers are bringing an average ol over 2',000 acres ol new land under irrigation each vear. It's our responsibilitv to be reach with enough new power to do lire nb Mot nnlv lor the sake1 ot Ihe tarmers, but lor overtone who direcllv and indirec tlv depends on Ihe larmers. Ili.it means building new power plants and transmission lines. nd it means spending a lot ol inoncv. Mot onlv lor the plants themselves, but lor keeping them as cm ironmentallv sate and as pollution-treas proven tec hnologv allows. tor lood production, more electric power is a netessilv. electric me e mil a Insure Utah power ELECTRICITY - KEY TO A BETTER company ENVIRONMENT |