Show piute diute County jarm news from office of 0 county agent health healthy growth Is necessary plants that make a healthy rapid growth in the garden produce not only the most but the finest quality vegetables in contrast plants that are stunted early in life by poor soil lack of water or other unfortunate growing conditions generally produce undersized tough and unattractive vegetables as well as fewer fever of 0 them victory gardeners at this season on should do everything possible to get their young plants going by proper watering protection from diseases and insects and by extra etra fertilizing it necessary if the soil Is not naturally very fertile or was not well fertilized in advance a top dressing of victory fertilizer 6 should hould be cultivated in between the rows at the rate of about three cups of 1 pints to each square feet of garden area later when the plants begin to lo bear and need an all extra boost to keep them going a similar application of fertilizer may be worked into the soil the fertilizer should not touch the plants lack of moisture in the soil 0 often slows up the growth ot of plants in dry hot summer weather and cuts down both the quality and the quantity of their yield where regular watering la 3 not possible a a mulch over the ground helps save moisture |