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Show As Harvest Nears Give Garden an Extra Feeding , . 4 ' - J ..t h ' - , ' - - i . 1 y , i . ' , n ,. 1 v- & st 4 : , vi . . v ' ; - - , s . - .t v The placement method of applying plant food Is efficient on summer sowings. A garden plants near their harvest period, vegetables, flowers flow-ers and lawn will benefit by extra i feeding, which will add size and ' color to the flowers, heavier yield and quality to the vegetables, i and a thicker turf and deeper : color to the lawn. j Introduction of high analysis ; foluble plant foods and proof that when these are sprayed on plant i leaves they are absorbed quickly quick-ly and take rapid effect, afford a convenient method of giving border plants, especially, needed nourishment with the least trouble. For the amateur, a siphon which can be inserted into the hose line, to lift soluble plant food from the container in which it has been prepared, and mix it in thehose water, is a practical device. Careful attention must be given to the strength of the solution, solu-tion, to guard against all danger of burning green foliage. Manufacturer's Manu-facturer's instructions should be carefully observed to prevent this. The best time to apply soluble plant food is when the temperature tempera-ture is less than 90 degrees, and on a cloudy day rather than in the brightest sun. The addition of a wetting agent to the solution is helpful, if it has not been added by the manufacturer. Plant food may also be added to insecticide sprays. Experience has shown that more frequent applications of small quantities give the best results, so there is never reason for taking any risk in using too strong a solution. When summer sowings arc made in the vegetable garden to follow early vegetables which have been cleared off, it is just as important that plant food be provided as in the spring. The placement method of application, ap-plication, by spreading plant food in shallow trenches on both sides of the row where seed are sown, will give maximum efficiency. Apply two to four pounds to 100 feet of row. Make the plant food trenches about four inches deep at least two inches away from the seed drill. Pour in the plant food evenly, even-ly, and cover with soil. Then proceed pro-ceed with the seed sowing. Long season crops, such as tomatoes, to-matoes, peppers, egg plant and others which grow and bear throughout the summer, will be benefitted by extra feeding as harvest approaches. Those which bear fruit should be fed after the first fruits set. Pour liquid fertilizer fer-tilizer on the soil around ench plant or use a tablespoonful of plant food worked into the top soil near the base of each plant, and well watered. |