Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith ij LOCATION IMPORTANT FOR SUCCESSFUL GARDEN like con waste lot of time and energy on a poor and ithe results will be equally cautions Lloyd district extension No matter how good the seeds you nor much time and care you give won't grow Line unless are planted a favorable says Ansom extension at the alt Among those of us with the to plant and things and those the flavor of freshly picked have I an ideal plot to That would be a level sunny spot with friable sandy free from rocks and Most suburban enthusiasts have to do with something less But there are a important that the look for in planning ithe of a garden One of the most important Is good Vegetable most except specially-adapted species will drown Sir allowed to stand too long in or really wet Too much moisture an a badly drained area plant roots of and nutrients needed for healthy Prospective would do well to observe Jhc drainage of a spot for a while before turning it into a vegetable suggests Presence of a green scrum on the soil surface is one of excessive Another important ingredient for garden success is an open space plenty df Direct sunlight for at 6 hours' a day is a must for leafy crops like chard and Others like peppers and lima beans will need more than Trees not only give but their roots compete for moisture el Generally a soil tf-Qt is and produces a quick of weeds or can probably bo developed into a good garden INSECTS Insects generally survived the past in good cautions D. G. extension entomologist at Utah State kinds of cattle lice and various other have survived in large This isn't good news to the the horti or even the home Altom says growers should loam to recognize the more common insect and mite pests to understand there usually a a time to ago orchard learned that they must follow a regular spray program or mites and apple worms would make their apple pear crops j Knowlton says alfalfa seed growers often follow a special pattern to get the most I effective insect control at a maximum cost and alt the same I time avoid killing off the bee pollinators which are essential to seed clean oil and repair your Spray and dusting equipment before you get in rush of spring FRUIT SPRAY CIRCULAR County now are receiving copies of the 1958 circular om control of crop The Fruit Peat Utah has just been published by Utah State University Extension will find the most useful regardless of whether they grow stone fruits or berry explained Lloyd This circular is revised and I published irv up-to-date form year meet current grower Interested persons who have not yet received the Should telephone or drop a post card to local agent's The Circular be mailed to them |