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with much less trouble.
8. Will a strawberry bed be successful
on sod under straw? No.
9. How long must I work a pear orchard
in crops? Continue to work it
in crops.
R. H. Miller recommended protecting
roses with leaves.
10. How get a permanent parsley bed?
Sow seed and the plants will scatter
seed but some prefer planting each year.
11. Is fish brine too strong for an
asparagus bed? Yes, the most successful
asparagus growers in the Society
do not use salt.
12. What variety of okra should be used
and how should it be saved for winter?
White Velvet, dry and string.
13. How treat an asparagus bed in Spring?
Harrow now.
14. When should roses in the house
be planted out? The tenth of May.
15. How near together should canteloupes
and cucumbers be planted? The seed
next year will be injured if in
the same garden.
16. How far apart should two rows