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It should not be cut for two years
It might be better to buy 2 years old
roots for the new bed and use from
the older one as long as practicable
2 Why should celery go to root more
than top? Cause unknown. Try Nitrat
of soda, a handful to a step.
3. How kill asparagus beetle? Some say
use Paris green.
4. What causes gooseberries to blight?
Supposed to be a fungus growth.
Dr. Kirk thinks the trouble is at the
root. Try Bordeaux mixture

A walnut tree bore tremendously last
year and now many limbs are dead
Cause not known.

A member had a wonderful bloom
of geraniums by keeping the plants
in the pots all summer and not
allowing them to become dry.

A visitor spoke favorably of the
paragon chestnut as a vegetable.
5. How make an English walnut tree bear?
Echo answers "how".
6. Should a young asparagus bed be
mulched this summer? Work and fertilize
this summer and mulch this fall.