Although cucumbers and cantaloupes are very different plants

Although cucumbers and cantaloupes are very different plants

Although cucumbers and cantaloupes are very different plants

Cucumbers and Cantaloupes. Although cucumbers and cantaloupes are very different plants, they are grown in precisely the same way. Some gardeners plant them in hills. However, this is perhaps not the best plan. It is better to lay the land off in furrows six feet apart. After filling these with well-rotted stable manure, throw soil over them. Then make the top flat and plant the seeds. After the plants are up thin them out, leaving them a foot or more apart in the rows. Cultivate regularly and carefully until the vines cover the entire ground.

Fig. 92. Striped Cucumber Beetle and Larva
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