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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1977
Page
5
Marguerites are popular low maintenance plants for sunny borders and containers. They bloom profusely through spring and summer, even mild winters, while excessive water or fertilizer can reduce blooms. Nurseries offer varied marguerite forms, plus Felicia blue marguerite as a distinct lower growing plant.
Patrick Denton advises cleaning beds by hand then using granular weed preventer for months. He prefers non chemical methods such as well rotted sawdust mulch to suppress weeds in raspberry patches and discusses tomato blossom end rot prevention with shredded newspaper in planting holes. He notes dried grass clippings as a popular mulch to curb weed growth and moisture loss.
This week explains two fungus diseases affecting lawns. Leaf-spat appears under moist spring summer or fall, mainly on bluegrass, with purplish black leaf spots that girdle leaves and kill the plant if unchecked. Dollar-Spot shows as yellow green blotches that become tan, with hour glass lesions, treated with Cyrene or Captan.
Reader asks why carrot seeds produced corkscrew shapes. Answer cites heavy soil and offers remedies: loosen soil, add conditioners, or use containers. Also suggests carrot varieties for long or small roots. Then garden question on Boston fern care with light, humidity, watering, and fertilizing advice. Editor notes mail address for questions.
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