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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1975
Page
33
In a gardening column Bill Meachem compares clay and plastic pots. He notes clay pots dry out soil faster outdoors while plastic pots retain water, suggesting clay for outdoor flowers and vegetables and plastic for indoor houseplants. He also advises washing clay pots before reuse and mentions grass options for sandy northern soils.
Readers ask how to deter squirrels from a walnut tree using an aluminum shield or metal strap around the trunk to block climbs. Winter mushrooms on lawns prompt advice to spray lawn fungicide at four ounces per four gallons of water and use a surfactant to improve soil penetration.
This garden note suggests adding winter flowering shrubs Camellias Azaleas Daphne and red berried plants Holly Pyracantha Cotoneaster to liven the winter scene. Protect new plantings from snails with bait and hurry to plant bulbs this month for a colorful midwinter and spring display from Daffodils Hyacinths Tulips Ranunculus Anemones.
Californians may plant cool season crops for an early harvest. Carrots radishes beets turnips spinach chard lettuce peas and other greens can be sown or transplanted now with beds raised for drainage and organic matter worked in deeply.
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