Violets Grow Without Sunlight in Nemec’s Basement Garden
Cedar Rapids letter carrier TANLEY Nemec propagates African violets in a sunless basement using fluorescent lights and controlled soil mix. He seeds, sterilizes soil, and uses two to three tier trays under 40 watt lamps to produce new hybrids. Seed pods form in two weeks, mature in nine months, and bloom in 8 to 10 months.
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Tanley Nemec
Seventh Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Nemec
Nemec
Carl Franks
Stanley Nemec
Seedlings Raised On Brick For Growth Experiment
A researcher grows small violet seedlings on a porous brick set in a cake pan with water. A sifted soil layer sits atop the brick and moisture travels upward, keeping the plants well. Seedlings reach 14 inches tall before transplanting. After four years using fluorescent light, 1500 to 2000 violet plants exist. Watering takes about three hours every other day.
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Nemec
Read and reap seed catalogs for practical garden guidance
Amateur gardeners can learn from seed catalogs with simple terms not limited to experts. The article urges reading seed catalogs before planting, compares alyssum varieties, and notes how choices affect hedge displays and border effects. It also recalls a wife’s experience with Little Gem and emphasizes checking planting habits, heights, and varieties before purchase.
All-America vegetables list includes Seminole bean and Pennsweet melon
The 1955 All-America Vegetables features two northern tier selections Seminole bush snapbean and Pennsweet muskmelon, along with Golden Beauty sweetcorn. Seminole bean earns silver medal with durable disease resistance and smooth, stringless pods. Golden Beauty corn scores with medium ears on tall stalks and strong disease resistance. Pennsweet melon yields well with thick salmon flesh and greenish yellow skin, noted for early ripening and high quality.
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Canada
Flow design extends space between rooms in housing lingo
In housing language flow describes linking two rooms to visually enlarge them by extending design or surfaces from one area into the other. The technique emphasizes seamless transitions and shared materials to create perceived openness.
Garden Q and A on hedge shaping and soil care
Reader questions cover pruning an overgrown privet to crown from winter, scale insect control on ivy with soapy wash, shade tolerant hosta planting, proper use of superphosphate, limning shrub options for narrow plots, and horseradish cultivation from root cuttings in sandy loam soil with biennial harvest notes.
Pence to Speak at Cedar Rapids Realtors Luncheon
Cedar Rapids attorney Ernest L. Pence will address the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board at the Roosevelt hotel Monday noon. His topic focuses on the new outlook on joint tenancy and the realtor’s handling of estate properties.
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Ernest L. Pence
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Roosevelt Hotel
Designing Women Plants Create Indoor Window Wall Display
Designer David Painter uses tall leafy houseplants banked against a window wall to decorate and light a room. The two level platform, built of planks and wrought iron, supports shorter plants and allows easy changes as growth occurs.
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David Painter
Painter
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