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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1966
Page
8
Garden notes advise taking cuttings of coleus geraniums and impatiens before cool weather hardens stems. Root in water or soil with hormone, then pot and provide warmth. keep cuttings out of direct sun. For geraniums start now to bloom next spring, and plan cool storage or January cuttings for May flowering.
Keep plants in pots near their growing area for a few days with shade if needed. Move them inside while windows are still open part of the time to avoid leaf yellowing and drop. Inspect all outdoor plants daily for about 100 days for pests and quarantine coleus as mealy bugs can spread to others.
Quasqueton hosts a fall flower and garden show by the Quasqueton Garden Club at the American Legion hall from 2 to 5 p.m. next Tuesday. The theme At Home with Flowers comes from Elizabeth Kestel whose autographed book will be a door prize. Exhibits are invited from 8 to 10 a.m., with plants needing at least three months’ possession.
ARS horticulturist Pete Semeniuk and geneticist Toru Arisumi use colchicine to double chromosome numbers in multiflora roses from 14 to 28. One modified shoot shows sustained 28 chromosomes, enabling crossbreeding with garden roses to transfer blackspot resistance and potentially improve other 14 chromosome roses. This method may broaden germ plasm use for disease resistance and fragrance traits.
This notice outlines tasks for September including sowing grass seed planting bulbs and narcissi lifting tubers protecting tubers from frost pruning and mulching perennials and clean up. It notes reducing spraying on winter apples and avoiding rose planting in fall in this Midwest region.
Do It Yourself shutters offer a simple home upgrade with permanent or nylon options. The article details sizing shutters, fastener methods, and painting steps, plus hints on fireplace flue lining dampers, draft checks, and keeping chimneys clear to prevent smoke problems.
At the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy E C Roberts of Iowa State University reports that frequent light nitrogen applications strengthen turf and suppress weeds like dandelions and crabgrass. He warns heavy nitrogen can boost disease in bluegrass and reduce weed control if overused.
UNIVERSITY PARK PA UPI Mulching is the best method of insuring an adequate supply of moisture in an orchard says Carl Bittner extension pomologist at Pennsylvania State University Mulching helps growers produce higher yields and bigger fruits.
Mr and Mrs Eugene McCullough of 410 First Street SW will take possession Sept 7 of the Roders house at 1623 Tenth Avenue SW, a purchase arranged through Tom Siamis. Through the same realtor, Tom Lekin of 806 N Street SW sold their former home at 1212 Second Street SW to Sandra L Miller of 3701 Sixteenth Avenue SW.
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