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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1983
Page
25
During a two week New Jersey drought and heat, gardeners should water deeply and mulch to conserve moisture. Soak soil to six inches, use reused water if possible, and apply organic mulch after a thorough watering. Mulch cools and preserves damp soil, while shallow watering worsens root shallowing.
Purdue extension horticulturist Julie Chamberlain outlines methods to preserve flowers through pressing or drying. Pressed flowers suit plaques and flat crafts, while natural shapes work for three dimensional arrangements. Techniques include newspaper pressing, air drying, sand or borax, and silica gel methods, detailing plant types, drying times, and storage.
Raspberry fields and other fruits lure picnic beetles, which are black one fifth inch long with four yellow spots. They feed on ripening berries, corn, tomatoes, peppers, and melons. Extension agent Larry Erickson urges removing damaged fruit and placing a baited coffee can with water, molasses, yeast, and vinegar at the garden edge to attract and drown beetles.
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