Winter Sweetpeas: Advise On Planting And Care
Experts advise starting winter flowering sweetpeas now with full sun and soil rich in well rotted manure. Plant seed in deep trenches, feed with liquid fish fertilizer, guard against slugs snails and birds, and train vines on wire to protect tips for a long winter display.
Americans Turn To Rose Growing As Good Hobby
Americans increasingly embrace rose gardening as a relaxing hobby amid modern stresses. A Gallup poll shows roses are Americans’ favorite flower, with the All-America testing system shaping top varieties since 1938. Five years of trials ensure sturdy, low maintenance plants like Fi on, Mission Bells, Capistrano and Sutter's Gold, boosting public interest and beautifying the countryside.
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Buy Furniture Best Suited For Purpose
Homemakers are advised to select furniture matched to needs in size, style and comfort. Measure spaces and test pieces before buying to avoid oversized items. Durability and ease of maintenance matter as much as appearance, and multi use or future room changes should be considered. Veneers offer exotic patterns and hardwood looks without risk of warping, while solid wood interiors ensure sturdy construction.
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More Floor Area Exposed In New Decorative Trend
A home decorating trend favors exposing more floor area and using small bright cotton rugs with hardwood floors. Experts cite three advantages: beauty of grain and color, cost savings from rugs, and easy upkeep with simple cleaning and polishing.
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Extra Feeding for Bigger Harvests in Gardens
Extra feeding boosts yield and quality as plants near harvest, with larger flowers brighter colors and bigger fruits. Instructions cover surface side dressing and water soluble liquid feeding, including ratios for various crops, precautions to avoid root disturbance leaf contact and overfeeding, and timing guidance.
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House Repairs Boost Value in Spring Maintenance
The article urges homeowners to inspect and repair roofs, shingles, downspouts, clapboards, and mortar joints each spring to maintain value. It covers replacing loose nails, re-nailing siding, cleaning gutters, and avoiding painting damp surfaces. Also explains flush doors and advises six-inch concrete pool walls with cedar stable construction tips.
Centaurea Colors Excel in Brightness
Centaurea cyanus known as cornflower dazzles with bright colors and many names. It thrives worldwide, offers blue white pink red varieties, and self seeding nature with multiple harvests. Seeds sow directly. blooms form in weeks, with a dwarf strain recently introduced for borders and display use.
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Fall Rose Diseases Controlled
Fall rose diseases such as black spot mildew and rust weaken plants. A 26 cent calcium polysulphide spray introduced three years ago arrests disease spores and destroys them with subsequent treatments. Used at the Municipal Rose Garden in Oskland to keep disease free, it combines with lindane to kill aphids thrips and caterpillars. Preventive spraying every ten days from late spring to late October is recommended.
House Plan Should Meet FHA Rules
Before buying stock house plans, check with the local FHA office to ensure plans meet the federal agency's minimum construction requirements. FHA approvals vary by region, so a plan accepted in one area may be rejected elsewhere. Use FHA acceptable plans even if the builder does not plan to obtain an FHA insured mortgage. A future purchaser may want this type of home and cannot get it if it fails FHA standards.
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New Kentile Floors Marketed For Flexible Design
Interior designers praise Kentile for unlimited design possibilities and color harmony with any decor. The asbestos content provides fire resistance, enhancing its appeal as a durable floor covering.
Growing Perennials On A Small Budget For Gardeners
Hundreds of perennials can be grown at low cost aiding landscape design. Start in spring or summer with a seed bed of porous soil shaded lightly, using a canopy and a cold frame. Label rows, keep weeds down, and transplant after seedlings establish. Germination times vary by species from 5 to 50 days with careful soil and watering.
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Save On Concrete Repairs By Henry J Wingate
An home improvement guide explains saving on concrete repairs with simple tools and mixes. It details mixing ratios for 4 cubic feet from cement, sand, gravel, and water, plus methods to pour, settle, and finish for a non slip surface. It also includes a brief Q and A on window screen installation for snug fit.
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