Color and decor ideas for small rooms and homes
The article advises painting to alter room perception with light colors to enlarge spaces and dark tones for coziness. It guides ceiling and wall color contrasts, warns about paint brands, and urges recording mix ratios. It also mentions Dunbar house plans, kitchen island benefits, a new hose connector, and basic pest prevention steps.
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Bettie Homes
Dunbar
Dineste
Small House Planning Bureau
St. Cloud
Min
Watch for Corn Borer Eggs Early and Protect With DDT
Plant sweet corn early and inspect daily after 18 inches. Look for translucent white egg masses about a eighth inch wide with red specks. When eggs hatch, caterpillars bore into stalks. treat with DDT dust or spray. Spray three times at intervals to reach 97 percent protection. repeat in August if second brood appears. Do not confuse with corn earworm. use mineral oil on silk to deter earworms.
Authority on Greenhouse Speak Here
Fred Barnes, a greenhouse construction expert from Redwood City, will speak at the Southern Alameda county branch of the American Begonia Society about small home greenhouses. He covers construction, heating, ventilation, soils, and practical tips for beginners, including lean-to and detached designs and how to manage temperature and airflow.
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Dorotily Bayliss
Fred Barnes
Authority Ory
Alameda County
American Begonia Society
Barnes
Redwood City
Apply Chemical Now on Crab Grass Areas News ad urges immediate treatment
A reader advisory promotes early chemical control of crab grass in lawns using phenylmercuric acetate PMA. It warns against delaying until July or August, citing field tests at University of California Davis and urging uniform application with a spreader, followed by watered and unmowed periods. The piece also notes upcoming garden club events and a greenhouse talk on June 21.
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Chemical Crazy
Univrsity of California
Los Angeles
Pranod Wailing Inc
University of Californa
Davis
Blass
Hayward High School
Modern Garden Hoeing Techniques Improve Weed Control
A guide on cultivating with a sharp hoe to slice the top soil and kill weeds without harming plant roots. Emphasizes frequent shallow cultivation, avoiding crust formation, and maintaining soil porosity for air reaching roots. Recommends goose neck hoe for edges, putty knife as substitute, and mulching or grasses to prevent crusts. Continuous cultivation after rains and as crops emerge helps keep rows clean all season.
Three Roses Win 1952 All American Award
Three brilliant new roses have been chosen for the All American Rose award for 1952 after two years of tests in 18 trial gardens nationwide. The 1952 winners include Vogue Noribunda and Helen Traubel and Fred Howard, noted for their vivid colors and hardiness. The Oscar of horticulture marks the first time since two years ago that winners were named. 1951 produced no victors despite high-scoring contenders.
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If Vogue
Noribunda
Helen Tra
Fred Howard
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