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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1976
Page
11
Fall bedding plants thrive in Southern Nevada with planting from now through December. Prepare soil two feet deep, remove alkali, add compost and fertilizers, then plant in fall with transplants or seeds, aiming for cool-season performance and reduced transplant shock.
Allen D. Boettcher outlines October tasks for Southern Nevada gardening. advise overseeding Bermuda lawns, sowing cool season flowers, bulbs planting depths, and refrigerator cold treatment for tulips and hyacinths. Also covers lawn care, vegetables from direct sow or transplants, perennials, watering, chrysanthemums, roses, and container stock planting with a tip about a recorded bulb and annuals spring color message.
E Woody Bickford, inventor of the first plant light, notes only 2.7 percent of households use artificial light for indoor gardening though 44.5 million homes have three or more plants indoors. He explains costs vary by plant type, with corn requiring about 150 watts per square foot and lettuce offering high yields in small spaces. He cites motivations for growing indoors and gives guidance on placement, shelving, and sources for information.
The Vegas Valley African Violet Society meets Oct 6 at Paradise Town Hall with Nadine Walker and Brenda Weissman hosting. Emily Fitzpatrick displays plants and reservations are 451-1574. The Cactus and Succulent Society of Southern Nevada meets Oct 7 at Lorenzi Park with Harold Mirjanian presenting Four Corner Cactus and Habitat. Public invited. Dirt Dobbers Garden Club reports its 1976 77 officers and fall federation delegates. They discuss city beautification and fall plantings with a $100 donation to Guatemala for reforestation. A field trip is planned for Oct 19 and the next meeting is Oct 21.
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