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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1962
Page
8
Ed Zukaukas advises Bluegrass may survive winter with care, soaking seeds to improve sprouting, and compares it to Bermuda. Gardeners should plant bulbs gradually, transplant lilies soon, and prep evergreen stock while considering lil leaf elm Ulmus Parvifolia and peonies now available from local dealers.
Transplants require at least one full season, sometimes two to three years. Proper guying with stakes supports delicate roots and prevents wind damage. use one to four stakes with protective hoses and re tension wires as needed to help the tree settle in.
Lubbock Garden Club met at Municipal Arts Center to plan a flower show. An all day workshop with a noon sack lunch featured speakers Don J. John landscape design instructor at Texas Tech, Mrs H G Knight Mrs John Powers and Mrs Nat Williams. Members made flower arrangements during the session.
Mrs S R O Neal led a lecture and demonstration on flower arranging at the Belle Glade Garden Club gathering held Tuesday at Municipal Garden Arts Center. Kers joined a fresh flower workshop. hostesses included Mrs Louise Hancock Mrs J C Dennig and Mrs C J Brasher. Guests were Mrs Dale Pace and Mrs L S Bradford.
Fragmentary note discusses radishes turnips lettuce and fall crops with uncertain guidance. It hints at planting timing and possible yields but contains many garbled phrases.
The third annual Methodist Hospital Lectureship will discuss congenital heart disease in the main ballroom of the Pioneer Hotel at 8 a.m. Saturday. Dr. S. Gilbert Blundt Jr. of Denver and Dr. Frank Dammann of Charlottesville will lecture. About 300 doctors from the South Plains area and neighboring states are expected. Texas Tech football game entertainment follows at 8 p.m.
Chiang Kai-shek, leader of Nationalist China, calls on Chinese at home and abroad to skip observances of his October 31 birthday, noting the date marks 76 years by his reckoning and 75 by the Western calendar. He says celebrations would clash with wartime austerity.
South Plains gardeners are urged to visit local dahlia farms this fall to see regional production. Farms near Portales near Muleshoe Olton and Lockney offer hundreds of varieties including cactus and semi cactus types. A round robin weekend tour may educate and inspire hobbyists with the color and form of dahlias.
The article encourages starting winter prep for houseplants now with cuttings taken in healthy condition. Water propagation works well for African violets, using foil-covered jars until new roots form before transplanting. It also suggests exploring fluorescent lights designed to boost plant growth for winter propagation.
Little Rock public schools operate desegregated with 78 Black students in eight white elementary and secondary schools. Seventh to twelfth grades are integrated except ninth. ninth grade to be mixed next fall. Elementary schools remain segregated. Everett Tucker Jr. notes Mississippi faces a similar choice to integrate or close schools.
A detailed guide explains bonsai cultivation, noting patience rivals a stamp collector. It covers potting, watering, pruning, and wiring to create a centuries old look, with rock placements and root control to shape tree forms for interior or garden display.
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