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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1967
Page
14
Lavender must be picked when plants are in bloom. Leaves and stems are fragrant but leaves are dried and stems discarded. Dried leaves fill thin sachets for bureau drawers and linen closets. For quick cover, plant portulaca, nasturtiums, or sweet alyssum. These thrive in sun and poor soil.
A reader asks about blotchy ripening in tomatoes with white spots and cracking. Advice covers avoiding over pruning, mulching for even moisture, higher soil pH with calcium, protecting leaves from sun scald, and reducing rapid temperature changes.
The article notes warm weather brings lawn pests like sod webworms chinch bugs and grubs. It states modern safe insecticides including chlorinated hydrocarbons combat these insects without harming top lawngrasses such as Kentucky bluegrass fine fescue and bentgrasses.
Garden help outlines best second crops after spring harvests. Details on soil prep, fertilizer, and spacing for beans beets carrots radishes and other staples. Notes include timing for frost risk and how to handle seeds and soil tests plus a closing item about garden flower donations to Washington DC and Potomac site.
Ultraviolet light degrades polyethylene used in plastic greenhouses prompting UV resistant films to extend life and enable two growing seasons. Advice covers soil sterilization, ground plastic barriers with aggregate, home plant lighting needs, watering guidance, and top flowering houseplants.
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