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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1973
Page
9
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A horticulture piece advises using citric acid and soda in vase water to extend cut flower life, with bleach to curb bacteria. and recommends dusting or polishing houseplant leaves with plant-safe polishes, avoiding furred leaves. It notes proper watering and fertilizer timing, and warns against overfeeding or fertilizing dry soil.
In Oak Ridge Tennessee a deep coal mine revealed massive fossilized trunks weighing about six tons and measuring around 45 inches in diameter. University of Tennessee chemistry professor Dr Friedrich Schmidt Bleek identified the well preserved bark as likely oak and dated the trunks to 300 million years ago.
Frank J. Taylor explains a stand-up gardening approach using waist high walls and raised beds to grow vegetables and flowers without bending. He recalls a 50 foot rock wall strawberry patch and cantaloupe trials, plus a brick wall front lawn for semi shade begonias, all illustrating non stoop cultivation and practical garden design.
Cucumber plants and other cucurbits in Ohio are at risk from bacterial wilt carried by yellow and black striped cucumber beetles. Adults overwinter in debris, become active when temperatures rise, and spread disease via feces and feeding. Control advised with Sevin, malathion, or methoxychlor starting as seedlings emerge and reapplied every five days.
Scientists report about one million earthquakes occur worldwide each year, highlighting persistent crustal movement and varying magnitudes. Researchers note most quakes are too small to be felt, while larger events impact communities and infrastructure.
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