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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
10
CHAPPAQUA NY The garden is bursting with activity as insects threaten new growth and weeds. The writer favors leather gloves but notes warmth and moisture issues. rubber gloves feel restricted. Foam knee protectors and a canvas apron with pockets help manage tools while a three-tined hand cultivator remains essential for light garden tasks. Gardening is recreation, not work, and the sensory joy of soil and kneeling provides creative pleasure.
The guide advises light monthly clipping for privet hedges and suggests electric trimmers or sharpened shears. It covers late bloom planting of gladiolus, removing spent blossoms on laurels and rhododendrons, pinching dahlias to boost bloom, and preventing mildew by mulching and careful watering to keep foliage dry.
In Hays Kansas the agricultural experiment station announced sunflowers are not fit for commercial use in the Sunflower State. The decision comes amid the state's symbolic title and a note that the earth would appear much brighter to someone on the moon.
Poison ivy, widespread across the United States, may be losing its sting due to new products offering prevention and relief. The article explains urushiol and remedies and notes early reports from Captain John Smith. An emergency city ordinance in Middletown contracts Harold Wright Goetz Jr. for architectural services with a $2000 appropriation to improve the city building.
W A University of Colorado chemistry professor John R. Clopton has patented a new flower preservative that reportedly keeps carnations alive and in good condition for 28 days. He says roses last 10 to 12 days and other flowers live two to three times longer than in water alone. The formula combines a sugar solution with additives to slow food reserve use and reduce bacterial and fungal spoilage in plant and solution.
In Carlsbad California Gene Masterson a commercial flower grower used a helicopter to dry 24 000 blooms after rain The rotor wash shook off rain drops saving the blooms from rot and cutting labor from a full day to two hours of work
A florist in Bowling Green Kentucky displays a warning sign on a truck urging careful driving after a near miss. The sign reads live carefully and warns that the next load may be yours, highlighting concerns for pedestrian and vehicle safety.
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