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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1971
Page
10
Flower and vegetable notes preview eight new varieties for spring planting. Elfin Impatiens come in white crimson pink and more and thrive in semi shade or shade. Beefeater and Better Boy tomatoes resist nematodes verticillium and fusarium. Chiffon Cascade Petunias color blooms all summer into fall. New roses, lilies, and novelty tomatoes complete the lineup.
Fescues are the lawngrasses best at thriving in dry shade revive after disease and colonize poor soil. Fine fescues in a lawnseed mix ensure a candidate grass remains available for all tougher growing sites.
Fine fescues exist as two forms. The Chewings group including Jamestown and Highlight grows densely and spreads slowly. Varieties such as Illahee and Ruby spread more readily and pair well in seed mixtures.
Fine fescues endure in shade with minimal care and thrive on dry infertile soils. Older varieties Chewings Mahee and Pennlawn join newer lines Highlight Jamestown Ruby. A leaflet details breeding progress and how begonias adapt to sun and shade.
Hybridizers Spur Begonia Interest outlines seed sowing on finely textured medium using vermiculite and sphagnum mixes. The guide advises containers with drainage, gentle watering, refrigeration bag incubation at 60 to 65 degrees, and moving sprouts to eastern windowsills and larger pots as they grow.
The Stark-Burbank Research Center offers a set of questions for home gardeners on pollination dwarf trees grafting and Arbor Day origins. Readers test themselves across topics from pollinators to pruning and tree spacing to gauge ecological and economic interest in fruit tree planting.
A hardy hibiscus variety named Southern Belle earned a silver medal from All-America Selections. Sown indoors in winter or outdoors as soon as soil works, these 4 to 5 foot perennials produce eight inch blooms in white pink rose carmine crimson and deep red with red eye. Seed soaking accelerates sprouting and seedlings should be moved while young for best growth.
Brighton officials propose relaxing grooming rules at a Sussex elderly home allowing men to wear longer hair. The change aims to improve comfort by dropping the previous institutional trim. Local councilors say the policy shift reflects residents’ preferences and dignity.
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