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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1956
Page
15
A guide to selecting early blooming perennials and hardy annuals for continuous color from spring to fall. Highlights include Arabis Aubrietia blue flax carnations hollyhocks and Chinese lanterns, plus intro of carnival petunia and Mardi Gras snapdragons as two vigorous hybrids to try this year.
Fresh herbs from the garden beat dried from shelves. Parsley guides dill thyme savory marjoram basil and sage add distinct flavor to soups gravies vegetables and meats grown at home.
Dense tree foliage blocks solar heat from reaching the ground and helps keep the air near the surface cooler in hot weather.
Readers are warned of poison ivy risk. Direct contact with sap can trigger severe reactions even when diluted. Avoid touching contaminated plants and pets. do not burn poison ivy. An antidote balm Zotox claims zirconium as an active element, with potential for outdoor first aid kits.
Roots of dahlias dug last autumn should be examined for good condition and divided to planting size. Remove soil carefully to avoid neck strain, trim stringy roots, and cut stalks back to the crown. Divide the clump, seal cuts with fungicide, and pack divisions with crown attached to tuberous roots.
Keep peat moist to store dahlias and inspect gladiolus bulbs for signs of disease. Maintain even moisture and check for soft spots or mold during storage. Regularly air and rotate contents to prevent deterioration and ensure healthy planting material.
Do not water plants late in the day when leaves stay wet at nightfall. Wet foliage fosters fungal infections and harm to the garden.
The text notes vegetables droop in hot sun and benefit from soaking if wilted, and states coniferous trees have two kinds of flowers male and female on the same tree per the National Arborist Assn.
Direct sowing of annual flower seeds in the garden avoids transplant shock and speeds blooming. It lists easy to transplant varieties and those best sown where planted, with soil preparation steps including a light cover and moist daily care until sprouting.
Do It Yourself aluminum garden aids Direct a sprinkler with a pointed nozzle support and shield shrubs with a bent rod guard. Instructions describe cutting and bending aluminum angle sections to form a nozzle holder and a plant guard with holes and loops.
Dr. Paul Tilford of the National Arborist Assn warns that towns without regular pruning and spraying programs allow diseases and insect infestations to spread from public to private trees and back, endangering shade and fruit trees on private property.
Do not wait for insects to damage plants before spraying. Insecticides cannot repair damage but prevent it. fungicides also prevent disease. Ideal soil includes organic matter. mixing sand and clay is a mistake. Use organic matter with either soil component for best results as sand and clay mixes harden when dry.
Quick growing annual vine offers rapid coverage for sunlit spaces. Morning glories remain favorites for screening, with Heav enly Blue, Pearly Gates, Scarlett O'Hara and Blue Star among popular choices. Hearts and Honey vine stands out with fern like foliage and 2 inch trumpets that shift color three times daily from pinkish orange to pinkish red to rose pink, keeping blooms open for hummingbirds.
A simple seed planter fashioned from 7 inch long 1 O D aluminum tubing helps seed distribution. Mark back three inches from one end, cut away half the tube, smooth edges, compress the far end in a vise, and drill a 0.44 inch hole in the flat end for hanging when idle.
Louisville report notes Frank Adams Taylor who retired in Florida at 44 after pro sports, tobacco inspection, USDA work, real estate, and insurance sales. He plans to resume a career as a Presbyterian minister and will receive a bachelor of divinity degree in May.
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