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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1972
Page
17
Garden guidance advises cleaning tools to remove dirt and rust, sharpening spades and hoes, oiling metal parts, and preparing power tools. It covers mower maintenance, air cleaners, spark plugs, blade checks, height adjustments, and professional sharpening as needed for a healthy spring lineup.
Hand and power mowers should be cleaned thoroughly with a wire brush and steel wool to remove rust spots. Exposed metal parts receive a light coat of oil with an oily rag. On power mowers, check off all bearings.
A portrait of San Francisco's tree pioneer John McLaren at Golden Gate Park. The piece recalls his youthfulness at 80 and his passion for planting seeds, the challenges from birds mice and fungus, and how a gardener keeps nurturing trees with ecology in mind.
A friend hands me a frail six inch redwood in a pot and dares me to grow it. Years pass as I transplant it from pot to planter to a hole by the toolshed and water it regularly. The sapling grows to 30 feet in five years with a satellite trunk and a towering crown.
The article urges careful pesticide use and seed propagation basics. It covers collecting conifer cones, cold and warm treatments to release seeds, and cautions about fungus and plant protection. It stresses reading label directions, handling spills, disposal, storage, and avoiding windy spraying near neighbors.
Ohio conservationist Robert E. Quilliam warns landowners to treat bare-rooted woody seedlings with care from lifting to planting. He stresses keeping roots moist and plants cold, proper hole depth and soil packing to avoid air pockets, and clearing weed competition. Packets of 60 bare-rooted seedlings are sold by the Warren Conservation District for spring planting.
Some vegetables are veritable gluttons and require substantial fertilizer while others thrive in poor soil. Asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, kale and okra demand richer nutrients, whereas beans Swiss chard and Jerusalem artichokes cope with lean soil.
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