Winter Garden Winners Melons Trials 1989
Melon trials during 1989 used DeWitt Weed Barrier and Sterns Miracle-Gro foliar feeding. Seeds started under fluorescent light in May and planted May 29 after hardening. Germination reached 100 percent. Varieties include Classic, Earlidew, Ambrosia, Morning Dew, and Pulsar, with days to harvest ranging 75 to 96, yields up to 4 7 pounds, and notes on flavor texture and flesh color for home garden use.
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DeWitt
Maryland
Liberty
Stokes
Harris
Winter Garden Melon Varieties in Stokes Introductions
The Winter Garden introduces several Melon varieties by Stokes. Fred Archibald Canada Gem bears deep orange flesh with small seed cavity and 2 ¾ lb to 3 ¾ lb fruit. Harper yields deep orange, tangy flavor with 3 ½ to 4 lb fruit. Quick Sweet offers high sugar, 3 4 lb cantaloupe with early harvest. Musketeer is a bush cantaloupe, 4 4 lb weight, heavily netted. Nine varieties were planted and all made Winter Garden Winners. Use 2 weed barriers for best results. Happy gardening.
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Canada
Stokes
Prudent tree pruning guidance from horticulturist
Horticul turist Tom Oswalt cautions pruning a tree is often unnecessary, says best timing is the dormant season after frost. He explains topping harms form, highlights removing large dead limbs for safety, and advises proper cuts to avoid disease while keeping balance and avoiding stub preservation.
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Tom Oswalt
Tense Time of Year for a Gardener and Catalogs
Rheta Grimsley Johnson reflects on garden longing during peak season and the lure of home catalogs. She contrasts patient planting with impulse orders, likening catalogs to harmless temptation, while noting neighbor Annie Louise Laxson’s more orderly yard. The piece blends humor about 24 hour toll free orders with rueful observation of timing and gardening ambition.
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Brazil
American Express
Sierra Club
Annie Louise Laxson
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Indy Henderson
Gardenfacts
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Annie Louise
Callaway Gardens
Scripps Howard News Service
Deere
Gladhill Tractor Mart
E. Patrick St
Ford Credit
Ceresville Ford
New Holland
Frederick
Brigas & Stratton I
H.B. Duvall, Inc
East Patrick St
Briggs & Stratton
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