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Newspaper
Plano Daily Star Courier
Location
Plano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1975
Page
2
Tomato growing guides advise starting with transplants and choosing varieties suited to your area. The Ortho book All About Vegetables explains spacing, staking, caging, deep planting, watering and feeding, and how weather and calcium affect fruit set to avoid common failures.
North Texas gardeners spend thousands yearly on plants ill suited to their landscape. The guide explains three forms bare root balling and container stock, their advantages and limitations, and how to select quality stock from reputable local nurseries with practical buying tips.
Collin County Agent James R Risinger advises storing surplus seeds properly to keep them viable for two to five years in a home refrigerator. Air tight containers and moisture control are essential, with longer storage for cabbage family cucumbers squash and watermelons up to five years.
North Texas gardeners are advised to plant marigolds as fall bloomers to beat heat and pests. Varieties range from 6 to 40 inches, prefer sun and rich, well drained soil, with indoor sowing now for August planting. Awards and breeding programs highlight marigolds’ popularity.
Webworms, the larvae of lawn moths, feed at night and strip grass at the soil line. Early detection is vital as patches of dead turf merge. Ciba-Geigy SpecTracide is noted as effective when applied as spray or granules with light watering to reach feeding worms.
County Extension Agent James R. Risinger urges inspecting elm trees now for elm leaf beetle larvae to prevent July and August leaf loss. He notes larvae are dark when young, become yellow with black spots, and reach about a half inch. they pupate at the base while adults lay yellow eggs on leaves. Insecticides at the base help only partially. Levin reduces the population but requires repeated applications due to migration from other trees.
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