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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1952

Page

18

Albert Wilson's Garden Walk Pruning for 1953 Rewards

Albert Wilson guides readers through late spring pruning tips for garden shrubs and flowering plants. He emphasizes cutting finished flowering wood on genista and weigelia, favoring new shoots for 1953 blooms, and stresses deep watering after pruning for lilac, spirea, and other spring bloomers.

Australian Plants Enthuse Gardeners

Gardeners around the world praise Australian flora noting that Australian plants thrive on a distant island where many flowers can reproduce without bee or insect pollination due to their unique adaptations.

Australia

How To Blue Hydrangeas With Aluminum Sulphate

Apply aluminum sulphate at one pound per square yard around the root zone. Scatter evenly over soil and water in generously to achieve blue flowers.

Advertisers reach California market via 48 weekly papers

Advertisers can access a statewide audience through 48 leading California weekly newspapers serving the rich hinterland.

California

Tips on Citrus Care for Home Grown Trees

A home gardener guide to citrus placement and care. It emphasizes sun exposure, soil deepening, and winter sun angles, with steps to aerate soil, apply fertilizer, and water timing. Advice covers overhead watering, soil cracking prevention with mulch, and ant control using chlordane.

Summer Put House Plants Outdoors

Many house plants may be moved outdoors in summer. Place in lightly lit spots, not under hot sun. Remove from pot, plant in open soil, water regularly, and a little fertilizer encourages new growth and bloom. At summer's end return indoors and repot if needed.

God Spoke and Verdant Bowers Sprang Forth

Poetic passage describes a divine creation moment where arid lands bloom into lush greenery and flowers as the earth is softened by a celestial smile. The verse emphasizes miracle and renewal.

Correct Camellia Cultivation

Camellia roots are very fine and near the surface so cultivation is rare and shallow no more than half an inch. Apply a yearly mulch after removing last year’s mulch. Water deeply in spring through autumn and occasionally spray foliage to keep plants healthy and reduce bud drop.

Timing in Plant Feeding and Soil Health

Plant growth varies by timing of nutrient uptake with different species. Maintain soil health by adding manures and composts, supplementing with fertilizers, and preventing soil from drying out. California Market reaches a large audience through CALIFORNIA subscribers and local weeklies.

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