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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1952
Page
3
Gardeners can enjoy midsummer to early fall color from annual asters with extra care and proper planting. The New York Times notes many varieties from Queen of the Market to American Beauty, plus tips on disease prevention and cutting.
Spring time is compost making season and the article outlines building a four by long trench pile. It guides layering topsoil coarse material manure soil limestone and plant matter to form a three to four foot heap.
A practical Home Gardener tip outlines spading as the best way to prepare soil this spring. It recommends a measured pace, soil moisture checks with a mud pie test, and step by step trench and fill methods to spade 1000 square feet in eight days.
Wisteria vines may delay blooming for years without proper care. Use well drained soil and sun, apply 4-12-4 fertilizer in spring and autumn, prune straggling shoots to two or three buds, and limit base canes to two or three. For old plants too lush in nitrogen, use superphosphate and root pruning if flowers fail to appear.
Peonies need eyes exposed. soil more than two inches above the buds usually stops flowering. Inspect established clumps and gently remove excess winter soil so new shoots can emerge and bloom.
In planning your late flower garden some annuals will survive first fall frosts while others will not. Cosmos marigolds and zinnias will die quickly but petunias sweet alyssum calendulas snap dragons and cornflowers will persist until a really hard frost arrives.
Staking tall plants should be preventive, not reactive. Do not wait for bending to snap stems. Tie sections to stakes firmly with slack to prevent damage as plants like delphiniums and tomatoes enlarge. Early staking keeps plants healthy and the garden neater.
The article advises trimming overgrown shrubs and hedges now before new spring growth. It suggests shaping barberry or privet hedges by pruning tips or removing dead canes to the crown and saving prunings from blooming shrubs for forcing indoors. It also recommends planting climbing nasturtiums under the fence rail for a quick display of greenery and blooms.
A sponge garden tip advises dampening a sponge then sprinkling parsley seeds and keeping it moist to grow a green plant year round. The note suggests keeping the sponge in a practical location for ongoing growth.
A quirky local note describes placing two tablespoons of complete plant food on a service platter and picking fresh, green mics to spruce up a kitchen display.
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