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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1969
Page
17
Home gardeners discuss harvesting Sweet Spanish Onions and storing them past winter. Advice includes planting onions, using the fungicide Maneb for mildew and blight, and notes on onion disease control. Also covered are apple waxing myths, storing apples, telling a ripe melon by tendrils, and perennial butterfly weed care.
The column answers readers on using exterior plywood for a sandbox with a hinged dry cover as a table, whether attic floors need underlayment before tiling, old chimney cleaning methods using skid chains, and finishing plywood panels before or after installation. It also promotes Andy Lang’s wood finishing booklet.
Bravo pinks grow only eight inches tall and produce single fragrant blooms with fringed petals. The compact upright plants stand above the foliage, creating solid scarlet-red accents in landscapes, beds, window boxes, or edging with compatible colors.
Sound reasons govern planting for erosion control privacy and screen plantings. The article notes shrubs ground covers and vines can control erosion and provide privacy while trees serve as screens to hide views and dull noise. It also mentions foundation planting to complement the house and ornamental trees for landscape framing.
Question about yellowing bottom leaves on rooted geranium cuttings due to overwatering or poor drainage. Advice favors light, even moisture, good airflow, and bright cool windows. Also notes on wood ashes as fertilizer and pest deterrent with May ground scattering for vegetables. Request for self addressed stamped envelope to obtain a growing bulletin.
Otto B Schoepfle shares spring gardening notes focusing on yellow crocuses and yellow flowers, plus marigolds and gloriosa daisies. He discusses mums from cuttings, weed control, dandelions, plant propagation, pruning, and his thrift approach to sharing surplus plants with readers.
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