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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1972
Page
2
Garden notes cover Burpee zinnias Carved Ivory and Emperor with large blooms and sun needs plus the hardy Lycoris squamigera magic lily. The author also shares tomato ripening tips, lawn mower choices, and the value of sharp tools for efficient summer gardening.
Garden page readers share snail control ideas including moth crystals around plant bases, salt, stale beer, and Ortho Bug Geta Pellets for snails and cutworms. Other notes cover drying sunflower seeds, root grub checks, and dethatching myths. Readers seek safer methods and share soil and transplant observations.
A guide notes vacuum sweepers can collect white flies and other pests from house plants. Daily vacuuming helps eradicate infestations of white flies in a month. It also mentions hornets spiders and other pests can be removed, and notes pest effects on flower color and pigment changes with aging plants.
Shredded bark serves as a waste product turned mulch. Apply two inches thick to retain moisture and prevent wind erosion. Bagasse known as sugar cane fiber is sold as chicken litter. Hay mulch is clean and weed seed free, resists matting. Mulches save labor but attract slugs and snails.
The color fading in chrysanthemums stems from heat and light effects, with long hot days depleting sugars needed for pigment production. High temperatures slow growth and exhaust pigment precursors, causing pink bronze and red tones to fade most. Surprisingly, cold can also alter color, slowing growth but boosting pigment indicates?
A reader reports removing indoor ants by sprinkling sulfur powder under shelf paper and along baseboards and doorsteps. The powder, sold in drug stores, acts as a laxative and can be used with petroleum jelly as an ointment, and helps control powdery mildew on ornamentals.
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