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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1974
Page
7
This article untangles the names and confusion between Christmas cactus Schlumbergera bridgesii, Thanksgiving cactus Schlumbergera truncata, and Easter cactus as a misnomer. It explains leaf shape cues, bud formation at 50 to 55 degrees night temps with 13 hours darkness, flowering conditions, watering, and care to avoid failures or crabby reactions from owners.
The Cleveland Public Schools horticulture program, started in 1904, runs tract and home gardens across 35 acres of space with over 21 000 student gardeners completing reports for 1974. Vegetables produced were valued at more than 622 000 dollars, highlighting gardening as a field laboratory for environmental science math and many other subjects in the curriculum.
Sanitation and segregation help prevent insect and disease problems in houseplants. Beware of friends asking you to care for plants. Inspect newcomers with a hand lens for pests, then dip or spray to reduce risks of mites aphids scale and white fly on species like Fuchsia Coleus Citrus Gardenia and impatiens.
The author recalls a last tomato of 1974 kept in darkness until color, notes on greenhouse grown asparagus and related ladodes, and reflects on Sprengeri, smilax, male plants, and a Scythian Lamb tale. They discuss the citron and Christmas oranges, methods of cultivation, and the impact of refrigeration on year round citrus.
Earl Aronson notes a recycled paper calendar teaching non toxic pest controls for home gardens. It highlights plantings that encourage natural insect management, warns against harmful insecticides, and includes species like Pyrethrum and sunflowers. The piece also promotes a Living Garden Calendar and new indoor plant book recommendations.
The piece highlights growing and harvesting Brussels sprouts and the Kobab vegetable. It notes home gardeners can enjoy smaller, tender sprouts with strong flavor, shares Jade Cross hybrid timing, and advises picking once firm and freezing promptly. It also mentions Kobab as a crisp, pungent crop needing early summer sowing and harvests when small.
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