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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1974
Page
2
Otto E Schoopfle writes of walking through a snowbound garden on New Year’s Day. He discusses rose bed renewal, delphinium seedlings, and protecting plants with pine needle mulch. He praises Croton alabamensis cuttings from cousin Gordon Schoepfle and recalls Rotterdens Floriade and the upcoming Philaflora show in Philadelphia 1976.
The column explains indoor avocado starting tips from choosing the pit to water or soil methods, highlighting seed washing, toothpick support, and pinching for a bushy plant. It also notes a reader memory of the Country Gentleman corn, describing its small white kernels, sweet flavor, kernels per ear, and tall stalks, with current seed house options and catalogs.
Poinsettias stay vibrant with ample light and a daytime around 70 degrees with nights near 60. Above 72 degrees shortens life, while drafts and improper watering cause leaf drop or wilting. Water 2 or 3 times daily if needed and keep soil evenly moist. In May, prune and move outdoors for summer growth. New plants from tip cuttings root in tap water. Pronunciation notes differ locally.
A reader suggests driving trimmed branches from trees into the ground with prickly ends outward to deter cats and dogs from shrubs and flowers. The tactic allegedly works better than chemicals or fences, is less noticeable while mowing, and should be pushed deep enough to avoid being blown over.
Readers report gladiolus crops failing with withered flowers brown buds and silvery flecking from gladiolus thrips. The insect feeds on stored corms causing russeted areas and weaker vigor leading to poor growth and small flowers. Overwintering occurs under husks. Prevention includes discarding old corms and dusting stored bulbs with Sevin before storage.
A historical notice discusses turning waste into gas as a response to the energy crisis. It cites India using hog manure for cooking and lighting, a farmer powering a greenhouse and engine, English experimentation with chicken manure for a car, and Americans adapting chicken manure and vegetable matter for methane. It argues for self-produced fuel from daily waste.
A reader describes five years of home orchid cultivation in a basement with two rooms, four bulb light fixtures, timers for 14 hours daily, humidity around 50 percent via vaporizers, and constant fans. They moved from gravel to a lighter medium and ask for the name of a new product matching gravel’s advantages.
A Home Economics teacher questions eggplant while praising its potential as a versatile staple. The article highlights Black Magic Hybrid as a strong variety and advises starting plants early, growing in rich soil, and even using containers when space is limited.
Seed grown fig trees can start from dried figs. Remove seeds, plant in sand peat loam, keep moist, under plastic wrap, and wait about three months for sprouts. Seedlings are delicate but become hardy. transplant to three inch pots and keep in bright warmth. Figs can be grown in tubs or outdoors in trenches with winter protection.
A Penn State metallurgist estimates how long everyday items take to degrade if left to the elements from a soft drink can by 2473 to a plastic wrap by 2200 and a glass bottle around 1972 to 2001. Also includes a vegetable lookalike squash recipe, flowering dogwoods comparison, a moisture loving perennial Astilbe care guide, and a Carnival African Amaryllis for indoor growing.
Richard L. Coakwell, Vermilion based head of Erie County Bank and Society Corp. affiliate, will retire June 30 after more than 32 years in banking. He joined the bank as president in 1970 after a career at Society National Bank, and led the institution as board chairman and chief executive. Coakwell, a Vermilion resident, has served in various civic roles and earned multiple honors including the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce distinguished service award.
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