Garden Notes and Rose Talk From Birmingham 1972
Oto B. Schoopfle reflects on a milder spring in Birmingham and the risk of late-season warmth for peaches and fruit buds. He details pruning roses like Elmshorn, snow fences, herbicides in gardens, and spare notes on double spitting rose beds and chicory as a coffee adjunct, ending with New Year chicory and Vincas for house decorations.
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Forsytma
Birmingham
Elmshorn
Germany
Florida
New Orleans
All-America winners listed for 1973 hybrid squash and flowers
The 1973 All-America list names Aristolcrat Zimma Peter Pan Scarlet and Marigold Happy Face as bronze and silver medal squash winners noted for earliness and prolific yields. The article highlights planting tips for zucchini and zinnia varieties Peter Pan Scarlet and Happy Face Marigold, plus mentions prior year medalists and other qualifying flowers and vegetables.
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Red Cab
Petunia Circus
Naked pumpkin seeds popular as snack from squash
A reader asks why edible pumpkin seeds are greenish and naked after shell removal. The seeds come from Cucurbita maxima squash, often mis labeled as pumpkin. Commercial seed production favors large seeds. readers are invited to send food value data.
Pears with stones inside and garden questions
Garden readers report hard rock like lumps in pears caused by a tarnished plant bug sting on very young fruit. The lumpy texture can be so firm it harms teeth, and the prevalence varies by year with no clear explanation, possibly tied to unusual weather.
Rieger elatior begonia heads for wider garden demand
A new begonia, the Rieger elatior hybrid from Otto Roeger Germany, is poised to sweep homes. It offers semidouble flowers, many colors, long lasting blooms, and year round show potential though seed is unavailable and plants must be purchased from local greenhouses.
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Rieger Elatior
Otto Roeger
Germany
Europe
Rieger
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