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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1969
Page
9
The article traces zinnia breeding from dwarf Thumbelina to Buttons and giants, noting Cherry Buttons as an All-America winner in 1969 and describing numerous varieties from Per sian Carpet to Wild Cherry and Torch. It highlights hybridization, plant heights, bloom forms, and cultivation tips for warm, sunlit gardens.
Question of the Week from Elyria offers cactus growing tips. Cacti prefer loose well drained soil with fast drainage and light feeding, watering sparingly from below, using a mix of loam leaf mold and sand with small amounts of manure and bone meal, and keeping sunlit. Watch for mealy bugs. treat with cotton dipped in alcohol carefully to avoid foliage.
In this winter garden piece Otto Schoepfle discusses growing American holly Dex opaca. He notes 15 trees with 14 female and one male, explains pollination, pruning, and fertilizer needs, shares mulch and soil preferences, and reports leaf miner control with Metasystox. He also mentions bird feeding and berry persistence into summer.
Home questions on basement stair painting yield a safe timing workaround. Paint every other step first then wait for dry before completing the set. Use colored strings or ribbons to mark walkable steps and avoid immediate wear. A stain may raise grain on softwoods, so nongrain raising products help.
A national survey shows 59 percent of U S gardeners cut flowers for vegetables last year and many expect higher this year. Grow your own produce to save money and inspire children while reducing waste with home composting.
In a Green Thumb Note a reader challenges the belief that the Silk tree Albriz ia julgirssia rosea cannot grow in northern climates. He cites several self started trees from seed pods, noting beauty scent bees and robust growth. He mentions a webworm issue and recommends a June systemic treatment to avoid spraying.
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