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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1955
Page
4
Techniques for natural rock garden design include using weathered porous rocks, varying rock sizes, and proper drainage. Plan contour and topsoil depth to fit slopes, create open root pockets, and position rocks on natural bases for a lasting, integrated look with careful plant selection and spacing.
Readers discuss tree whitewashing its limited insect control value and potential harm to thin bark. Advice on grafting roses under glass and a melon spray regimen using magnesium sulfate and boron is shared, noting home amounts and application timing.
A garden feature plan for 24 roses to color a setting with a bench path and background elements. It compares Hybrid Teas and Flombundas, notes Flombundas brighter displays, and stresses good drainage deep soil, six hours sun, and fresh manure substitutes. Plant in spring or fall with organic fertilizer and mulch protection. Obtain reader help from LeRoy Guibert with a home photo.
Tree doctors and arborists can gauge tree health from symptoms over the phone. Owner guidance helps, and having a labelled landscape diagram speeds accurate diagnosis. Identification is crucial, as buckeye and horse chestnut differ in disease susceptibility, prompting experts to offer free home grounds charts.
Proper care of fruit trees requires timely spraying to control pests and diseases. The article outlines a calendar of treatments from delayed dormancy to petal fall, notes that cherries need fewer sprays, and gives mixing instructions for a popular Tree Spray formula.
Readers learn late blooming heads form from stressed tallflower and cauliflower. Dry weather and maggot damage halt growth. raspberry top wilts due to cane borers whose eggs girdle cane tips. Remedies include removing infested canes, eradicating nearby brambles, and targeted spraying before blossoms. Other tips cover rose geranium jelly, calla bulb mealybugs, birch leaf problems, and proper mulching for rabbits, with cautions on pesticide use.
Landscape experts urge early spring lawn care and use of garden edging to define planting zones. Corrugated asbestos cement sheets provide durable edging for lawns, raised beds, and terraces with proper cutting, scoring, and embedding methods.
Sowing late for a final fall harvest, choose quick maturing crops like radish in 2 days and salads such as Chinese cabbage maturing in 90 days. Compare frost dates with local first frost to avoid crops that won’t mature. Kale and Brussels sprouts persist through winter. parsnips store well after freezing, while peppers and autumn tomatoes yield heavily.
In June plants turn greener thanks to magnesium, a key part of chlorophyll. Magnesium also aids phosphorus transport and acts as a catalyst for growth. Magnesium is found in mineral silicates and rocks like dolomite, with sandy soils often magnesium deficient in the Northeast and Southeast.
Sucker growth appears on many varieties of deciduous trees and is common on lindens soft maples and ashes. New shoots form from the root or at the base of established trees and are often removed for aesthetic reasons or to prevent reduced vigor. Removing suckers early avoids weak growth and helps trees withstand future storms. Some suckers may be encouraged to strengthen the tree if pruned correctly, while others are trimmed to maintain the desired shape and health of the plant.
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