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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1968
Page
6
The article explains planting around homes to improve shade, emphasize architectural details, soften surfaces, and adjust perceived proportions. It notes viewing from an angle can mislead about height and width, and recommends columnar trees to alter appearance. It also covers insect control for azaleas with nicotine sulfate and advises delaying daffodil bulb separation until leaves wither.
In Elyria readers ask about browning tomato plants after using dry fertilizer and overwatering. Advice favors liquid plant food and avoiding root suffocation by pots. also cautions on oxygen deprivation from water immersion. Other notes cover mowing frequency, Christmas tree trimming, and nasturtium etymology.
A homeowner learns his lawn hosts 39 plant species not including grass and a rare chickweed patch from Madagascar. A turf expert client says seed prices ride like stocks, prompting comic negotiations with a grass broker and a quirky trade in of chickweed.
The article explains how to protect and nurture newly planted shade trees. It covers wrapping trunks, staking, watering practices using hose attached irrigation, soil moisture checks, mulching benefits, extending trunk protection, and maintenance of guy wires and wrappings for 12 to 18 months.
This reader note outlines slug and snail control using night handpicking and metaldehyde products, moisture preference of slugs, and home remedies like ashes and lime. It also covers mosquito control with methoxychlor or malathion, asks for botanical name of Wish Bone plant, discusses Fairy rings in lawns and remedies such as epsom salts, and begins listing tomato wilt causes like Fusarium.
Ohio State Extension entomologist Richard Miller cautions that mixing insecticides with fertilizer is risky. In soil required, insecticides struggle to move and may contaminate soil with repeated use. One application can protect for three seasons, but yearly use harms soil and plants, making mixtures not recommended.
A reader urges brightening the fireplace with geraniums begonias azaleas and chrysanthemums in red pots for a cheerful indoor display. Notes on plant wilt from heat and soil issues followed by simple control ideas and rooting media options.
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