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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1975
Page
9
A gardener notes how tiled fields improve early spring work and rose bed drainage. He details sweet pea cultivation, pruning cautions, and historical breeding, plus garden design with stones and mulch for weed control. He urges careful pruning and proper aftercare to protect shrubs and beds.
A home gardener guide explains grub types and life cycles, noting grubs feed on grass roots in late summer and fall and retreat deeper in autumn. Skunks, moles, and birds help reduce grubs. chemical options include diazinon and chlorpyrifos, with attention to label directions. Disease control is complex and newer lawn varieties show improved disease resistance, while Benlate resistance grows.
Home gardeners notice petunias wilt and die when planted in the same spot yearly. Rotate yearly or every four to five years. If replanting is not possible, grow other flowering plants from different families such as begonias. Soil disease builds up with repetition. Fungicides are not practical for home soils.
Scientists led by Prof. John G. Seeley of Cornell report a growth retarder named anyemidol can reduce lily height by 20 to 30 percent with a single 0.25 mg spray when plants are 5 to 9 inches tall, preserving blooms and leaf count. Taller lilies require higher dosage to avoid a palm tree effect, enabling shorter, marketable potted lilies in winter and spring.
A note on a new burpless cake called Sweet Slice to test this year. It advises growing Burpless Hybrid cucumbers for deferring peeling due to magnesium content. It warns mosaic causes wilt, not borers, and recommends disease resistant plants Marketmare 70 or Burpee's M&M hybrid.
Old timers praise Golden Bantam and Country Gentleman as dependable sweet corns. Seneca Chief is a top lite corn, though newer types outshine some. A trial of Lim Mt Sweet showed 85 days to mature with high sugar and claimed extra sweetness.
A limited coupon offer includes Kodak and Fujifilm and GAF color print film, with one cartridge per coupon valid through Thursday April 3. Prices shown include 135-20 35mm color prints 425, 110-12 pocket 89¢, and Kodacolor 89.
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