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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1952
Page
2
An article from Helen S. Hull describes moisture loving plants for ponds and streams. It lists trees shrubs and flowers suited to damp soils, including birch, hemlock, willow, marsh marigold, mertensia, violets, and spurges, with notes on placement and seasonal color.
R B Neiswander outlines the juniper scale Diaspis carinulata as a major threat to ornamental evergreens in Ohio, detailing its life cycle, winter mortality, and control experiments. Parathion shows the highest kill rates in summer tests, while lime sulfur and summer oils offer varying effectiveness and cautionary notes for use near buildings and certain juniper types.
Annuals that do not transplant well include poppies sweet peas and lupine noting their poor transplant performance.
An article outlines methods to sow seeds in heat and drought, including deeper drills at least three inches, soaking soil, using a porous covering like peat moss mix, mulch to reduce evaporation, and daily light watering. Techniques aim to protect germination and enable early crops like beans carrots lettuce and brassicas in hot midsummer.
The author notes best practice is thinning seedlings of flowers such as mignonette nasturtium argemone and larkspur leaving only the strongest with space between them The excess goes to the compost pile A long taproot suggests the annual may not transplant well.
Garden tips note vegetables require one inch of weekly water in warm weather and soil soaking rather than sprinkling. Cucumber, tomato, pea, bean, and melon vines can climb on fences. peppers need space and water. Warns against walking among wet plants to avoid fungus. suggests limestone application to clay soil to improve structure and aeration.
Gardening tips show tomatoes cucumbers and melons can thrive in compact plots. Guidance covers single and two stem pruning misting mulch compost use fertilizer timing watering and pest control for a productive home garden.
Dahlia planting should occur in the next two weeks with tubers set in well drained humus-rich soil. Plant end of May for bloom by August, using 3 ft spacing for large varieties, 2 ft for mids, 1 ft for Easter Greeting minis. Stake early, 18 inches deep, and use rotted manure and superphosphate at planting.
Gardeners warned that DDT must be used with care due to health hazards. It injures certain plants like cucumbers squash and melons and is not effective against aphids mites or the Mexican bean beetle. A 5 percent DDT dust helps corn with borers and earworms, while Metoxychlor offers a less hazardous but shorter lasting alternative.
To plant, set stems deep enough so new growth appears at ground level and remove two lower leaves to protect future shoots. Feed with 5-10-53 fertilizer around each plant every 3 to 4 weeks. For small gardens, choose Miniature, pompon and single dahlias, planted 2 feet apart, blooming mid August to frost.
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