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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1973
Page
4
The drought breaks with inches of rain improving lawns and prompting mowing and composting. Pine needles mulch rhododendrons and azaleas while roses are sprayed and saved for winter. The writer praises native asters, delphinium seeds, and careful fall gardening practices amid seasonal changes.
A D F of Elyria notes greenhouse snapdragons are best bred for indoor culture and garden varieties may disappoint under glass. They advise talking with local greenhouse operators, using tiny seeds sown on a sand peat loam mix, keeping in darkness at 72 degrees, then light, and transplanting after 10 to 12 inches high. Plant spacing is 7 inches.
Some New Guinea tribes believe headache relief comes from burning the forehead with smoldering twigs. They also rub stinging nettles over the bed to relieve fatigue.
With higher fuel use, homeowners will heat with fireplaces and save dry wood ashes. Ashes supply minerals such as lime and potash, used for plant growth though they can sweeten soil if overapplied. Avoid using ashes with manure unless rotten, and test soil before yearly applications. Also notes on Gold Nugget squash and growing vegetables in tubs or small spaces.
Readers share practical steps to flash freeze vegetables including tomatoes onions garlic string beans and general tips on washing drying bagging and freezing. The note advises using cookie sheets no touching layers and warns that texture may soften but flavors remain suitable for soups stews and future meals. It ends with guidance on peach trees suggesting budded nursery trees for reliable fruit given seed grown trees vary in quality.
A reader shares a method to improve pollination by brushing pollen between squash blossoms when bees miss transfers. The note mentions growing squash without a garden, including a compact variety called Gold Nugget that grows by a kitchen window.
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