Audubon group meeting to view wildflowers and gardens
The Elyria Audubon Society holds its first autumn meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Flyria Savings and Trust Branch on Rt. 13 west of Woodland Ave. Ed Dowler, president, notes slides of wildflowers and a camera trip through gardens of Harri son Peters showing award winning lilies. Social hour follows. event is open to the public.
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Elyria Audubon Society
Flyria Savings and Trust
Ald Rt
Woodland Avenue
Ed Dowler
Mrs. Harrison Peters
West Ridge Road
Peters
Dowler
Tomato set in pots and greenhouses explained
Apartment gardeners question poor fruit set as wind does not stir indoors. Shaking tomato vines or using an electric vibrator in greenhouses helps pollination and fruit set.
Hemerocallis blooms and Peace rose saga profiled
A garden column details late blooming varieties like August Pioneer and Autumn Prince, tetraploid hybrids, and the creation of Colchicine treated plants. It recounts soil moisture issues, new Troy rototiller use, and a tent caterpillar infestation. The Peace rose is traced to Meilland, with lineage through Georges Dickson and Claudius Pernet and others, ending with Gloria Dei and a note on its humanitarian name and fortune.
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Steve Moldovan
Avon
Meilland
France
Plant peony in autumn for best blooms
Peonies thrive with autumn planting and long lasting rewards. Prepare soil with well rotted manure or balanced plant food, plant eyes two inches below soil, choose sun or light shade, keep weeds down, and mulch first winter.
Daylilies and Garden Tips for Easy Growth
Daylilies are hardy and easy to grow in fall planting. They thrive in sun or light shade and tolerate most soils. Prepare soil by spading and adding well decomposed compost. Water during dry spells. plant crowns one inch below soil. Rotenone controls cabbage pests but avoid use near fish ponds as it is toxic to fish.
Roto-Hoe Cut N Shred Mulches Garden Waste
The Roto-Hoe Shredder Mulcher features a patented side hopper for the first cut and shredding of fibrous garden waste into usable compost mulch.
Fall blooming mums and tomato ripening tips from a garden column
A garden column notes fall blooming mums may flower in June or July due to hot weather and short day length, while florist potted mums often fail to bloom before freezing. It also discusses how night lights, soil, and light affect mums and advises on tomato foliage removal to hasten ripening, with temperature as the key factor for color.
Peonies Do Not Block Planting Pine Rows Plan
A reader asks if nothing grows where peonies once stood. It is possible to plant pines or other crops after peony removal. Grapes are the exception. young grapes struggle due to roots or root lice. Grape growers layer by laying a cane on the ground and covering it to form roots, then separate it.
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