August in the Garden: Hornets, Beech Hedge, and Maple Seed
The writer notes hot dry August conditions and aggressive hornets, describes dusting nests with malathion, and discusses garden care. They observe two late flowering Hemerocallis cultivars, monitor a European Beech hedge near a walnut tree, and test cherrybark maple seeds noting cotyledons. They also report on Enonymus scale, Command Performance roses, and hopes for future plants.
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Labor Day
China
Lawn Weeds and Shakespeare Flower Book Featured
A garden editorial cites Dr. Bob Schery on weed seeds from horse mud and lawn care tips. It notes autumn sowing, proper mowing heights, disease resistant fescues and bluegrasses, and seed rates for 1000 square feet. It also mentions Shake speare's Flowers by Jessica Kerr and Anne Ophelia Dowden with insights on cowslips, carnations, harebells, and bluebells.
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Bob Schery
Botanical Garden
Highlight
Jamestown
Pennlawn
Schery
Shakespeare
Jessica Kerr
Anne Ophelia Dowden
Thomas Y. Crowell Co
Connecticut
England
Garden safety and weedkiller storage warning from Elyria reader
A reader reports tomato and other plants wilt after dusting with an insecticide mixed with a weedkiller stored nearby. Guidance urges avoiding eating crops for a month after exposure, washing fruit, and using hoes or mulch as safer weed control.
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D.R
Elyria
Non-Toxic Insect Control Tips For Gardeners
A reader primer offers DIY pest control ideas using buttermilk and wheat flour in water to target mites. It also advises fall cleanup and soil tilling to destroy overwintering pests like European corn borer and aphids, with more non poisonous tips promised next week.
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Indiana Nut Growers Association Bulletin
Seed or Sod for a New Lawn
The choice depends on soil and need. Sod yields instant lawn and may be cheaper than hauling topsoil, while well-prepared seed soil gives a durable result. For seeded lawns rake and smooth the soil. for sod ensure moist soil and regular watering to promote knitting. Choose good grass varieties.
Puff ball guidance and edible puffball recipes
The article notes no practical control for puffballs in lawns and advises handpicking. It mentions reader-supplied recipes encouraging eating edible puffballs, including Puff Ball Soup and Creamed Puff Ball on Toast, with steps and ingredients.
Leaves to compost build soil and avoid burning
The note advises not to burn leaves as they are valuable, and suggests starting a compost pile with leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen waste. Keeping the pile moist yields rich organic matter by spring 1972, plus saving coffee grounds and tea leaves to improve garden soils.
Giant marigolds slow to bloom and tomato freezing tips
Garden notes explain marigolds opening on shorter days in fall and discuss pests like leafhopper thrips and whiteflies. Advice includes spraying with malathion or Sevin and thorough bud coverage. A reader shares a tomato freezing method cutting stem ends into wedges then freezing and thawing guidance. Crickets migrating indoors may damage fabrics. fix entry points and seal cracks.
Evening primrose plant invites readers for exchange
The note describes the Dandelion leaved Sundrop or Missouri Primrose Oenothera acaulis. It notes its dandelion like look, nightly blooming between 3:30 and 9 p.m., a pale yellow flower, and daytime closure. It advises dividing in spring and sharing with friends, and mentions tolerance of bright sun or semi shade and winter hardiness.
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C.D. of
Wellington
O.K
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U.S. Department of Agricultural
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