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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1957
Page
4
Lawn moths can damage lawns starting in May with worms harming Bent grass and other types. Signs include dying newsgrass, irregular brown spots, and skeletonized blades. Adults are small pale moths. eggs hatch in a week, larvae last three to four weeks. Control with Chlordane or DDT. call Ukiah farm advisor at 2-4756 or write P.O. Box 359.
Propose expanding the home floor to create an outdoor living area. Use Douglas fir decking with a privacy fence and western red cedar lattice for sun and weather shelter. Design features include an unusual terrace shape with alternating right angle deck sections for a striking geometric pattern.
Continual improvements on the Petunia have made it a popular summer annual for California gardens. New varieties include 1957 All America Red Satin developed in California, with red blooms from spring to frost and mounding growth. Also available are Nana compacta, Nana erecta, Grandiflora types, and Doubies with colors from cream to deep red, blue and purple. Plant now with light fertilizing and careful watering, pinch to keep a bushy habit and remove fading blooms.
Interim committees shape policy between sessions and tackle agriculture issues. Proposals include mandatory egg refrigeration and warehousing licensing to protect producers, with committees gathering background material for informed recommendations.
Summertime in California invites outdoor living on patios and lanais. Two ideal shade loving plants are Aralia sieboldii and Philodendron selloum. Aralia grows up to 15 feet with 4 to 13 foot spread, tolerates full shade, and bears white flowers with black fruit. Philodendron selloum has three foot leaves, is the largest in its genus, tolerates down to 25 degrees, and needs well drained moist soil with drying top layer between waterings.
Research shows a well fertilized lawn uses less water. Rose bushes can be lightly penned for shape now. Plant onion sets tomato plants peppers and carrot beet cucumber melon beans and sweet corn. Weed control options available. It is not too late to plant tuberous begonias fuchsias chrysanthemums and pelargoniums.
A modest potting shed can be attractive tucked in a garden. Extend the roof into a trellis type overhang and add shelves along the wall for potted plants. Use Douglas fir or western red cedar for ideal materials.
The best break from monotony in long fence runs is texture and design. Using rough sawn western red cedar boards 1x8 or 1x12 with a bat ten creates eye catching variation. A narrow cedar capboard with full length extension and overlap greater than the batten depth finishes the look.
A special Senate interim committee will study how urban growth in California affects agricultural land, including zoning and assessment issues. A second committee will consider licensing water-well drillers to curb underground water pollution, with agricultural groups opposing this approach. The panels aim to present recommendations to the 1959 legislature.
Mrs Frances Buckman visited her son in Ukiah while hot weather kept her indoors at the Banks home. New renters Tony Ybarra and wife move from September with baby due in October. Several locals travel, attend baptisms and birthdays, and a Camp St Albert priest takes leave. A delivery brings a new granddaughter to Leila Hopper as the Bentons visit Lodi for a TV gift. Mrs Alice Williamson breaks her leg on Boonville road as family welcomes a newborn.
Searchers scoured Bridal Veil Creek area near Badger Pass for Shirley Ann Miller 4 of Reseda Los Angeles County after she wandered from the campground Wednesday evening. Meanwhile 3-year-old Randy Libby of Fresno, also missing, was found safe several miles away after search dogs aided the rescue. he suffered only minor cuts and bruises.
Fire department responded to FE W Morley residence on Rosemary Lane this morning when an overheated washing machine motor threatened to ignite.
Clyde Welter, a member of a local team, has picketed a gravel firm in Grand Rapids since March 1951. He spends most of his time in his car with a sign reading on strike as part of ongoing labor action.
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