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In the last few years I have received gilts of lour
guardian angels and 15 frogs. The angels don’t sing
and the frogs don’t croak or eat bugs; they are made
of concrete, sculptured clay, carved stone, metal, even
plastic that resembles marble My dog, "Barker ”,
thought they were real He barked at them when 1
placed them in different areas of the back yard 1
really needed four guardian angels; after all, who can
have enough caretakers
and I’ve found just the
right places to hide the 15 frogs under the fronds ol
Sword fern, various planters, etc. I also really do
appreciate my gifts, but I realize I’d better be silent
about liking chickens, cows, pigs or owls. My mother
used to say, "Be careful of what you wish lor, it might
come true,” but 1 don’t think she had angels and
frogs in mind when she said that
I have a friend who also caught the "lrog lever
She bought a cement frog in England on a trip we
made together visiting English gardens. The lrog
wouldn't fit in her suitcase
she carried it on her
lap on the long flight home. She didn't confess to me
it was “darn heavy,” until we reached Portland, but I
envy her, as I wish I’d brought an English lrog home,
to add to my collection When I visit her garden w e
reminisce about the tour we took and the day she
bought the cement frog in the gardens surrounding
Hever Castle, and wish we could go back That’s one
wish 1 don’t mind expressing. Who knows, next year I
also might be carrying an English cement lrog in my
lap all the thousands of miles back to my home.
What’s one more frog hiding under the fronds ol my
Sword fern.
Question: When to plant seeds in the ground ’
Answer: The ground must be dry and triable Pick
up a handful of dirt and crumble it and watch it tall to
the ground. If it is sticky and doesn t crumble, the
soil is still too damp to spade If it crumbles easily,
then you can work the soil. It should be without
lumps and consist of fine texture for the tiny seeds to
germinate.
When the soil is workable mix compost and dried
chicken or steer commercial fertilizer before planting
Be sure to mix thoroughly, as too much concentrated
fertilizer will burn the plants
The finer the seed, the less depth they should be
worked in the ground Sprinkle the seed over the
planted area, then use a hand rake to lightly rake in
the seed, water the area gently but thoroughly with a
fine spray to keep the soil damp throughout the
process of grow th. After germination, be sure to thin
each plant to produce healthy growth
In raised beds the soil tends to warm up sooner and
is less likely to hold the moisture from w inter’s rains.
1 was able to work compost into my raised beds in
February and March, but I wait until April or May to
plant most of my seeds.
On the coast, where summers are not as hot as in the
valley, many varieties of the pea family can be planted
as late as April I’ve had edible peas and Sweet Peas
produce blooms as late as the last ol August and parts
of September When I tried planting them in
February, as some seed packets suggested, the seeds
rotted from heavy rainfalls.
When you sow annual poppy seeds, tor a more
extended "bloom time, divide the packaged seeds into
four equal amounts and space out your plantings, one-
fourth each week This will give you more continuous
blooms. Once they produce their blooms, they soon
will have finished their growth cycle I tried this with a
package of Shirley poppies and had extended blooms
for weeks I don’t dead head all the blooms, but allow
some to ripen to harvest and save the seeds for next
year’s crops.
This year I vow to thin out all the seeds that sprout
in my garden. I know this should be done to grow
healthier plants Last year someone sent me a variety
of what she called “Mary's poppies” and all ol them
sprouted I was hesitant to thin the hundreds of plants,
because the package said there were many dillcrent
colors. They were growing so tightly together, I had
only spindly plants. Fortunately a few did grow to be
stronger and I was able to save a few seeds Again I
say, do thin out
. you’ll have greater success!
A successful gardener was quoted, “Always plant
seeds when the moon is full 1 did try this, but my
seeds sprouted w hether I planted them during the time
there was a crescent moon or a full moon, but you
might experiment. She certainly has great success
Be sure to read the instructions on the seed packets,
but there is a question I would like answered All
packets give the suggested time of planting, such as
after the last frost or before the first Irost lor tall
planting. This doesn t seem to be much help some
years, unless you have a direct line to nature oi
somew here out of the heavens Mother Nature speaks
and says, “This will be the last frost,” or “Next week
we arc going to have a dandy Irost on Octobei 4th
Do you have a direct line’’
I’d really like to hear from readers w ho enjoy
gardening Please send your comments and questions
to Ju n e’s G ard en , P.O. Box 74. Cannon Beach, O R
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