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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1946)
BRLXJKJLNGS-H-AKI3UK fago Six H IL U T , BKCX j K IN G S , OREGON used without delay since it does pint to 25 gallons. The treating growers, it is not keep well. vat should be provided with an company win build ofcg Dieback Disease Control automatic heat control, circula dcr. (National Biower,,,! Unfortunately, many stocks of tion for the bath, and should be Metal Co.. 1129 St Pail, BY E. P. BREAKEY Croft Easter Lilies carry an in well insulated. Such portable vats Wash.). It will ¿ X , S fate College of W ashington, W ist W ashington E xperim ent Station fection of the bud and leaf nema or tanks have been designed and soon as the bulbs Puyallup, W ashington tode. This nematode causes a dis constructed. One of these tanks the bath the temperaturL be tended with garden tools. This is the second installm ent ease known as “dieback” disease was manufactured for the use of drops several degrees Where one must depend upon of this article, started last w eek of Easter lilies. During the spring the experiment station and sev mostatically controlled4*1 by the Pilot. It is the hope that hand cultivation, a wheel hoe of Concluded on Eext by the reading growers will learn the Planet Junior type, equipped months the lower leaves, particu eral have been built for bulb! more about the lily, which has with the necessary accessories, larly of infected plants, become bronzed in appearance and tend made this com m unity famous. is a good investment. In such situation, it is advisable to plant to curl under. Later, these may ¡QUARTERS Time to Plant the liles in single rows, two feet develop brown streaks or a mot Croft lilies can be planted any apart. The bulbs should have been tled brownish appearance, be time from the middle of October carefully placed upright in the coming completely brown a n d to the middle of November. Later trench and covered without knock dead. If on#» of these leaves in the planting should be avoided be ing them over. Unless such care early stage of browning is mac cause of the unfavorable weather was taken in planting them they erated (tom or shredded) in a and the danger that planting may will not come up in straight rows watch-glass or water and allowed be delayed even further. It is de and their care and cultivation to stand a short while, with the AND aid of a lens many minute worms sirable to have the bulbs in the will be much more difficult. can be observed, swimming in the ground early enough for them to become partly established before Cultivation, Irrigation, etc water. These worms migrate from the onset of the winter weather. It is advisable to avoid deep cul one part of the plant to another tivation, particularly after the when the surface of the plant is Bulb Sizes stem roots have developed Stir covered with a film of water, Iin n The size of a lily bulb is based the surface of the soil frequently such as it often is during wet on the number of inches around in order to maintain a loose mulch weather in the spring. It is doubt I from the bulb when measured at its and to control weeds. If the sum less in this manner that they mal» largest diameter taken perpendic- mer should be hot and dry this spread from one plant to another. ual to the main axis. In other mulch will also help to conserve These worms have the ability to words, a size three bulb is 3 inches moisture. It is often advisable to penetrate the leaf tissue and the in circumference; a size 4 bulb irrigate during the dry summer injury resulting from their activ is 4 inches in circumference;* a months. This should be done only ities brings on condition known size 5 bulb is 5 inches in circum when the ground is in need of as "dieback." ference. Stem bulblets usually moisture. In other words, give the an* separated into three sizes. No. ground a good soaking, cultivate, Hot Water-Formalin We Have A COMPLETE Line of Fortunately, we are able to I stem bulblets are the largest then wait until the need of more of the three sizes and are often moisture is indicated. As soon as eliminate nematodes f r o m the called "top size" stem bulblets. the stem roots begin to develop bulbs of our planting stock. This For Both Boys and Girls! No. 2 stem bulblets are medium in the spring it is advisable to can be done by employing the sized and No. 3’s are the smaller side-dress with a good all-around hot-water-formalin treatment. This treatment consists in im size. In addition, there are stem fertilizer such as 5-10-10. It is mersing . . the bulblets which fall outside of these advisable learn the MNtiinv to <<> icam me needs of oi u . . bulbs . . . in a water! at a temper- three grades. At the upper ex you ur soil and to fertilize accord- , * ’ w*?lch tremity we find a small percen Ingly gly. The fertilizer should be O 3 FI Ul\ H f V ° 1 I r I P TV degrees S T-*' zv rxz-* i 1 Pahr, £ formald*»- — 1 for1 J tage of large stem bulblets which drilled along each side of th e row one hour. Commercial a r e called "jum bos’ Not m any of w ithin a distan ce of 3 to 4 inches! ^yde (U - s P.) should be added these are e v e r sold since most all 1 of the p lan t w here th e stem m o ts ’ t o . the vat at the rate of one grow ers p re fe r to keep th»*m. At or feeding roots can reach it. Suggestions For Growing Croft Lilies Bulbs In All Pacific Northwest States : ; fe i •. ,s uí¿.uL_. life SC H O O L CLOTHES M00MS varie , O And Apparel Shop the low er e x tre m ity we find a n u m b er of w r y sm all stem b ulb lets. It is possible to grow these successfully though th e beginner m ay be d isappointed w ith th e ir perform ance. No. 1 stem bulblets l3' HK.’h ' e ‘r,inKS in size and can lx* p lan ted sanv depth Depth to Plant A good ru le to foliow is to cover the bulbs w ith as m any inches of e a rth as th e re a re inches in the circu m feren ce of th e bulb. F or exam ple. 3-ineh bulbs would have 3 inches of e a rth o v er them ; 4-inch bulbs w ould h av e 1 inches - of e a rth over them It is not a d visable, how ever, to place m ow th an 6 inches of earth o v er any bull», reg ardless of its size. No. 2 stem bu lb lets would be covered w ith about 2 inches of e a rth and No. 3 stem bulblets w ith l ’_ to 2 Inches ot e a rth The te x tu re o il th e soil will also have som e b e a r ing on the depth at w hich th e f.;,? * bull's a re coveivd. Bulbs p lan ted * in th e heav ier and m ore comf ■t soils should be covered less deep ly th an bulbs p lan ted in th e lig h t er and m o r e sa n d y soils. (ontrol of Botrytis Blight \\ h enever possible, avoid w o rk ing am ong the lilies w hile the foliage is wet Fortunately, the roft lily is fairly re sista n t to B o try tis blight or fire. T his disease cau ses brown spots to a p p e a r on I th e leaves and these brow n spots a re c h a ra c te riz e d by co n cen tric rings of different shades of brown. Such a spot m ay sp re ad and kill i a w hole leaf. If enough leaves a re m hx'ted. dam age m ay be con sid erab le sine»» the g ro w th of the Inilh is dependent upon the food m a n u fa c tu re d in the leaf. It is a d visable to apply B ordeaux-P ene- tro l spray as a p re v en tativ e. T his sp ra y should he applied at in te r vals o f a p p ro x im a te ly ten days o r tw o w eeks durini th« row i ng th bud> arm . By the form ed the light should . H o w e v e r,! m tin u es to! ro w th a n d - x'd fu rth e r Ham Same Place - Oregon-California State Line On W. L. (rissey's Property, Next To Ocean DAY I(ordeau\-1 Vnet rol Sp ray Winter ( ’are. Drainage Iht' lio rd ea u x -P e n etro l s p r a y 1 here is not m uch one can do m ay iv p re p „ n »1 by d is s o lv in g i .till »per stil- w ith the lily p la n tin g d u rin g the >f w a te r, w in te r m onths except to m ake y tilling s u re th a t d ra in a g e is ad e q u a te ke >n» j a r w itb an d th a t th e p la n tin g is p ro tected 4 or all is nearly ag a in st ro d en ts and livestock It top w ith w »ter. and sus- stem bulblets in the s m a lle r sizes ; the bluest« ne in the up- hav e lx»en p lan ted it is o ften ad v isable to m ulch these w ith a •p<r portion of th e w a te r in a th in la y e r of s tra w as soon as the j c lo th sack o r sim ilar co n tain er. g ro u n d has become frozen The Six pounds of h y d ra te d lim e m ay straw should be free of weed .a ls o be s tirre d in 4 o r 5 gallons ■eeds an d should be rem oved by | ot w a te r in a s e p a ra te c o n ta in e r the m iddle of M arch a t the latest. A ssum ing th e s p ra y e r h as a 50- The d a n g e r from a m ulch is in | gallon tank, th e ta n k should lie p u ttin g it on too thick and re filled about tw o -th ird s full, and the m ix tu re of lime and w a te r moving it too late. s tra in e d into the ta n k w ith the Spring Glean Out a g ita to r ru n n in g The bluestone T h is is a critical time in the I solution should then be poured history of planting It usually into the ta n k A pint of P e n e tro l hgpfvns that a crop of weeds de- should be m ixed w ith an equal ven s along u •» ;;| lcs and th e s e must be removed before am o u n t of w a te r and added to the thvy h.™ ,,r •• 'v*«er«hoUid » luu.lly n e o - s X to X » , ± . ^ 2 1 ^ *° ' h i Spr*-' ■ m t o( th» wreds by hand thourh '■ T ^ T ’Ü „ thF cont!uns 'he th.- b»n.ee. the » g a llo n » of spray. The Bor-i " mt rows can deaux-Penertol •pray should be ife .á •September» 8 ABOI T 70 HAMS AND LOTS OF BACON! F R IF L E M ATCHES TWO T R A P S OTHER EVENTS, TOO! WIN HAMS AND BACON — CUT H. C. L F t x H ER E FOR A L L !
