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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
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degrees
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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
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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»
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