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Page T u e lv e Home of The Croft Lily BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON n I size. In addition, there are stem irrigate during the dry summer suggestions r OF bulblets which fall outside of these months. This should be done only /i P i I •! zi « o .v lr ,« I three grades. At the upper ex- when the ground is in need of t r o l l l j l l j IxiOWing tremity we find a small percen- moisture. In other words, give the p pared by mixing one pound of wet- i ,a Ke of lar«e stem bulblets which ground a good soaking, cultivate^ table spergon with 25 gallons of are called "jumbos. Not many o then wait until the need of more water. Allow the bulbs to drain I 'hese are ever sold since most all moisture is indicated. As soon as well before returning them to the «rowers prefer to keep them At the stem roots begin to develop crates for storage or planting. Ihe lower extremity we find a in the spring it is advisable to ______number of very small stem bulb- side-dress with a good all-around (2. Breakey, E. P. Suggestions lets. it is possible to grow these fertilizer such as 5-10-10. It is on the Harvesting and "care of successfully though the beginner advisable to learn the needs of Croft Lily Bulbs in the Pacific may be disappointed with their your soil* and to fertilize accord- Northwest. Mimeograph Circular performance. No. 1 stem bulblets ingly. The fertilizer should be No. 131. Western Washington Ex- approach 3-inch yearlings in size drilled along each side of the row p, riment station. Sept. 1945). and can be planted same depth, within a distance of 3 to 4 inches (3. Wet table Spergon is a prod- Depth to Plant °f the plant where the stem r°°tS ,.c of the U. S. Rubber Co.. Naug-| APgood rule , 0 follow cover ! °r feeding roots can reach it. n ek cnnnm“' conn.). iuck , a capacity of 4 or 5 gallons nearly should be mixed to the top with water, and sus- amount of Wat with pending the bluestone in the up- i the sprav mixture ? per portion of the water in a then be added to th cloth sack or similar container, ture until the tank Six pounds of hydrated lime may full 50 gallons of also be stirrdd in 4 or 5 gallons J deaux-Ptnertol J PFay of water in a separate container. J used without dela Assuming the sprayer has a 50- not keep well. X gallon tank, the tank should be I Concluded V w » filled about two-thirds full, and 4 the mixture of lime and water M r. and Mrs. Remy, strained into the tank with the agitator running. The bluestone leave tomorrow for San solution should then be poured to obtain materials for & into the tank. A pint of Penetrol neu watch making ag8' Qf ,he earth bulbs as w)th man* inches there as are inches . . Control of Botrytis Blight ' .. . x xl l Whenever possible, avoid work- the circumference of the bulb. • ,« ¿7 ...un- For example, 3-inch bulbs would fnun„ n t v rt t 1 th ( roft lilies can be planted any-1 have 3 inches of earth over them; l , # • 1 una e y, ej lime from the middle of October 4-inch bulbs would have 4 inches e, ' O| lo the middle of November. Later of earth over them. It is not ad- b° tr>-tix blight or fire This disease planting should lie avoided be- visable, however, to place more Ï? . b ,S^ S *? nppear on cause of the unfavorable weather than 6 inches of earth over any ,be leaves and tbe,a brown spots and the danger that planting may bulb, regardless of its size. NoJ Ch,8™ ,crlza d b>’ concentric °J d ’ ” 8rent shades.ot b'° ™ : be delayed even further. It is de 2 stem bulblets would be covered sirable to have the bulbs in the with about 2 inches of earth and f 18/, spread an.d kdl ground early enough for them to No. 3 stem bulblets with 1 » to 8 whole leaL If enough leaves become partly established before 2 inches of earth. The texture of are infected, damage may be con-, the onset of the winter weather. the soil will also have some bear siderable since the growth of the Bulb Sizes ing on the depth at which the bulb is dependent upon the food manufactured in the leaf. It is ad The size of a lily bulb is based bulbs are covered. Bulbs planted visable to apply Bordeaux-Pene-, in the heavier and more compact on the number of inches around should be covered less deep trol spray as a preventative. This* the bulb when measured at its soils ------------------------------------r spray should be applied at inter-J largest diameter taken perpendic- ‘ ly than bulbs planted in the light- vals of approximately ten days ual to the main axis. In other and more sandy soils. or two weeks during the growing words, a size three bulb is 3 inches Winfpr ( ’are Br'iinntro season until the buds form. By the in circumference; a size 4 bulb " l n l e r ' a r e > I’ ramage formed the is 4 inches in circumference; a There ls not much one can do time the buds have T size 5 bulb is 5 inches in circum- with the ldy planting during the danger from Botrytis blight should ference. Stem bulblets usually winter months except to make be pretty ^’e11 passed. However, are separated into three sizes. No. sure that dr»mage is adequate -v °un8 stock which continues to 1 stem bulblets are the largest and that the Planting is protected ™ake a vegetative growth and of the three sizes and are often aSainst rodents and livestock. If does not bud- maY need further called “top size" stem bulblets stem bulblets in the smaller sizes Protection. No. 2 stem bulblets are medium have been Panted it is often ad- B o r d e a U X -P e n e tr o I S p r a v sized and No. 3 s are the smaller vdsable to mulch these with a -p Bordeaux-Penetrol s o r i v ' thin layer of straw as soon as the *, , x renttroi s p r a y ground has become frozen. The nound^ nf m,8''1'? b-v dlssoIv,ng 1 straw should be free of weed , U7 8 T 8 *Ul' seeds and should be removed by L . . , Ballons of water, the middle of March at the latest. 'ri' „ . ’ ' °,ne ’’Y Tilling The danger from a mulch is in 8 wooden kefr or a stone jar with putting it on too thick and re moving it too late. Pime to Plant Pine Cone T H E A T R E Box Office Opens 7:30 This is a critical time in the history’ of planting. It usually Brookings Oregon happens that a crop of weeds de velops along with the lilies and these must be removed before they harm or injure the crop. It Friday and Saturday— is usually necessary to remove most of the weeds by hand, though November 8 and 9— the spaces between the rows can Exciting ¿ulventure on the be tended with garden tools. Where one must depend upon sea— hand cultivation, a wheel hoe of the Planet Junior type, equipped with the necessary accessories, 1 is a good investment. In such a with ATon is advisable two to plant Ul Paul i a m Hpinrpid n tin ie iu , M a n - situation- the lilet il gingle feet "Spanish Main” reen O’Hara and Walter aP«rt The bulbs should have been carefully placed upright in the Slezak. I trench and covered without knock November 10 and 11 ing was will and I will them over. Unless such care taken in planting them they not come up in straight rows their care and cultivation be much more difficult. (Matinee, Sunday, 2 p. m.) ( ultivation, Irrigation, etc IN TECHNICOLOR WALT DISNEY’S “ P IN IC C H IO ” j It is advisable to avoid deep cul- i tivation, particularly after the stem roots have developed Stir the surface of the soil frequently in order to maintain a loose mulch and to control weeds. If the sum mer should be hot and dry this mulch will also help to conserve plus cartoon, ’Hick Chick': ~ ' ure- “ “ °tte" Wednesday and Thursday - Immunize November 13 and 14— Yourself To ‘Deadline at Dawn’ with Susan Hayward, Rill Williams and Paul Lucas, llus a short, “ Bus Posts.” Sporting Goods and Fishing DUTCH BOY PAINTS AND SUNDRIES PUM PS Electric — Hand — Gasoline Powered A pump for every need! Complete Line of Plumbing Goods, STOVES, RANGES AND “ C U STO M A IR E ” CIRCULATING OIL HEATERS We just got in a new shipment! J. J. Gallagher P L U M B IN G WATCH THIS CORStt Spring Clean Out Show Starts 7:45 Sunday and Monday— Headquarters For C 0 L I) S Try Cticogcu—the «etc infer- >,<il method, in tablet form. Chetco Drug 7*. W. ZE X IE R . Prop. C h e c k th is L is t We Have The Following Iitems In Stock1 ^ a(lio> Chrome-Plated Stanless Steel Ware Booi ( himes Glass Lenses for Flashlights Kitchen Lights Electric Heaters Light Globes Replacement Elements for Hot-plates and Stoves Radio and Flashlight Batteries Fixture Wire Extension ( ords Bathroom Lights Flue Stops 1 adloeks Regina Can Openers Cotter Pins Lockwashers Steel Wedges for Hammer or Ax Handles Rat Traps Mouse Traps Dust Pans Bug Bombs Pushless Hangers Rubber Sink Stops Fueses of All Kind* Solder Solder Paste Friction and Rubber Tape Plastic Clothes Lines Plastic Clothes-Pins Fluorescent Fixtures Fluorestent Tubes \ -Pulleys Plug-master Iron Cords Saddle Staple* Home Recording Discs Recording Stlvus Phonograph Needles SCores of Iitems. Not Listed Deep-Hell Q uarter Horse W ater Pumps Place your orders now Automatic Toasters For Delivery At Christmas Curry County Electric Company C harles M. Brooks Zada Brook
