ALONG AZALEA ROW
Ju ly 15th, especially when we are
p rep arin g flow ers for fall shows anyone can add as m any D ahlias
Tins y e a r we will experim en t as they have the tim e and space Brookings-Harbor Pilot
By H elen Dempse>
to grow. O f course you m ay get
THURSDAY . M ARCH 11, 1954
w ith fo liar feeding.
But D ahlias A re O u r F av o rite s’’ I ing is m y personal hobby.
any thing from tiny singles to fully
I wo of the m ost com m on causes
r o ubh‘ d in n e rp la te sizes. B edding lucky n u m b er an d find one th a t
Brookings, alre ad y noted for its
T here a re as m any w ays and <>t fa ilu re to have a long bloom ­
A zaleas and Lilies could easily tim es for p lan tin g as th e re ar*> ing period a re failu re to keep th e I ah lias a re m ostly singles and the ju d g es will co n sid er esp ecially
add to the list D ahlias. The Lily grow ers, but it stan d s to reason Plants grow ing until full size is sem i-doubles, sm all o r m edium good and w o rth y o f in tro d u cin g .
fields a re heavenly to see, b u t ’ hat w hat would bring good r e ­ i»ached, and not keeping the old size, but they do bloom sooner and T h is will be y o u r ow n in tro d u c ­
soon gone, and th e A zaleas a re a su lts in M ichigan o r T ex a s m ight flowers snipped off, th e last re a lly continue till frost.
tion and you can n am e it as you
Do not b e* d isappointed if vou choose. I have tw o a t th e tria l
Pink cloud o v er th e hillsides for not be th e best p ra ctice here. In the most im p o rtan t. D isbudding
a som ew hat longer period. B ut ibis a re a I like to s ta r t e a rly in is necessary if you wish to e n te r buy a package of D ahlia seed of g a id e n s this year, a little red an d
D ahlias could set o u r B rookings . 'h e year, from la te F e b ru a ry to D ahlias in th e shows, and desirous a given ty p e and then find thev w h ite form al d eco rativ e
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g ard en s ab laze from Ju ly u ntil aily April, usually, alw ays in a if you w ant la rg e r blooms w ith ‘1” not ru n tru e. U nless you pay to be nam ed for m y m o th er,
iro tf. w hen
to u ris t tra v e l is sunny location. S h o u l d your stu rd y long stem s. T he sm aller a very high price for hand- pol­ “F lo ra G ifford,” an d * a yellow
heaTy.
lin ated seed, the bees have crossed sem i-cactu s to be called
ground be heavy, la te r plan tin g types do not req u ire it.
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W h e th e r th ey p r o v e
G row ing good D ahlias is m uch m ight be indicated. W e have been
Grow ing D ahlias from seeds is an d a n y th in g can com e of it w o rth y o r not,
easier th a n m ost any o th e r flow- tort u n a te in having soil th a t
IS N ’T G A R D E N
no m ore difficult th an grow ing
e r we have, from tu b ers, p lan ts d ra in s well, th e re fo re a re not M angolds o r Zinnias. Seeds p la n t­ This is th e w ay the new v arieties I NG FU N !
or seeds. If you p lan t specials, of forced to dig tu b ers in fall and ed early in a sunny window and com e about, and th e re is alw ays
course th e com m ercial grow ers sto re o v er w in ter. S ince D ahlia set out in the garden w hen tru e th e chance th at you have the
F o r C ity Police P h o n e 3193.
Put out fine ca ta lo g s w ith in te r­ tu b ers a re bulky, th is is a big h aves a re form ed, will bloom th e
estin g descrip tio n s and p ictu res help. W e dig, divide and plant
sam e y e a r and m ake good tubers.
o r you can visit th e ir grounds and back im m ediately, and even som e­ It is well to cover w ith hotcaps
choose fo r th e com ing year. Once tim es leave clum ps tw o o r th ree
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den. F o r lik e th e Bible sto ry of or if y o u r ground holds w ater.
It is alw ays a period of suspense
th e loaves and fishes, th e m ore
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S pacing is reg u la ted according until th e first blooms a p p e a r Ot
B eau tifu l Scenic, P a rk lik e O cean F ro n ta g e
they a re divided the m ore roots to th e g a rd e n e r’s ta ste , and the
several hundred D ahlias I have
th ey provide, u n til they could giow ing h ab its of th e individual
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too co arse!” h as n ev er looked at one color o r tone in a grouping
D ahlias — in th e plural. T ru e ra th e r th a n m ixing too many-
enough, th e huge show blooms colors.
We dig a hole 8 to 10 inches
*r r ra th e r s tiff and do not lend
them selves to o th e r th a n a large deep and w ide enough to a c ­
planting.
H ow ever th e re a re com m odate th e tu b ers, w ork in
d ain ty m in ia tu re s in all th e types a spade of w ell ro tted m an u re oi
and the m ost d electab le colors; com post, o r a handfull of com ­
and sw eet little pom pons th a t re ­ plete fertilizer. Tho tu b e r is laid
sem ble colored globes of honey­ flat, w ith eye up. We som etim es
comb.
use tw o o r th re e tu b e rs w ith
necks poin tin g to c e n te r of hill,
Many D ahlias m ak e w ell-shaped
when we have them , cover lig h t­
p lan ts 2 to 4 feet ta ll and about
ly w ith aq inch or so of soil, g ra d ­
as wide. P laced in groups o r sing­
ually draw in g in the balance of
ly in a larg e b o rd er o r ag ain st
the e a rth as the p la n ts grow . This
sh ru b b e ry o r a hedge, th ey a re
gives q u ick er grow th and tak es
m ost effective and colorful when
ca
re of cu ltiv a tin g ag ain st sm all
th e shrubs a re past th e ir bloom ­
weeds, but does not m ake for a
ing and ju st a m ass of green
tidy garden. P la n tin g th u s they
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benefit by th e sun early in grow th
F av o rites I have sto len from an i
and the roots a re down w here
a rtic le in J a n u a ry G ardening bv
they a re cool and m oist in the
Je a n Moore. She tells how Roses
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sum m er and do not req u ire such
are th e ir hobby, and how they
frequent w atering. A side dressing
w ork all y e a r m ulching, fe rtiliz ­
of fe rtiliz e r is beneficial as the
ing. d u stin g and spraying, then in
buds are form ing, and som etim es
m idsum m er relax in lawn chairs
give them a boost as la te as
and feast th e ir eyes on th e ir re a l­
ly fav o rite Bower, th e Dahlia.
This stru c k m e so forcefully be­
cause it w as so like o u r own ex ­
perience. B efore m oving to B rook­
ings we had a p lan tin g of about
if) roses. W e loved them and
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w orked w ith them . Then we s t a r t ­
A t the e n J o f Y/or’d W ar IT, your telephone com pany faced trem en­
ed ex p erim en tin g w ith D ahlias.
dous problem s caused by shortages of m aterials, increased dem ands
As Mrs. M oore po in ts o u t : "U n­
like Roses, D ahlias need very
f service and rising cost*. As we pledged to you, we have m et
Dave Franklin, O w n er
little care. ' W e would re g re t the
theae problem s with every resource a t our com m and. For exam ple,
necessity of having a g arden w ith
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ice Ja n u a ry 1, 1946, we have sp en t over 21 M IL L IO N D O LLA R S
out Roses and a dozen o th e r
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to im prove facilities and to m ake m ore telephones available for more
our favorites. Also, D ahlia grow-
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budgeted an additional $6,300,000 for more oonatruction. Wo
» i'l continue to improve and expand our facilities aa
rapidly as our earnings and available capital permit.
S u e h a v e p l e d g e d to you, we will continue our expansion pro-
gram. \\ e shall continue to provide all our subscribers with tele-
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