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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1946)
Ths OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oraon.Sunaay Morning. April 7. 1948 P AGE THREE (tan ' i . ' jaji piMilj)liifPi '!'!.. I II do L. MsdJtrn Lilli informa- Jklarkr Taylor, president oil the Men's Garden club, has given this practical information by request) on taxing cnrys-, anthemum cut tines. A you -ill note he says the- cuttings should be takeo In March, but much of our March work this year has been left until April because of wea t b er conditions, and now it will -crowd down upon us. f This is Mir. Taylor's tion: !- . While chrysanthemum cuttings t should be taken in March, they ; may be rooted satisfactorily as late as May. The proper time for tak- j r lng cuttings j is when the sucker ! growth, from the parent plant is ! three or four inches tall. The slips should be chosen care- j fully, taking only the ones that ; are- healthy and that have a good color. A good rule is to take only the cuttings farthest away from the parent plant, and slips from the old stems should be avoided ! unless no other growth, has ap- : pea red: ' j The 'cuttings may be broken off ; with, a' portion of the hair-root at- j tached. and the lower leaves of f the sucker should be trimmed off j leaving "'stem, about three inches j In length with not more than two ; '. seta of N leaves. Thiir cutting may ! then be Inserted in sharp sand or a mixture of sand and peat moss. The flats must be kept moist at ! all times and shaded from the sun as well as protected from any . drafts. It ' may be necessary to spray with a mild solution of con- 1 tact spray to combat aphis. j Sirs Catting - I If the root cuttings are not suf- ; ficjent to provide the quantity of ' plants desired, stem cuttings may f be taken by cutting the stem with a sharp knife, Reaving a stem j length of about three inches.; These, will be Inserted in the sand In the same manner as root cut tings. ' ij Cuttings taken in this manner : "may be .rooted outdoors without protection other than that j men tioned. The length of time re quired for rooting will depend upon the existing weather Condi tions.!! Normally cuttings will root sufficiently' to be transplanted to ) their 1 permanent location in two or three weeks. If it is not practical to transplant the rooted cuttings as soon as they are rooted, or even if they are transplanted and Uie tops grow considerably, it will be necessary to pinch them back as early as a week or two following rooting. Th top .which Is pinched back can; ,be trimmed of the lower leaves and itself inserted in the j sand and will root in the samed manner, making it possible to raise several dozen plants from cuttings-' of f one parent plant. No fertilizer should be applied j to the young plants while in flats, but the flat must never be permit ted to dry out. It Is a common practice in this locality to start j chrysanthemums in the open, and If ho flats are available or are in convenient to use, a trench may , be dug, the lower part of which is ' filled with gravel to assure drain age, and then filled with sand in which the cuttings may be rooted. It is not necessary to transplant the young rooted cuttings into pots r other locations before being moved to 'their permanent loca tion. The cuttings may be traced in .the flat a close s one Inch each way. Under such . crowded conditions, however, as aoon as a good set of roots has formed.' they should be trans planted. Soil Mix tare There is considerable argument between amateur growers as to the best soil mixture for starting. It seems to be universally accept ed that clear sharp sands is suffi cient. Hojrever I (Mark Taylor) have had exceptional success with the use of peat moss alone, inas much as peat holds moisture and the roots grow, rapidly, trying to reach out for food. In transplant ing rooted cuttings that nave been started in peat, the roots, clings to a ball of peat and are less disturb ed in transplanting than if rooted in sharp sand. ; The soil in which the small plants are to be permanently lo cated should be well drained and loose in texture although mums will do welf"Tn any fairly good garden soil. Stakes should be put 4 in place when the plants are trans planted to their permanent loca- ; tion in order to avoid injury to the '. roots, "and in speaking of stakes, j do not make the mistake of un- j derestimating the growth that; your plant will make. The stakes should be at least four feet above the ground as most varieties will exceed that height The principal rules for success in chrysanthemum culture are take cuttings 'early, never let the soil dry outv stake, pinch back and dis-bud thoroughly. Flower Shows I hope many of you got to the daffodil show at Portland this past i week. I wai unable to make it, ; but 1 understand that it was very fine. 1 The Oregon Camellia . Society j show, 'which started yesterday, i continues through today (Sunday) at the Masonic temple at Portland. H. H. Harms is chairman. The Oregon Primrose society j show will be held Wednesday and j Thursday at the Portland Art mu- I seum. and on Friday -the Oswego i Garden club spring flower show will be held at the Oswego club j house. j Answers aad Questions O. W. asks If strawberries are . injured in any way when planted near English walnuts or by being mulched by walnut leaves. Ans.: Definitely. Walnut leaves are very acid and strawberries like lime in, their' soil. They should be removed from any location near the walnutitwfrees and never be mulched with leafmold containing walnut leaves. April is a good time to set out a new strawberry bed. S. B. askwben camellias should be fertilized- Says he can't remem ber if it in just as 9hey finish blooming or in the fall when the buds set. Ans. He was right the first time. The proper time is just as the flowers fade and new growth starts. Give each bush that is five feet tail about a cupful of com mercial fertilizer. Scratch it light ly into the surface of the soil. He is also right the second time, for in autumn,:- camellia experts tell us to out a .mulch of four or five inches of well decayed cow barn fertilizer around the camellia. Scio Building In New Site SCIO, Apnl 5 -(Special)- The building on the corner of the C. E. Kendle. acreage at the out skirts of Scio, used as a residence by the J. R. Cook family for sevv eral years, recently was purchas ed by MrJT. Bess Philippi and moved to her lots near the R. M. Cain residence in north . Scio. Richard Kendle and family will continue to occupy the building on the new site. Kendle recently , was released from war work which took him to Seattle, Brem- J ertoe, and for a time in the far j south and elsewhere. He was in 1 ship repair woik most of the time. Arriving recently from virtual ly three years of seabee service, two t years of which were spent in 'the Solomon island; was Fraiik Crane, a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Crane of the Provi dence section near Scio. His brother, Howard, is at Crabtree, having .been discharged from the army last summer. Clifford Fellows and family of Jefferson are hoping to become residents of Scio as soon as the housing problem can be solved, y They have been at a tourist camp at Jefferson since his discharge 1 from the navy. His brother, Milo, and his wife recently moved into their new residence near the local high school. Both men are in the employ of the Walkter Timber company. itfeiietia ED DID Dcpainled Dclaped Becorted 'i ft: - fiy Now Is the time to have year Venetian Blinds reflnlsbcd Quick, expert service. la Sales sine 1117 Taatlao Washable uniDOw I SQUDES Wa torn them, repair them, or make them to size. 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