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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1952)
Thm Statesman. Salem, Oregon. J - Timely Tips for Gardeners By LILLIE L. MADSEN Garden Editor, The Statesman Now is a good time to cut back to the second or third leaf that long shoot of wistaria which has been growing soheadily in recent weeks. Shoots which follow should be headed back also if you want good bloom. You may even have a few more bloom late this summer or early fall if the shrub is water ed welL After watering and do water deeply and less frequently a good cover mulch will certainly help conserve the moisture. Us whatever material is at hand grass clippings, weeds (if the seed heads are removed) sawdust, peat moss (there's no nicer mulch, i-mIIv. leaves, decayed straw (this If for the country gardener who may have an old strawpile at hand). Remember that July Is ths month you raise the blades of. the lawn mower. Grass should n't be cut too short in the hot weather. Anyway, this weather slows up your crass growth. Now is a good time to cut out 1! the dead branches and twigs In deciduous trees you can see them better now than when there are no leaves on the tree. When you cut off a branch, don't forget your tree seal it checks disease and keeps insects from chewing around on the wound. Geraniums come in many new colors and shapes but so long ... as they are geraniums they should not be overwatered or., overfed if they are to bloom a lot. This does not mean that., they should be completely strv-.. ed or be permitted to die of thirst. However, if they are overwaterd they may rot, and If overfew, grow lanky and pro duce scant bloom. Soft green tip cuttings of fu ehsia can make a six-foot plant during its normal one-year growth. Boot your tip cuttings in January. Fuchsias like moisture but must have good drainage. Feed every two weeks after the blooming stjrts. Two new 1952 varieties are get ting all primed for the Shade Plant Show in San Francisco on Aug. 30. -Sept. 1. These are Gray Lady, almost a blue which fades to a lavender rose against rosy white sepals, and His Excellency with white buds open as double blossoms with white sepals and violet petals flecked with rosy white. Spiders are hard on fuchsias. To avoid damage from these in hot weather, turn a fine spray ef water on the plant in the mornings. If your lilac has become leggy, it can be redeemed to some extent by careful pruning but it is well to remember that in pruning a lilac you will sacrifice consider able bloom the first year after wards. To develop new lower branches of the lilac, cut the tops and side branches back about half-way, or as much as possible without entirely spoiling the shape of the bush. I have had a lot of questions recently concerning soil condi tions. There are a number of products or should I say that there is a good product under a number of names? which will make a heavy clay more porous and workable. These are not usually a fertilizer. They will not improve soils of good texture. They must be worked a few are watered into the oil to be effective. In using them. it is recommended to fol low the directions of the parti cular one you buy, very care fully. Applications will remain effective over a considerable length of time two, three years. Among the better known soil conditioners are Ortho Til, Kril iura, Aerotil, Terra Kem, Soilife, W. D. & P. Soil Conditioner, Du pont Soil Conditioner. Climbing roses are pruned af ter flowering which is just the opposite from the bush roses which are pruned just before they start growth in the spring. However, for continuous bloom of the bush varieties, it is a good idea to prune as they bloora. Cut sharply to an outside bud taking a long stem. "Many of the new varieties bloom Is Your doad Dusty? Call Tweedie, Salem 2-4151 (IOW COST Sunday July 13 1952 Rock Garden Requires Proper Setting, Lots of Care 1 ""J . -yf' ii . A !v. V Not too long ago every gardener who believed he was a gardener had a rock garden whether he had a proper place for one or not. Now this Idea has settled down to a more successful method of having a rock garden where the setting la suitable. But a rock garden any .B - 1 ,, ,l,afc-.,,.:..e;;.v.;.K,: . : ' , ,, , M,.L.I Il'llf yw ; ! " 9Mmaammumtm"'m iimigrtllllii miiiiiilliliilllWil" ' ' " ' 1 mom Irtl 1 " 1 m 177" w JtLtACl. j-l,J I tf STUDY "Itl "' ! bO. 1 'T Sil- - aHas e S-CSq p dining cirrcr( b z. i -tfrHxlll0"'- It-1- - i. 3 California Influence in architecture windows to exploit views. An elevated central section of roof provides a 12-foot ceiling for living room and liberal storage space reached by disappearing stairs in the hall between laundry and study. The study, with a glass door to the large two-car garage with work the house roof. A heater room off the kitchen-laundry eliminates need for a basement. This Is Plan H-175-P by the Homograf Co.. 11711 East Eight Mile Road. East Detroit. Mich. It covers 1,376 square feet without garage and terrace. Further information and plans can be obtained from architect named above. (AP Newsfeatures.) beautifully all summer long If treated right. Overfeeding chrysanthemums can bring on diseases, but this doesn't mean that 'mums aren't heavy feeders. One of the con centrated soluble fertilizers is very good to use, but in using any one of these, follow the manufac turer's directions very carefully. We all know cooks who throw "the best" cakes together and never have a failure. They are just like the gardener who dash some of this and that on and have huge success. But such tactics aren't for you and me. We are much better off if we follow di rections most carefully. rorr. IS GIANT AVINUi AT IUIN SAN FRANCISCO Tie ROAD OILING) 1 I RATES 1 "ijfZZZ8 v is reflected in this distinctive plan h Art Tit. -"mum garden, is located for convenient conversion Into a third bedroom. 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In setting them out, either leave them right in the pots if they are planted singly in sufficiently large pots, or if not, disturb the roots as little as possible. Disturbance retards blooming for a time. Question My begonias get leggy and fall over. What can I do to prevent this? A neighbor who bought hers at the same time has lovely ones, and she doesn't seem to take nearly as good care of them. R.O.W. Answer Perhaps you have given them too much nitrogen? Or try giving them a little more light, particularly during the forenoon. Any hot sun Is not good, but sun up to 10 or 10:30 in the morning is not harmful. Question Can you tell me what is wrong with the enclosed azalea leaf? A lot of the foliage got thick like this and sort of whitish. It was especially bad early in the season but the shrub hasn't re covered at alL B.H.S. Answer This Is blister leaf, I believe, although the one leaf did not show too much trouble. Pick off the affected leaves and spray with Bordeaux mixture. Question Do you favor foliage feeding? J.C. Answer I understand it is very beneficial. I have never tried it myself but have seen some gard ens where it is employed and they seem to thrive beautifully. Question Why are floribunda roses getting so popular with everyone? All the papers are full of them. You write about them, so does everyone else. Do you International Gladiolus Show, Yakima. Aug. 9 Annual Summer Flower Show, Silverton, sponsored by Silverton Jay-C-Ettes. Aug. 11-15 Home Grown Tub erous Begonia Show, Chicago, 111. Garden Center. Aug. 13-14 Vancouver, B. C, Gladiolus Society Show at Her rldale Arena. Aug. 16-17 Nehalem Flower Show. Aug. 30-Sept. 1 National Con vention and shade plant show of the American Begonia Society, San Francisco. Aug. 30-Sept. 1 Annual State Fair Flower Show, Salem. BttUmy Coupt. HyJrm-Matie Amtromit - Eym, ptiwmul ml wetrm 811 YOUR NIARIST H Is II II If OLDSMOB1LE COMPANY, 465 Question -Answer Box really like them or are you just 1 helping out the sales people? I think they are hideous. C. E. Answer Well plant something else. Personally, I like them. They are very useful In many spots in many gardens. They flower pro fusely and over a long period. Surely, even you think the Cinne bar Is pretty, don't you? Question If you plant the fu chsia seed which ripens on your plant, what will you get? RU. Answer Of course, you'll get fuchsias, but what kind would de pend upon what kind of fuchsia the seed was taken from. Question Will you please tell me the name of a good fuchsia culture book? I have been unable to find one at the stores here. C.H. Answer The Oregon Fuchsia Society's book "Fuchsia Culture in the Pacific Northwest"; Cali fornia Fuchias Society's "A to Z on Fuchsias." Wood's "A Fuchsia Survey." Norvell Gillespie, who spoke here once under the aus pices of the Salem Garden Coun cil, has a book out, "How to Grow Fuchsias," which should be very fine. Question Can you tell me a good garden book just something to read not about culture? I want one for an armchair gardener who likes to read about gardens of the world and is unable to work In a garden. Last year I gave her Fairchild's "The World Is My Garden" and she liked is very much. LJJ. Answer How about Rosetta . Clarkson's "Green Enchantment"? She should like this. It is a Mac millan book, and is the story of the medieval monastery gardens, the beginning of the flower gard en, and concerning flowers for both culinary and medicinal pur poses. There are also chapters on Witch's Gardens and traditional garden designs. Question How are African Vio lets grown under fluorescent ! lights? Someone was telling me this is a good way to grow this , flower. BJj. 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