The Startoamca, Salami OrogotC Sunday, August 24, 1952-1 Exchange Student Likes the Valley By UIXIE L. MADSEN Garden Editor, The Statesman One thing for sure, says Lore Gottert, who is studying here from Hiigartshousen, Germany, is that American hens don't cackle like the German ones do. Lore, who talks very fine "United States," has been studying the language only four or five months. One marvels at how much she has learned. "You have to learn, and you have to learn fast if you are going to eat what you want," she said, as she told of her experience in or dering eggs for breakfast. "I couldn't think of the right word so I made round signs with my hands and the waiter thought . 1 1 . i i m x was lauLiiuj aoout appies. xaen I did a : very fine imitation, I thought of the way a hen cackles at least in German. The waiter smiled wide and nodded. He knew, I felt, just what I wanted, and he hurried off. "Do you know wha the brought me?" she querried. "Frog legs! And I don't like them. Ugh! Your frogs must sing different from ours." j . . Anyway, Lore says she likes the Willamette Valley. It is much like home" . . . and the people are nice, nere, too. ne is staying in the Middle Grove area at present. One of Salem's good gardeners writes that she and her family are leaving in September to make their home elsewhere. She wants to take some of her flowers along especialy the gladioli and sre konws they won t be through blooming by then. A Mrs. R. F. M. leaves by car, she could dig the glads with quite a bit of soil and take them along that way. It depends so much upon how much room she will have to carry things. Also where she is . going. She doesn't say. It would be much simpler, of course, for her to stay right here in Salem and continue to grow nice flowers in our valle3'. But if she must go, I can see where she'd like to move some of her gardening things with her. Fm afraid Td have to have tree movers and everything, were I to leave. But in moving growing plants. during their growing season, it is necessary to move them either in pots or well balled with consider able soil about their roots. Even so they may suffer some setback. but they 11 recover if the after moving care is good. As to the glads: What about the people who are moving in? Or some of your garden friends? Couldn't they take care of the plants and send them on after they are dormant? Glads can be shipped so easily when the bulbs are dormant. - the questions, I should say, for I have had a number as to what these new soil marvels, called "sod conditioners" will do for the gar den. Statements of claims which Ir- correspondents are writing me of certain ones, indicate miracles. ""here are things these soil con ditioners will do. But there are also a number of things they will NOT do. and it might be well to learn th- latter first For instance: Soil conditioners re not plant foods. If your soil is deficient in phosphate or any of toe other elements soil condition ers will not supply these. They Will not correct a lime defipipnrv. Iior will they correct a humus de ficiency. To get the most out of oil conditioners, these troubles must be corrected senaratelv. TTipv will not improve a too-sandy soil- In other words, you can't make good garden soil out of seashore and a conditioner alone and they win -not have effect on soil that is already good. They will make riant food in the o l more available. They will in crease aeration, make the soil mnn friable, improve drainage and wat- er-aoiaing capacity. Seeds, where toil conditions have been used. germinate faster, and roots grow more rapidly and much better. If your soil, after watering. Is given to crusting, that soil will be improved Dy a soil conditioner After all, the material is just what it claims to be: A sou conditioner! When to cut flowers for a show Is a Question often aslrtwl than da vs. Cut them the evening before uiey rausi oe exniDitea and plunge them up to the neck in a container Of COOl water. This Will hPln harden them off for the show tables. If possible, take the flowers in the me container witn the same L it - V I ' " ' . : A :.. i ii mi mm iSM fair' (CVMhM Garden Calendar Aug. 24 Final day of Pacific Northwest Gladiolus Society show. Ev-rett, Wash. -og. 30-Sept. 6 Oregon State x a r iiower snow, Salem. Aug. 30-Sept 1 National Con Tention and shade plant show of American Begonia. Society, San Frincisco. Sept II Mt An g el Garden Club picnic No-host, at Henry Arnen farm. Sept 18-20 North Marion Conty Fair Flower Show, Wood bum- Sept. 19-19 Fall Flower Show, Victoria, B. C Sept 27-28 Early Chrysanthe mum show and field day, Corval-lis. AT SERVICE CENTER REOPENED Eastridg GroonheuM 1055 '2nd St. See Us Fon Petted Plants Novelties Gardes Supplies - Land scaping and Tractor Work Pa. 4-3575? 4mii - 1. i Anne Bergholz (left), Marion County Home Extension agent and Lore Gottert exchange student from Germany, are pictured at the recent 4-H Club show at the State Fairgrounds. Anne will leave Wednesdar for f!oInmhi Hnlvmitv TkT ir .k. during a year's leave of absence from her work here. Miss Gottert 1 1 llL A W . . mjuiS wn me jonn cage lamuy at Middle Grove. (SUtesman Farm Photo.) amount of water. And keep the car windows closed to prevent drafts. But don't let the sun shine too brightly through the car windows on the flowers. We are being told this summer that vegetables need one inch of water each week during the dry season. Don't sprinkle and then remove the watering gadget to an other place. See to it that the soil is soaked an inch or more before you move on. Fm getting complaints of grape vines mildewing this year ... sev eral of the same complaints. Dust with sulphur every week or 10 days and don't sprinkle the foliage just before or after sundown. ; Questions Answers question will Columbines go I native? We have bought a little place right near Salem and there is a small piece of woodland onl it about 25 firs and a couple ofl alders near the little stream. Wei are clearing out all underbrush and want to plant a few flowers I that will more or less take carel of themselves. We dont plan tot mow the place but will scythe off all too tall stuff. . R. Answer Yes. Columbines will go native to a certain extent The flowers are not so large and un less seed pots are watched, you I may have them reverting. How ever many of them will come true from seed for a long time, and the old plants, too, live for years. Have you thought of lily- of-the-valley, narcissus, violets, I trilliums? Question Have big clump ofl Madonna lilies. Friends want some but we have forgotten when best time to take them. Seems like it is in summer. Mine doing well in partial shade. Is this best place? B. H. Answer August is a good time to divide the Madonnas. They will do auite well in partial shade but very well in full sun, particularly! if the base of the stalk is in shade during the hot afternoon. OnMition Our nansies. Deren- nial nhlox. and even some of the zinnias have a grayish white sub- stance all over the foliage. Is this kind of a disease? It almost looks like mildew, but have never heard of "these plants mildewing. TJ. Amir,r Vprv likelv is mildew. All of these plants will mildew if conditions are right Pansies are particularly susceptible, uusi wnn sulfur once a wees unui condi tion under control. BEST TOP SOIL In Town. Delivered Anywhere In City. $2.50 Yard. Phone 2-2549 "IS of Model f Jorge No. 70 B.T.U. 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