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Good Lawns Require
Adequate
Good lawns are not made In a
dav. Grass seed will germinate
when planted in most any kind
of sou if temperature and mois
ture conditions are right but the
real test comes when the roots
start seeking for food.
Unless you build your lawn on
a foundation of good soil with an
Bdequate amount of humus and
plant nutrients mixed into it the
grass will never develop into a
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Foundation
thick turf capable of withstand
ing summer heat.
Grading is important. Ground
that slopes too steeply or is per
fectly flat is bad for a lawn. On
the other hand, perfectly level
soil is liable to hold water in
puddles. Hollow places in any
lawn will collect water, which
drives out soil air and the grass
in these spots will suffer.
Need Good Drainage
Drainage must be good. Im
proper subsoil, whether it is
clay, adobe or hardpan should
be corrected.
Probably the most common
cause for failure of lawns in the
west is poor top-soil. Western
soil is notorious for lack of hu
mus. The only way to correct
this is adding of organic mate
rial to the soil. Top dressing each
year will aid in maintaining this
humus but it will not take the
place of a good foundation in
the first place.
Use generous quantities of
rotted cow manure, peatmoss,
leafmold, compost and other
such sources of humus, spaded
into the lawn area.
Spade In Manure
If animal manures are used in
making the new lawn they
should be spaded in In advance
of planting. It is safer to use one
of the brands of sacked steer or
sheep manure but cow manure
which has been properly stacked
and composted should be fairly
free of weed seed. A three-inch
layer of peat moss should be
spread over the lawn area and
spaded into the top eight inches
along with the manure.
A good, thick turf is made up
of from one to three dozen indi
vidual grass plants per square
inch. These plants should be sup
plied with a rich, humus-filled
layer of soil at least eight inches
deep. That means fertile soil
well-charged with organic mate
rial to hold air and water, well
mixed and well-drained to carry
off excessive moisture.
Use Best Seed
The grass seed which you al
low to be planted In your lawn
should be the best you can buy.
All good grass seed comes in a
bag or package on which is plain
ly written the essential informa
tion you need to Judge its worth.
This includes type of grasses in
the mixture, freshness, weed
seed content, germination test.
etc. Study this analysis tag for
your own protection.
Many oi the weeds in lawns
come from inferior grass seed.
Others are the result of import
ing loam which has a large weed
seed content. Still other weeds
are already in the soil of your
lot. By preparing the soil well
in advance ot planting the new
lawn, you will have an opportu
nity to rid the soil of most of the
weeds. Then by planting the best
seed obtainable you will be as
sured of a minimum of weeds
when your new lawn comes up.
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SOIL SHOULD NOT BE TOO WET The soil pictured above,
which makes a "patty" or "pic" in the hands, is too wet to work
easily when preparing gardens for planting. The gardener should
wait until the soil crumbles easily.
Generous Use of Annuals Advised To
Make Satisfactory Color in Garden
Most satisfactory source of
color in the home garden lies in
a generous use of annual flowers.
A secret of artistic effect is to
plant the small garden to two or
three harmonious colors, perhaps
in varying tones.
Pink and blue, blue and gold,
orange and purple, red and white
are good combinations. There are
any number of lovely pink an
nuals to choose from; petunias,
snapdragons, pink scabiosa,
clarkias, pink balsam, and many
others. Pink gladiolus may be
interplanted with the annuals.
Combinations Told
Blue is satisfactory in combi
nation with yellow, pink or
white. You may choose from
such favorites as auchusa, agera
tum, cynoglossum, violas, pan
sies, forget-me-nots, heavenly
blue morning glory, larkspur,
annual lupin and lobelia. A
charming effect may be had by
combining the variety of arctotis
known as "gray daisy" with blue
or blue-purple flowers.
Phlox drummondl furnishes a
brilliant sheet of color and is one
of the easiest flowers to grow. It
embraces nearly every color of
the rainbow except orange and
deep yellow. Phlox are not par
ticular about soil but will re
spond to good care and some
plant food. It Is better to sow
directly in the garden. There arc
semi-double phlox but the singles
are the most popular. The large
flowering type, with imposing
trusses in bloom, is known as
grandiflora.
April and May are the two;
best months in most sections of
the Pacific coast to set out plants
of petunias, heliotrope, lobelia,
eolrus. ageratum, phlox, dimor
photheca, marigolds, zinnias, and
asters.
All annual flowers can be
started from seed from April on.
Spade Deeply
For success in raising flowers
from seed sown in the open
ground, spade the soil to a deptn
of at least a foot mixing in a gen
erous amount of well-rotted cow
manure. Rake the surface into a
level, smooth seed bed. He sure
that you do not plant the seeds
too thickly or too deeply.
Very fine seeds such as petu
nia, purtulaca and poppy, should
merely be scattered on the sur
face and pressed into the soil.
Slightly larger seeds can be cov
ered with one-eighth of an inch
of fine soil. Largo seeds such as
thoFe of zinnias, morning glory,
sweet peas and the like can be
planted a quarter of an inch
deep. The soil should be firmed
over the seeds by applying pres
sure with a flat board. Keep the
soil moist but not soggy wet dur
ing the germination period. Don't
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1 Dwarf blue ageratum.
2 Mexican marigold.
3 Orange calendula.
4 Blue purple aster.
5 Dark blue verbena.
6Blue purple dwarf petunia.
7 Calliopsis golden crown.
8 Giant orange zinnia.
0 Cosmos orange flare.
10 Giant orange marigold.
ovcrwater when the little plants
nave grown to an inch or so be
cause of the danger of "damp-ing-off,"
a fungus disease whicn
causes the tiny plants to wilt at
the soil line and fall over.
Many Hazards for
Seeds in Garden
To Be Considered
Many hazards lie in the path
of a seed sown in the garden.
Its life may be destroyed before
its sprout emerges from the soil
by drowning, when water stands
too long in the spot where it was
sown; or by disease, especially in
cold damp weather, which en
courages the growth of moulds
and fungi, while delaying germi
nation. ' Disinfectants are obtainable
with which seeds can be treated,
to protect them from disease.
But one of the greatest hazards
is due to the forming of a soil
crust above the seeds, which they
cannot penetrate.
Save Sandy Loam
It is a good plan to save your
best loose, sandy loam to use in
covering seed. Mix with equal
amounts of sand and peat moss.
Then after the seed is sown,
cover with this special soil,
which will not form a crust and
will allow both water and air to
penetrate for the benefit of your
seedlings.
This treatment is especially im
portant in hot weather, when
most soil is liable to bake into a
hard crust.
Soil must be firmed above the
seeds, to form close contact, and
prevent air spaces from separat
ing the soil and seed. This is
especially impontant with beet
and swiss chard seeds, and others
of large and irregular shape. But
firming does not mean pounding.
Press down with a hoe blade, or
use the side of a rake; and after
wards draw the rake lightly over
the row to break up the crust and
prevent baking.
May Pack Soil
A heavy rain falling soon after
seed is sown may pack the soil
too hard, especially if it is fol
lowed by sunshine. Until the seed
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Sow Cool Weather
Vegetables Soon,
Is Garden Advice
Though hot weather vegeta
bles should not be planted be
fore the days are long and the
nights warm enough to keep
them growing, sow vegetables
that like cool weather as soon as
the soil is prepared.
A sowing of beets will supply
your table well into the summer.
As the young beets reach marble
size, pull out every other plant
and cook them tops and all. Beet
, tops are one of the tasties of
"greens" and the little beets are
delicious in butter. A second
thinning when the beets are
'about the size of golf balls will
furnish another luscious dish,
j Continue the process of remov
j ing every other beet as they
grow.
Use Double Rows
Plant beets in double rows ten
inches apart. Sow seed in fur
rows one-half inch deep "placing
about 10 seeds per foot. Cultivate
lightly by drawing soil toward
the row of beets.
If you have had trouble grow
ing good carrots, try planting
them in a loose soil containing a
generous amount of well-rotted
cow manure so the tap roots can
grow straight down. The seed
takes a bit longer to germinate
than most so keep the soil moist
until the plants appear.
In heavy soil, fill the furrow
with sand and sow seed one-half
inch deep in the sand.
Thin out when carrots are fin
ger size and use the thinnings.
They are delicious. Plant from
14 to 20 seeds per foot.
Cabbage is definitely a cool
weather crop and. good size
transplants should be set out for
spring cabbage. The small head
varieties such as golden acre and
Copenhagen mature in 8 to 10
10 weeks.
Spinach, kale and kohlrabi
like cool weather. For most
home gardens, swiss chard or
new Zealand spinach are prefer
able to real spinach and will pro
duce all summer.
Though head lettuce is diffi
cult for many home gardeners,
great lakes will head even in
warm weather and does not de
velop a bitter taste. Plant a few
feet at a time in a seed bed and
transplant to the garden, giving
each plant at least 10 inches of
space.
Onion sets may be planted
early for green onions and seed
ling plants set out for the large
sweet onions such as'sweet Span
ish or California red which are
so delicious in salads or on ham
burgers. Plant a few radishes
every week or so for a continu
ous supply of tender, mild rad
ishes. News of 4-H
CLUBS
Upper Rogue Clubs
Members of the Upper Rogue
4-H clubs held a get-together
dance recently at the Grange
hall. Similar social meetings are
planned once a month. There
are three clubs, beef, pig and
home economics clubs.
The beef club will hold its
next session at the Hilderbrand
home on Elk creek. Members
discussed the progress of their
steers at the last meeting.
Roxy Ann 4-H club will hold
its annual pie social and hog
raffle Friday. March 21, at 8
p.m. at the Roxy Ann Grange
hall on Spring street. There will
be no admission charge. Ladies
are asked to bring a pie.
C. A. Whitcher, Leader.
has sprouted the soil surface over
it should be moist and loose.
When the ground dries out ex
cessively in the spring it will pay
to sprinkle the rows in which
seed have been sown to prevent
them lying dormant for lack of
moisture. This is the only time
when the garden should be sprin
kled, rather than soaked.
Care Necessary to Avoid
Shock In Transplanting
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When your seedling plants are
moved to the open garden, fol
low a careful routine to reduce
the shock. The soil should be
fertilized in advance, then spad
ed and raked just before trans
planting. It should be moist
though not wet at transplanting
time. Water the plants in the
flat the day before they are to
be moved.
Plants grown indoors should
be gradually "hardened off" by
placing the flat out of doors, at
first in daylight only, then day
and night. Short, stocky plants
will stand the shock of trans
planting much better than tall,
leggy ones.
Use Knife
To remove the plants from the
flat use a knife or putty knife.
cutting a square of soil around
each plant. Lift out the square
and place it in the hole you have
made to receive it keeping as
much of the soil around the
roots as possible.
It is essential to firm the soil
well around the roots to prevent
air pockets from forming and to
stimulate the rise of moisture by
capillary action. A cupful of wa
ter is usually sufficient to pour
around the plant at this time.
After the entire bed has been
planted, the surface of the soil
can be lightly scratched with the
cultivator to loosen the crust
and prevent too rapid evapora
tion. Then spread a layer of peat
moss or grass clippings not more
than half an inch thick.
Lightly sprinkling the surface
of the soil after transplanting is
never advisable. Whenever it is
The Grange
Live Oak Grange
Regular meeting of Live Oak
Grange of Rogue River was held
Thursday with all three mem
bers of the executive board pres
ent for the first time in several
weeks. Burt Stockings, member
of the board, and his wife have
returned from the south.
Lecturer Kathryn Christenson
reported the first dance given
by the Juvenile Grange was a
success and the young people
are doing excellent work in their
grange.
Colored slides were shown by
County Extension Agent Jossy as
he lectured on weeds and best
methods of eradicating them.
The life-sized colored pictures of
the growing weeds makes ident
ification easy, and wlv'e showing
the pictures, Jossy gae the best
method of eradicating each weed.
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deaths; in 1948 there were 1,505.
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necessary to water the plants,
give them a good deep drink so
the water will soak in down to
the roots.
Potted plants and seedlings
grown in plant bands can be
moved with little or no shock
and we recommend their use for
all plants that resent transplant
ing. Shade your plants for a few
days after setting them out to
avoid wilting in the heat of the
sun.
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Milwaukie. U.R) Anthony J
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this country because "it's not
fair for one guy to have two
roofs over his head while an
other guy has none."
Stich arranged for Mr. and
Mrs. Josef Fuchs and their six
children to come here from an
Austrian DP camp. He put a
$2300 mortgage on his home to
do it and thought he probably
would have to sell his "second
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