TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Careful Transplanting Said
Essential; Tips on Watering
By EDNA MANDEVILLE
Some flower gardeners think
transplanting is the best fun
more about that later be sure
to water enough. The roots of
plants do most of the drinking.
A few minutes of sprinkling
of all. Perhaps that is because that just moistens the surface
the results are so sudden and .t h the roots ,nd does
dramatic. One day, all you have h, th 0 d It causes
is a thick clump of tiny plants
that look like little more than'
weeds. Transplant them, give
them proper spacing, water and
cultivation, and almost over
night they shoot up and begin
to produce beautiful flowers.
There are several reasons for
transplanting. Sometimes it is
done merely to change a garden
plan, but this is really a minor
reason. Usually transplanting is
a way to produce flowers faster
(the original seeds having been
started indoors or under glass)
or to assure a plant in every
space for which it is planned
(each tiny seed planted does not
always germinate, and it is easier
and better to sow a few hundred
from which perhaps only fifty
will eventually be selected for
transplanting).
After Rain
As we mentioned in a former
column, the best time to trans
plant is when the first true
leaves appear. You should select
a time after a long rain, and
when the sky is cloudy. Of
course you can transplant in-the
evening, too, after the sun is
well down. Lacking a good rain,
you will have to substitute a
thorough watering, and I mean
thorough. Several hours is not
too long to leave the sprinkler
on.
Always transplant quickly and
firmly, leaving enough space be
tween each plant. How those
spaces do fill up! Zinnias, for
example, may be only a couple
of inches high, and ready for
transplanting but you will need
to leave at least 18 inches be
tween each plant. If not, you
will never enjoy the full blooms
that this variety can produce.
As we have said, transplant
quickly and firmly. While little
seems to be known about plant
"shock," it apparently does
exist. Usually a percentage of
transplants won't live. If they
die within a few days, you can
fill in their places with new
transplants. Of course, after too
long a time, refills can't catch
up with the original transfers.
Being so much smaller, they
don t get their share of sunlight,
and never reach full growth.
Therefore it is better to leave
spaces, which seem to fill-in
pretty well anyway, if a few
transfers die more than, three
or four days after transplanting.
Not All Transplant
ftot every variety can be
planted. Among those that just
don't take to being uprooted
from the "old homestead" are
annual poppies. Mignonette,
candytuft, bachelor's button,
gypsophila, nasturtium, sweet
pea, Sweet sultan, and most of
the annual vines such as morn
ing glory. All these should be
sown where you want them to
blossom.
Naturally, if you take enough
soil, you can transplant almost
any variety. But why take a
chance, and go to all that trou
ble? It's easier and better to
plant these varieties where you
want them in the first place,
Then, instead of transplanting
you need only to. thin the plants
How hard it is to pull out sturdy
seedlings and discard them! But
without plenty of room for each
plant, flowers are sure to be
inferior. So thin away, and try
to think of yourself as a surgeon
who must cut out unhealthy tis
sue so tnat the rest will gain
strength and extra vigor.
If you water and many ex--
perienced gardeners almost do
the roots to grow up for the
water, instead of down, result
ing in unhealthy, unsteady
plants that any strong wind can
knock over, and that can't reach
the moisture present in the earth
further down.
Water Thoroughly
It is better, in fact, not to
water the garden at all than to
give it less than a thorough soak
ing. To be sure that the ground
is well soaked dig down a few
inches after you feel that you
have watered enough. You may
be astonished at what little im
pression you have made down
more than a half inch or so.
Always water after the sun
goes down, so the sun will not
evaporate the water. The idea
that watering in the sunlight
will burn or witt the plants is
incorrect, but hot sun does
evaporate the water before it
can soak down to where it does
some good
Many of the most experienced
and successful gardeners never
(or almost never) water their
gardens. Instead, they depend
on careful and frequent cultiva
tion. This prevents the surface
from baking and caking. Light,
well-fragmented (even powdery)
soil on the surface acts as a
mulch, and thus holds the mois
ture in the ground below. Plants
really do much better if well
cultivated. So to have a garden
that is; the envy of the neighbor
hood, you can depend on the
hoe instead of the hose.
Parents Extension Unit
Announces Meeting
On Garment Finishing
Medford Parents Home Ex
tension' unit has scheduled a
meeting for he week. It will be
held Monday, April 30 at 7:30
p.m., at the home of Mrs. A
Hertager, 824 Pennsylvania av
enue. Members will study gar
ment finishing.
Those who attend should take
a half yard of material or scrap
materials; needle, thread, scis
sors and zipper.
Baskets and lampshades for
the annual Homemakers festi
val display should also be taken
to the meeting and tickets for
the festival luncheon will be on
sale.
Project leaders will be Mrs.
R. Fowler, and Mrs. J. Johnson.
Hostess will be Mrs. H. Gifford
assisted by Mrs. Hertager.
Sunday. April 29. 1958 ToVvTISend GlUD
Director Visits
Mrs. Serena MeMahan
Gives Lodge Report
Mrs. Serena MeMahan gave
a report of a state convention
of the Degree of Honor lodge
held April 9 and 10 at Portland,
during a meeting of the Med
ford branch of the lodge April
23 at Redman hall. She was the
local delegate to the sessions.
All Degree of Honor lodges
in the state were represented
and a national officer spoke on
work of the group.
The Medford chapter's next
meeting will be May 14 and
practice for inspection work
will be May 14 and practice
for inspection work will be con
ducted. The inspection will be
held in June.
For an extra easy hors d'oeu-
vre, cut thin slices of canned
tomatoes aspic and place on
strips of bread spread with may
onnaise. Top with a few ripe
olive slices.
Sunshine
Girls Hold
Election
Officers of Pythian Sunshine
Girls, Talisman Rosebud coun
cil, were recently elected and
will assume their offices May 1
to preside through November 1,
it was announced last week.
They are Miss Betty Kyker,
junior past royal princess; Miss
Rosemary Tokar, royal prin
cess; Miss Darla Walker, charity;
Miss Barbara Stamper, friend
ship; Miss Irene Rodgers, pre
late; Miss Janet Langdon, re
corder; Miss Betty Cline, exche
quer; Miss Judy Tolle, guide;
Mrs. Mildred Tolle, assistant ad
visor; Mrs. LeRoy Cline, Miss
Irene Thomas, mystic one; Miss
Annice Black, warder; Miss
Kathy Smith, sentinel; Mrs. Ed
Bostwick, musician; Mrs. Mor
ley Lamp, advisor; Miss Patricia
Peck, press correspondent; Miss
Donna Lamp, Miss Layle Bost
wick, Miss Dianne Taylor, trus
tees; Mrs. Tolle, installing offi
cer.
At the last meeting of the
group April 26 initiation was
conducted and refreshments were
served by Miss Walker.
The counselors are Mrs. Harry
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Bostwick,
and Mr. and Mrs. Cline.
Following election, a skit was
given by Miss Black, Miss Rodg
ers, Miss Bostwick, Miss Taylor,
Miss Smith and Miss Stamper.
Refreshments were served by
the Misses Tokar, Langdon and
Tolle.
Officers Elected
For Reames Club
Mrs. Roy Nordwick was elect
ed president of Reames social
club at a luncheon meeting
April 18. Miss Pauline Champlin
is the new vice-president; Mrs.
J. E. Harper, secretary, and Mrs.
Lloyd Caton, treasurer.
Springtime furnished the
theme for the luncheon and
songs were sung in keeping with
the theme by Miss Susan Baker,
Miss Jacklyn Creager, Miss Ro
berta Sleeter and Miss Lou Elsa
Voegtly, ninth grade students at
Hedrick Junior High school.
Choir members and officers
of Bethel 14, Job's Daughters,
also furnished entertainment.
Cards were played after the
meeting.
In seasoning California large
dry limas, it's handy to remem
ber that a cup of dried limas
need about a teaspoon salt un
less some salty meat such as
chipped beef or ham is to be
used with the limas.
Sprinkle rolled, out pastry
with grated cheese and cut into
inch strips. Wrap strips around
pitted ripe olives and bake in
hot oven. Serve these quick-tc-
disappear hors d'oeuvres while
hot.
Medford Group
F. L. Snodgrass, Portland,
state director of the Towsend
clubs, spoke to the local chapter
members Wednesday. About 30
persons attended, including
representatives from Central
Point club.
He pointed out why the Town
send plan is succeeding and also
explained how a similar plan
was inaugurated recently by
President Adenauer of West Ger
many.
Mrs. Charles Boussum, local
club president, and C. E. Naff
ziger, treasurer, were nominated
as delegates to a national Town-
send club convention at St. Paul,
Minn., to be held June 4 to 7.
The Medford Townsend Har
mony club and auxiliary alter
nates meeting each Wednesday
at 12:30 p.m., at the Carpenter's
union hall, 123Vz West Main
street. Visitors are invited.
Three PEO Chapters
Announce Meetings;
Supper Set Wednesday
Meeting have been announced
by three PEO sisterhood chapters
for this week.
Chapter CG will meet Wednes
day, May 2, at 7 p.m. in the
home of Mrs. J. D. McPherson,
119 North Ivy street. Following
supper, Mrs. S. R. Mosher will
present the program.
Chapter BE will meet at 8
o'clock Tuesday May 1, at the
home of Mrs. Orel A. Welsh,
with Mrs. C. Mitchell as assistant
hostess. Mrs. Robert J. Keeney
and Mrs. Jack C. Harris will
speak on the states of North
Dakota and Colorado.
Chapter CP will meet Wednes
day, May 1, at 12:30 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. Dolph Phipps, 4502
Crater Lake highway. Assisting
her will be Mrs. Lloyd Parsons.
Mrs. V. H. Wilson will be in
charge of the program.
Combine softened cream
cheese with shredded crab and
finely chopped Calavo season
ing to taste with lemon, curry
and onion. Spread on toast
rounds and put under the broiler
just long enough to brown. Serve
at once with your favorite be
fore-dinner beverage.
Eagle Point Club
Changes Meeting
Eagle Point The meeting
date of Eagle Point Garden club
has been changed to Thursday,
May 3, due to the Homemakers'
festival being held on the regu
lar Garden club date.
The meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Charles Cush
man, Shady Cove, beginning at
1:30 p.m. with dessert luncheon
followed by the business meet
ing at 2:00.
Mrs. W. L. Walden of Medford
will give a demonstration on
corsage making. Election of of
ficers for the coming year will
be held.
Demonstration
To Be Presented
On Bread Making
A demonstration on baking
100 per cent stone ground whole
wheat bread will be given Tues
day, May 1 at Girls Community
club, sponsored by members of
the local Nutrition Study group.
Mrs. Louise Williams, Grants
Pass, will do the demonstrating
which will begin at 1 p.m.
All persons interested are in
vited.
Samples of various types of
health foods will be offered and
one of the members will dem
onstrate a home type flouring
mill.
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Gardeners Plan
Tour in Ashland
Central Point Members of
Central Point Garden club will
make a tour of several Ashland
gardens Monday, April 30. The
group will assemble at the home
of Mrs. E. W. Jermark, 320 Har
gadine street, in Ashland, at
10:30 a.m. from where the tour
will begin.
Those attending, are to take
a sack lunch, and the hostesses
will serve dessert.
Women planning to make the
tour are asked to assemble at
the parking lot of the Central
Point Grange hall at 9:30 a.m
in order that cars may be pooled
for the trip to Ashland.
She said farm dining rooms
were being used for studying.
reading, resting, ironing, sewing
and lounging but were not ad
equately equipped for these ac-
tivites.
Fried bean cakes are a deli
cious go-along to serve with
hamburgers. Make them with
mashed cooked large dry limas
seasoning them as you wish with
chopped onion, parsley or just
plain salt and pepper. Brown on
both sides in bacon drippings.
in hot skillet.
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tc . stains from plastic dishes,
soak in a mixture of (baking
soda and water. Darker stains
should be removed with one of
the commercial cleaners. Other
cleaners and bleaches can dam
age the plastic.
You'll get better result in
washing corduroy if you lift it
out of the rinse water and hang
it up dripping wet. Pull the gar
ment into shape, stretching the
seams and all other lines of
machine stitching. Wringing
corduroy makes wrinkles.
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