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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1953)
THUnSDAY, AUGUST 27. 19j3 HI ERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, ORKUGN PAGE THIRTEEN GARDEN tips:; ; By E..G. GAKDENKR If the, Basin gardeners were to elect a Queen Bee, undoubtedly Crystal Cheyne, Box 872, Route One, would be, chosen. EverVthlnn from orchids to cactus claims her attention, but her true love .'Vibe Kladlola. A chance to visit Mrs Cheyne'g garden and to bask In the warmth, of her cheerv wrlrnmo is one you should not miss it the1 opportunity comes your- wsiv. . '! Mrs. ' Cheyne ls ono of the real old timers of ;the Basin. Sne and her husband came to Klamath County In 1910. . Tne rich soil of their farm "Was then covered with sage brush. There were no trees, no flowcfs,, no water, Irrigation water reached the Cheyne place In 1911. Since then, Mrs. Cheyne has tried her green thumb on ' many plants, including orchids The more fragile flowers are kept In a small Rieen house U tached to the south side of Mrs. Cheyne's house. The roof of the green house is unusual in that it ls made of a glass manufactured from alsenine a kind of rock wool. Instead of the usual clear glass it is a mottled green and ls practically unbreakable. The heat ing is done by electric cables which run under the benches, and hv leavln? the door in the hnica open. . I Within the cool green room live' an Impressive array of cactus and succulents, including the odd-look. ing Burro's Tail which lives up to Its name; a whole section is filled with coleus whose beautiful velvety leaves have so many varied 'designs, and finally, but certainly not least in Interest, the orcnios. iney are lastened to a slanting board with small packets of coarse moss protecting the roots; Mrs. Cheyne said the moss 1 is not necesary 'for the plant but does make the problem of water-1 lng easier for her. ;. The outside garden ls of is much I Interest as - the greenhouse. Day i : lilies of exqulsltt'i coloring till the 1 - borders under the huge trees. On , the eatable side, great luscious I raspberries of the Indian Summer 1 variety hang temptingly on the vines. They are like large red thimbles. Out In the full sun stand the ! field of gladioli. Due to the late season they are just coming into bloom, . The beautiful lavender Elizabeth the Queen, the shimmer ing. Heavenly White, bronae Jalna, the magnificent red of Burmah were pointed out by Mrs. Cheyne. Since Mrs, Cheyne keeps these gladioli in a separate bed bv , themselves with no attempt made to have them landscaped, she uses a somewhat different tech nique than the average home gar dener. Her boys prepared the. ground by plowing and harrowing in the late spring In" the stupe fashion that ground is prepared for po tatoes. In fact, a regular potato . hilling machine ls used to line out the rows. No special fertilizer ls used by Mrs. Cheyne. The glad iola bulbs are placed In double i rows along the tops of the hilled rows quite close together; about two inches apart, in fact. Mrs. Chevne does not lollow the usual practice of planting the '' bulbs five or six inches deep as is sometimes recommended; she barely ; covers the bulb with r.n inch or so of soil. This has the ad vantage -of bringing the btrtlf along" f faster to its blooming stage since i it docs not have so lar to travel: up Into the sunlight. i ASKCdVl Sne mill uuuuiu nmi the plants falling over due to their top heavy blooms, she said that the depth which thev were planted did not seem to make any defer ence, vf Heavy watering would . make, the deep rooted plants fall over lust as much as the shallow ; planted ones. No mulcn is used because of the memoa oi iow Irrigation used. In the fall alter the bulbs are harvested and cleaned, she dusts them well witht DDT and stores them in peach crates in the up stairs portion of her house. Sho also . recommends using onion sacks which can be hung up. on the wall out of the way, , The little bulblets are saved and planted in rows by themselves to provide , the future crop of gladlolas. ;- ' As Mrs. Cheyne walked between Vi rnua. n( (lowers, she stopped now and then to pluck blossoms which her deft fingers took apart and refashioned into corsages as she walked and talked about, her favorite flowers. Her final word as she stood In home was that the secret of suc cessful -gardening lay In time, and patience, and work. Elbow gieape is the best fertilizer known. CHILLED VEGETABLE . BASIL sour (Makes 4 half-cup servings) One cup mixed vegetable Juice, 1 cup liquefied non-fat dry milk, ' teaspoon basil leaves, finely crushed. . , Pour Juice Into bowl; slowly add liquefied non-fat dry milk. Stir in basil. Chill thoroughly. INEXPENSIVE CAKE Here's an easy, yet elegant looking 4-layer cake. Cut two 8-Inch layer cakes Into -two thin layers and put together' with a prune whip filling. Soften 2 teaspoons plain gelatin In! a cup prune cook-in- liquid and dissolve over hot water. Stir gelatin and Vi cup sugar Into 2 cups cooked prunes, cut in small pieces. Cool until slightly thickened, then combine with 1 cup cream, whipped until stiff. A sprinkling of confectioners 6ugar is all the frosting requires. Next time you're "roiling Iambi chops try broiling wm """" and rounds of onion with them. Dribble melted butler or margar ine over both vegetables, then ,-u,. ,1 tAM-atr.0 with a-littie crushed basil and the onions with a bit of brown sugar. i SPECIAL! While Thev Last SWANDSDOWN CAKE MIX Devil' Food, White 'and Yellow . I M K ,m MCI m 1 I V m; K 1 K ' I ' I I V MM A JOTV J . lu"rJL- sm . Curb' If eef .-w Iff Klamath 5) (Ic V Cy .si lbs 15s. 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