12—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 24.1969
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"let him do the talking."
The Travelers Safely Service
Rear-end collisions are a result of speed and
inattention.
Give Flowering
Plants Room To Grow
Crowding is one of the most
common mistakes gardeners
make in planting summer flower
ing annuals, says a University of
Matyland horticulturist
“Too many plants in a bed re
sult in tall, spindly plants that
produce few flowers and are
easily damaged by strong winds
heavy' rams,” explains Fran
cis R Gomn, Extension ornamen
tal horticulturist.
If you allow growing space,
you are more likely to get bush
xei, more compact plants that
are strong enough to support
large numbers of flowers
A simple rule says floweung
annuals that grow one to four
inches tall should be given 16
squaie inches of glowing space
(In other woids —they should be
planted on a 4x4 spacing)
Plants that grow four to eight
inches tall should be planted on
a 6x6 spacing, and plants that
giow eight to twelve inches tall
need an 8 x 8 spacing
Foi tallei plants, Gouin lecom
mends an additional inch of
space in each dnection
Water Flower Beds
If natme supplies an inch of
wrtei each week, you will usual
ly not need to add any But if
mtuie fails to put on this neces
saij ingiedient, you should be
piepaied to add it
‘ The most effective method of
wateung plants is a soakei
hose,” sajs Gouin “A soakei
hose is soft plastic tubing with
tmv pinholes ”
Hand wateung is the least de
suable method of inigating a
gd den, but if you must spiinkle
a flower bed, apply the watei
gently so as not to damage the
plants Laige water droplets
tend to collect on the plants
bending them ovei
Control Weeds
Weeds will try to take ovei
youi flowei beds—especially if
you let them get a head stall
Goum cautions
Theielore, it is important that
you keep weeds undei conliol
fiom the veiv beginning You
can keep ahead of the creeds b>
hoeing each week, but if youi
tune is limited, you could use a
mulch to keep the weeds in
check
The mulch will also help con-
serve the moisture during dry
periods For most flower gai
dens, straw, pine needles, saw
dust and even compost may be
used, Gouin explains, but if you
want an absolutely “weed-free”
garden, try planting through a
black plastic mulch
“Lay the plastic over the soil
before planting and simply cut
an X mark with a sharp knife
where you want to plant Water
will also be able to enter the
ground through these openings ”
After your summer annuals
start to bloom remove all flower
heads as they fade, and your gar
den should continue to be a
source of pleasure all summer,
Gouin concludes
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Ph 354 9251
R D 3, Ephrata
Wenger's Feed Mill
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Rheems
The final report for the state's million pounds reducing the to*
tal to 5,810,000 pounds by th«
1968 apple crop in cold storage cnd o£ the mont h.
pus Mr. Bickslcr was one of indicates holdings of less than _ on le foldings
thicc Penn State Alumni who 2 percent on Aprill 30. most of du “f n pc “he seasonare issued by
was initiated on Thursday even- which are expected to be sold Pennsylvania Crop Report
ing The objective of Gamma for fresh market. Disappear- jj
Sigma Delta is to encourage high ances during April were over 3 „ 10 ra c e operators
standai ds of scholarship and pi o- throughout the state
ficiency in agriculture. ance of agriculture. Those hon- -
The Penn State Chapter is one oied by election to the honor
of 31 at various universities society are destined to lead in The chimney swift has been
thioughout the US Gamma Sig- this advance. Their election is clocked at a speed of 250 miles
ma Delta has a place in keeping more than an honor it is a chal- per hour, making it the fastesl
a nation conscious of the import- lenge that they do so bird known.
• Bicksler
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