< t V v ’’ V** The closest star to our sun in the universe, Proxima Centaun, is about 25 trillion miles away. Steel Buildings & Grain Storage Lebanon, PA 17042 For More Information Call (717) 867-4139 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26. 1980 ft __ Location: Lebanon County Expo Bldg., Evergreen and Cornwall Rds., Lebanon. l(c Two Sessions Beginning At \ 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. i j Free Refreshments 1. Presentation on grain bins and storage equipment 2. Presentation of SUKUP grain handling equipment THE GRAIN DRYING EXPERTS WILL BE IN TOWN. COME AND LEARN NEW MODERN TECHNIQUES TO GET MORE EFFICIENT USE OUT OF YOUR PRESENT GRAIN SYSTEM AND PROPER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TO AVOID COSTLY BREAKDOWNS. VERNON MYERS, Vegetable transplant starting time MILFORD, Del. - This is a good time for greenhouse growers to consider producing plants for local sale to home gardeners and commercial growers, says vegetable specialist Mike Orzolek. It’s also the time for interested home gardeners to start their own tran splants. There are several ad vantages to locally grown transplants. They’re likely to have fewer disease problems than those grown Presentation on grain drying, dryers, and aeration 3. Presentation on bucket elevators 4. Safety briefing 5. Mail Coupon Today! □ SEND STEEL BUILDINGS LITERATURE □ SEND GRAIN STORAGE LITERATURE NAME 2 CITY Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1980—D25 elsewhere, foi one thing. They’re also very accessible to local growers in case conditions this spring cause a delay in planting. You’re less likely to get a setback m growth with locally grown transplants, once you set them out in the field, since they’re more adapted to our climate. And you’re less likely to get any weed problems. The younger transplants are at the time they’re set out, the better they’ll do in the field or the home garden, says the specialist. Especially if they’re sold m soil rather than bare root. Ideally, plants should be 4 to 6 inches tall (4 to 6 weeks old) at the time they’re transplanted. Older seedl ings are less adaptable. This is something that home gardeners should remem ber. In recent years people have tended to look for tomato seedlings that are already in blossom. You may get an early tomato or two this way, but your overall yield wih generally be lower than if you start with younger plants. People growing tran splants should already have started cole crops like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower that can be set out m mid-March. Right now you should be starting slower-growing items like peppers. Towards the end of March or first of April, start tomatoes and eggplants. Wait until the middle or end of April to start cantaloupe and watermelon transplants so that they aren’t too large when they’re set out. STATE is now Seedlings need to be hardened off before they’re planted outdoors, but in the past some greenhouse growers have hardened off their transplants too much, cautions Orzolek. Recent research indicates that hardening off is much less important than people have thought. In fact, the age of the transplants is far more critical. Hardening off can be done m several ways: by reducing temperature, by withholding water, or by withholding fertilizer. But if this is done too severely, you have a very brittle plant which won’t do well when set out. Because of the mild winter we’ve had, some com mercial growers and home gardeners may be tempted to rush the season. But watch out. It’s easy to get caught when you start plants during an early mild spell. A sudden drop in temperature even if it doesn’t get down to freezing can be too much for some tender plants. At temperatures below 40 degrees, for in stance, you can get leaf crinkle on melons and cucumbers. The average frost-free date in Delaware is May 15, reminds the specialist. Planting tender, warm weather crops before then is really a gamble. You can set out cole crops and other vegetables that do best in cool weather m mid-March. But wait until after April 25 from Dover south before setting out any of your cucurbit, eggplant, tomato or pepper transplants. INC.
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