B26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 2,1983 Use annuals for summer color There’s nothing like a good selection of annual flowers to brighten a summer lanscape. These versatile plants are a great source of quick, easy, inexpensive color. Grow them in beds along the foundation of a house, along walks or drives, or in planters and window boxes. Since flowers often show up best against a dark or contrasting background, University of Delaware Extension garden specialist Dave Tatnall suggests planting them in front of evergreen shrubs, walls or fences. Annuals make excellent edging plants. In the sun, try ageratum, alyssum, dianthus, dusty miller, marigolds, petunias, phlox, snapdragons, verbenas or zinnias. In the shade use flowering tobacco, coleus, pansies, vinca rosea or everblooming begonias. Built-in outdoor planters have become popular for porches, apartment balconies, walls and patios. Annuals for these should be free-flowering and have a long period of continuous bloom. Tat nall suggests marigolds, petunias, salvia, snapdragons, verbenas and zinnias. Tubs and urns made of clay, plastic or redwood can also be used as planters. In planters, annuals are ef fective combined with evergreen shrubs, or with each other. Try mixing ageratum, sweet alyssum, begonias, coleus, marigolds, petunias, snapdragons or zinnias. People who live in townhouses or crowded neighborhoods can enjoy annuals even if they lack garden space. The old fashioned window box is still a good bet. Consider light needs and heat tolerance when selecting plants for this use. Some of the best are sweet alyssum, begonias, coleus, im patiens, nierembergia, petunias, salvia, snapdragons, French marigolds and dwarf zinnias. Master gardeners plan vegetable meeting EBENSBURG - Cambria County’s Master Gardeners, Cooperative Extension volunteer Staff, will hold an evening gar dening meeting Wednesday, July 20, 1963, 6:30 p.m. at the county vegetable plots. (These are located past Laurel Crest Manor, Loretto Road, Ebensburg, follow signs.) Items to be covered include weed control, mulching, varieties, disease control and other garden management practices. This will be an informal session. And all interested are invited to come to “learn and share” concerning vegetable gardening. A good garden contributes to the well-being of the family by sup plying foods that might not otherwise be provided. Also it has been estimated that the average family can save several hundred dollars annually on food costs by growing and processing their own fruits and vegetables. Gardening also is an interesting hobby, it provides healthful out door exercise, it offers productive activity for handicapped or disabled persons and is an ex- Report planted acres by July 15 CHAMBERSBURG July 15, 1983 is the final reporting date for Corn, Grain Sorghum conserving use acres. A report of acreage is required to keep your base. 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UNIPEL Reg U S Pal CXI CHV 578 8M thfvrpn ®Ortko FERTILIZERS Hefpng the World Grm Better cellent way to teach children about growth and reproduction. Gar dening is an activity where the entire family can work together. It is impossible to measure some of the factors in dollar value. Successful gardens do not just happen. They are the result of proper planning and planting, good management and careful work manship. Any garden endeavor you attempt will be only as good as the planning, work, energy, and enthusiasm which you put into it. The “Master Gardener” program is designed 'to make available additional help so that more gardeners know the proper management practices. Some of these basic management procedures will be covered in the July 20th meeting. Don’t forget you can get ad ditional help from Cambria County Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners. They are: 1. Charles Pease and 2. Joe Link both of the Ebensburg Center, Rt. 22, Ebensburg - call Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 472-7350 Ext. 577 (Ebensburg certify your farm will be credited with zero. This could be important to your future farming operation. applies to all producers whether or not you enrolled in the acreage reduction program. K -1~--u PH; 717-299-2571 Center). 3. Edward Niemiec, R.D. 1, Box 388, Portage, • call Monday, Tuesday evening 8:30 to 9:3o'p.m. 738-8900 (home). 4. Tony Capon R.D.4, Box 406, Bbensburg - call evenings 472-6514 (home). 5. Earl Giraulo 120 W. Lloyd St, Eben sburg. Please call only at specified times. This is part of the Agricultural Program of the Penn State Cooperative Extension Service in Cambria County. It is free and open to any interested individual without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or religion and is also an Equal Opportunity Employer. Blair princess (Continued from Page 825) new spokesperson for the Blair County dairy industry. Luella will take part in the state pageant to be held in Harrisburg in September. Entertainment for the evening was provided by a “FARMtastic Fashion Show.” It was a humerous look at the make believe fashions for farmwives, who must be prepared for anything when living on a farm. A reception and refreshments followed the crowning of Luella Smith as Blair County Dairy Princess for 1983-84. Master of ceremonies for the annual event was Douglas Hershey of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association. Judges for the evening were Graham Bell, regional farm management agent; Vera Foster, chairman of the Huntingdon County Dairy Promotion Committee; and Zeta Furry Snowberger, 1979 Bedford County Dairy Princess. (
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