Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 15, 2000, Image 51

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Airvllle. PA
FARMERS EQUIPMENT
3524 Delta Road
717-862-3967
Annvllle. PA
BHM FARM EQUIPMENT
Rt 934, 2 miles N of Annville
717-867-2211
Bechtelsville. PA
MILLER EQUIPMENT CO.
RD #1
610-845-2911
Bethel. PA
ZIMMERMAN FARM SERVICE
1/2 mile West of Rt 501 on School Rd
717-933-4114
COLUMBIA CROSS ROAD
RD 2, Box 62
570-297-3873
Elizabethtown. PA
HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIPMENT
2095 South Market St
717-367-8867
Fontana. PA
UMBERGER’S OF FONTANA, INC
8 Miles Hast of Hershey on Rt 322
1067 Horseshoe Pike, Lebanon, PA
717-867-5161 /800-261 -2106
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BAXTER FARM, INC.
RD 3, Box 360
302-856-9526
Glen Rock. PA
WERTZ FARM EQUIPMENT
6877 Lmeboro Road (PA Route 516)
717-235-0111
Inqleside. MD
GIBSON FARM EQUIPMENT
3120 Goldsboro Road
410-758-0262
Martinsburo. PA
BURCHFIELD’S, INC
112 S Railroad St
814-793-2384
Mifflinbura. PA
ALLEN HOOVER REPAIR, INC
RD #l, Box 227
570-966-3821
HETRICK FARM SUPPLY
RD #3
814-275-3507
Punxsutawnev. PA
LONDON FARM SUPPLY
814-938-7444
Quarrvvllle. PA
GRUMELLI FARM SERVICE
929 Robert Fulton Hwy (Rt 222)
717-786-7318
Roxburv. PA
HOLTRY’S EQUIPMENT
10948 Roxbury Road
717-532-7261
Washington. PA
SCHOTT EQUIPMENT SALES
Route 18 North
2075 Henderson Ave
724-222-3780
Waynesboro. PA
B. EQUIP., INC.
8422 Wayne Highway
717-762-3193
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Perk Up Peaked Plants
Affected By Poor Indoor Care
UNIVERSITY PARK
(Centre Co.) Do those robust,
leafy plants you brought in last
fall now look as drained and
droopy as an accountant after
tax season? Chances are you
need to adjust your indoor plant
care, says a gardening specialist
in Penn State’s College of Agri
cultural Sciences.
Robert Nuss, professor of or
namental horticulture, said that
indoor plant problems often
have recognizable symptoms
that can be alleviated easily and
inexpensively.
Root rot. Nuss rates root rot
as the most common problem
for indoor plants. “Overwater
ing is the main cause,” Nuss
says. “Avoid using heavy soils
that drain slowly and use con
tainers with a drain hole in the
bottom.”
Nuss suggests using light
potting soils or vermiculite to
allow for proper drainage.
Nutrient deficiencies. If
indoor plant foliage appears to
be pale green or light green, the
plant has not received enough
nittiogen. “Applying fertilizer
eve|y month to two months
should make up for any nutrient
deficiency,” Nuss says.
Spotting a potash (or phos
phorus) deficiency is more diffi
cult. Occasionally, leaf edges
may turn brown and die.
Wilted or drying leaves. In
winter, humidity levels drop, a
condition that turns indoor envi
ronments hot and dry as home
owners seal windows and crank
up heating systems. Dried stems
and leaves are a sure sign of too
dry air.
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pebbles and water. Keep the
water level just below the sur
face of the pebbles, preventing
root saturation.
Spindly growth or off-color
foliage. Light yellow foliage or
thin winter growth may be
caused by a lack of light. The so
lution is simple place plants
near a bright window. Adding
additional light near the plant
will help as well.
White, or yellowish crust on
soil surface. Unabsorbed min
eral salts from fertilizer or hard
water can accumulate on the soil
surface or plant stems. These
salts, toxic to roots and plant
stems, can be eliminated by
leaching. Nuss says soil is
leached when about 10 percent
of the applied water passes
through the drain holes in a
plant container. Excess water
that drains through the con
tainer should be thrown out.
Plant soil should be leached
once a month throughout the
year.
Pot-bound plants. Stunted or
low-quality foliage can be
caused by too many roots. Nuss
recommends removing the plant
from the pot to inspect root
growth. If there is a large
number of roots circling the
potting soil, the plant must be
repotted. Tightly matted roots
can be loosened by cutting the
circling pattern that has formed
in the old pot.
Make four to six vertical cuts
into the roots from the top to the
bottom of the root mass. The
new pot should be several inches
wider and deeper than the old
ode. Don’t move the plant into a
very large pot, either. Excess