The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-02-03, Page 6•
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'WEDNESDAY,. 'FEB. 3rd, 196E
stalks to* twine themselves
thisis the way • it climbs; and'
something :must- be provided to,
assist it. Dogs can. do 'consider-
able damage to the • base of th •
tender young plants also. ' You
should • be ale to .deterni''
intif-.
this, is the cause of your 'trouble,
QUESTION -What is the best
way to •trjni • clematis and' when?','
' ANSWER This is usuall
y
done in the spring: In this• •c1i
mate - almost .all varieties. • are .'
killed back to the :ground so it is,
just a • matter of . trimming off •'the
old stock: ° to ground, level, work
up the soil a bit apply''fertilizer
and a support; for :the vine. It. s
you Are very..fortunate and your ..
vines 'have not been .frozen'off,',
we/suggest you' just: trim them
back to the first, _sound live wood
so 'that the new ,growth will start
•from there.
This .provides • an answer P n for
each, question sent' to me. I. sin-
cerely hope:'you find the answer
you ;were looking for. Good .Tuck
and good gardening
GARDEN SCENT
AND NONSENSE
have put this, to. '. head off'
the •column but .actually this• is
the reply to the, .questions which
,you turned aver.:. toe.,
First of all 'I .would like to
thank the Luoknow and ,District
(Horticulture •ciety ; for their
faith in me .and °the .opportunity
of serving them,
The, questions' • are quite • good,
I have grouped them 'aOw that the
individual Who for instance ask-
ed something about african' vio-
lets, . should .find their ansv;r 'in
the paragraph; covering this sub;
jest. , •
FIRST' QUESTION—_'What is a
very small white insect • that
affects the foliage -of indoor.
plants:' and how, can it be ' con-
'troUe. d?
• ANSWER—Without seeing 'the
insect .we suspect that you are
having ',trouble with white aph-
ids. These can be controlled:by
regular use of the ,household;
flower spray. There are *num-.
of makes• and trade ,names, as• directed; on the - can.. '
QUESTION What''is. the best
way .`for, dividi}ng , Iris tubers?
ANSWER : Iris.. are propagated
by the 'division. of.Rhizomes.
This is usually done , after :they
have ;bloomed; late In July or
early August Lift the clump and
remove the soil. The rhizomes
are then separated and; cut apart
with a sharp• knife, • Always . leave
a''•'generous portion, of, ,rhizome.,
and feeder roots le each; cutting.'
Replant • • as • quickly as , possible
to avoid :drying 'out:\
QI TION ' What do :you
plant in a 'tulip . tbed when .tulips
are over?
'ANSWER-4'When planting.; to
Make sure : to set their' deep
ly, then the soil• on top can be
worked; loosened up fertilized
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worked between And around, the
tulip stocl5S, you could . set out
Marigolds. or • zinnias, asters or•
snaps or carnations ar� a bed •of
petunias. One thing 'should • be
borne in. mind,, the tulip leaves
should not be removed or dis-
turbed until they have yellowed
or • died down, they • provide the.
bulb with strength • for the fol-
lowing cycle.
QUESTIONS How: do you
'.divide: African violets and what
is the after care?' I have., an.
African violet which • all of a
sudden is, drooping, 'why? •
ANSWER—A multiple 'crown-
ed violet,:. should' you desire to,,
could provide two or more
'Plants. The procedure is quite
simple,. just carefully -sever ,the
"barbyplant" • froxi the "parent
with a' sharp knife; Pot 'up ina
regular ' african violet; -_soil mix-
ture .:in a small sized pot; The
parent` plant can remain in the
same "pot without repotting if
you, • so desire. .
A sudden droopy plant could
..be caused . by.' a number of.
things. ' I would suggest you
first check: for a cold' draft; . or
escaping gas from a stove or fur -
'nape,' and then too cheek the
'watering. It could be either too
much`' or too -little. We ;guess it
is too much Too much watering•.
could mea. use. -crown rot:: If thns is.
the case.we suggest you try: and
•salvage,a: few .leaves: and 'discard
the plant It• ;could .also, cause
root::rot in which•' case the feeder.
roots. 'rot ','away leaving only, a
stub: and this graduahy• ' con-
sumes' the stalk , up to' the
'crown. Again the only • hope is
Solvating leaves and :•,start over
fresh: If it is a draft or, gas •cor-
rect your .conditions 'and: your
,plant will :come; back.' ' ••
QUESTIONS • There' are a
number of questions on roses. I
am "going to group this together
and • write,' a , paragraph ' which
should answer •all .these` quest-
ions.; RoSes,
uest-ions.;+Roses, winter, care in this'
climate. The ,question refers' to
'hybrid • teas. We.: suggest :that the
plants • be, 'carefully tied together.
If 'you have ,been troubled : with
black spot .,remove all .leaves and
• rake ; up any that May be on the.
ground and, • burn them .(laving
fi tied .your leafless stalks tightly,
mound the : stalk tri ' with good
top soil to a' height; of at.least
eighteen inches.. "Make sure you
.have plenty because, 'It settles.
• :down and the 'higher you hill up
the More -protection. Sothe peo-
ple ; .advocate' the use of metal
'collars etc., but a poll: taker'
across .Canada.by the Canadian'
Rose society ,indicates that . they
have not proven their worth 'A
gener. ous hilling proved satisfac-
tory. It ; must ,:be understood:
•,though . that ,the soil. used for.
hilling,. must ;.be'provided from
outside the rose :,bed. To hill up
the roses using the . soil in the
bed would' sever and expose the
roots and could.' do a.'.great'. deal;
of damage. 'Some 'people Ake to
apply • a generous : quantity ••'of
manure ;:between the hills which'
should prove. very beneficial ' as
.long as it does; not contact the
stalks, In • the spring, • after all
danger of . freezing and ,thawing..
past, remove the mulch and
the Chilling down to the soilley-
el. Then look oiler your ;bushes
and prune them carefully: re.-
.:moving
e-':moving any twiggy growth or
crossing 'branches, . dead stock
etc. Some • people partially cut
the bushes back in the fall. and
finish trimming and pruning in,
the spring, • We suggest this - may
be. the better way' if you have un-
usually' tall bushes which would
''be' swayed in:. the winter winds &
possibly beat down the trilling
. you have' placed around then'.
However in this part of the
country a ' generous hilling in
the fall after the • ground is fro•
'zen wall suffice. .•
• After • the mulch and hilling
.1 materials have been removed we
suggest you Use a dormant
spray, which is a sulphur spray
and throughiy . drench your
stalks:; This, must be done when
the. weather is not too warm be-
cause the ,sulphur could burn.
Also scatter a liberal quantity
of powdered sulphur , or . lime
sulphur "over :