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The Huron Expositor, 1975-05-15, Page 16-,.ermen beware the wator will provide blooms over several weeks, Water recently planted nursery stock often, so that it becomes established before the hot weather arrives. Permit flowering bulbs to bloom and then wither in their original location. If they are in a lawn or other spot where this is not practical, transplant them into a shaded area until their tops are dried and brown. Then dig the bulbs and store in • a dry place until fall planting time. Enjoy Ontario's Spring Wild Flowers "At this time of year, a walk in the country „to see' Ontario's spring wild flowers makes a happy family outing." says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food horticulturist, J. K. Hughes. "There are many parks, as well as conservation and recreation areas within easy reach of most,population centers, with a wide variety of colourful and interesting spring flowers." Jacks-in-the-pulpit, yellow dog- tooth violets, hepaticas, bloodroot and the early May Flower are just a few of the wild flowers that bloom in April, May and June. Ontario's Provincial flower, 'the Trillium, which comes in white or shades .of mauve and purple, also puts on a good show. I o add to-the enjoyment of the nature walk, take rubber boots, a warm spring coat and a booklet or publication on identifying wild flowers. But try to resist the temptation to pick them, so that they can multiply and provide future enjoy molt, USE EXPOSITOR WANT ADS EXETER 235-1422 RENT A MOTORHOME Call Stratford 1 -273-27?1 $ a.m. to 5 p.m. 1' Seaforth Jewellers SAVE 20% up to 50% on Specials May 15 to 31 11/1:111V 1./JSMIYA 1,1" AV EWAY LUMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLIES MONDAY ONLY VICTORIA DAY — MAY 19 (4e EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR r.,. DANGEElirft j. SAKRETE CONCRETE Ready-mixed cement sand and Tavel. Reg.'2.15 • 1 89 90-1b. bag x 4" Cedar Superior choice for outdoor use. Const. Grade Reg. 404 Lin. 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Start the vegetable garden by sowing peas and onions as soon •as the soil is workable and warm. Wait'until the danger of frost has passed, usually about May 24, before planting tomatoes and peppers. Gladiolus and dahlias Can be planted soon.' Successive plant- ings of gladiolus every 10 days McGREGOR Top Quality BEEF GOVERNMENT — INSPECTED Whole Beef 941 Half Beef 95' Price subject to change INCLUDES: CUTTING WRAPPING and QUICK FREEZING Free Delivery Within 10 Mile - e • •RANT IVIeGREGOB Ph. 262-5839 t3dio6rroft-MA11l,W ring clear up Here's some buying tips that time of year when We're busy fixing up the house ":0#4 all that goes with it. It also ,happens to be the season when a fevr "bad, apples"' pop up from nowhere to,call themselves home improvement firms. Let's face it - most home improvement companies are reliable and trust- worthy. You can make a distinc- tion between the gopd and . the bad if you take the time to ask yourself these questions before You sign on the dotted line 1. Do you know your sales- man's name and address of the company? 2i Before you sign the contract, have you checked on the reputa- tion, dependability and respen sibility of the firm? 3. Have you asked the company for references and have you found them to be satisfactory? 4. Did the salesman try to "high pressure" you into signing a contract? ' By: W. E. (Doc) Hartnoll, FRHS The month of May to the home gardener is like the start of the gardener's New Year - everything is coming•alive and looking well. Most plants have taken the winter in stride; however, you've helped. Mulching after the ground froze was one of the best things you would have done to prevent heaving during freezing and thawing. But that's served the purpose and now you want to remove the • protective winter mulch. If the weather remains unsettled, it's wise to ' gently 'remove the covering from around the plants, but not entirely. Then it can be replaced in case of snap frosts. Rose growers visiting nurseries in search of •the 1975 All American Rose Selection (AARS) winners might be disappointed. These new introductions are usually presold. However, look or Oregold, a yellow hybrid tea rose; Rose Parade, a coral pink flori- bunda, and Arizona, a pink blend Jrandiflora. If you can't 'get them now, place your order early so you can plant, in the Fall. Speaking of roses, pruning is necessary. There's no better time 5. Did you get the pitch that your home would be used for advertising purposes and that for this you would be given a special low price? -- Don't fall for it. 6. Have you obtained more than one bid on the same job on exactly the same specifications? 7. Doe's the firm provide liability and compensation insurance to protect you in the event of an accident? 8. Will the firm be able to fulfill that 10 or 15 year guarantee? Will they still be in business? 9. Do you know how much the entire job will cost including the interest and service charges? 10. Have you checked all possible sources of financing and compared them? II. If the work is sublet, will the contractors post a bond to protect, you against liens on your home? 12. Are the quality, brand or grade and the weight, colour and size of materials to be used than Spring. Some new growers of roses feel they should be choped down in the Fall after blooming. DON'T DO IT. Properly pruned roses will pro- duce attractive flowers and strong cane growth for several years. Although individual varieties differ, most are pruned in Spring before bushes leaf out. Some climbing and rambling types are best pruned in September, though. The first step is cutting out weak and dead canes, leaving three to five stems. The popular .hybrid tea roses can be pruned back to within six inches of the ground with three or more buds remaining on each stem. Flori- bundas are pruned' similarly but not as severely. Vigorous grow- ing glandiflora roses can be pruned back to about one foot from the ground. For larger bushes with ,more blooms, the stems should be left longer. For, exhibition blooms the stems should be cut back severely leaving one or two• short canes. Even though these are peren- nial plants, they require fertiliz- ing and I've found that regular applications of roSe • food Airing" specified in the contract? 13. Have you read and do you understand the contract com- pletely - don't sign it until you do. Retain a 'complete copy. 14. Does the contract cover labour or materials or both? 15. Are you asked to pay in advance or to pay cash to a salesman instead of by cheque ,or money order to, the company itself?, 16. Does the contract stipulate the date on which work4s.to hegira and a specified date for comple- tion? Never sign a completion certifi- cate until all the work called for in the contract has been completed. It is a declaration on your part that as far as you are concerned, the ,work as outlined in the contract has been fulfilled and that you are satisfied with it. If everything is not to your satisfac- tion - don't 'sign a completion certificate. the growing season give the plants just the proper amount of nutrients it needs. 'Spray for Scales If you did not have time to apply a dormant spray in late winter, then it would be wise to spray your trees and shrubs to control insects. This includes lilacs as well. First, check all plants for the various types of scale. The oystershell scale, a mass of small oyster-like shells on the bark of a plant, often attacks certain flowering shrubs, particu- larly lilac. The reddish-brown leCanium scales are usually found ' on the undersides of twigs on trees and shrubs such as stone fruits, Spy apple, oak, ash, taxut and white cedar. Nearly all woody trees and shrubs are susceptible to the San Jose scale. This ash-brown to black insect is flat and circular, about the size of a pinhead. Use 50 per cent Malathion emulsion as the manufacturer recommends. This shOuld be applied now and perhaps again June 1-15 to control oystershell and San Jose scale. For lecanium crawlers thorough spraying July 10-20 should control these scales. Statistics show that one Cana- dians in eight will at some time or other undergo psychiatric treat- ment. In most cases such treatment merely meap‘puiting back on the right tracts those who may have wandered off them which is easy enough to do. For mental illness has its roots mainly in problems of living, and, says Dr. Harvey Brooker, a psychologist at Toronto's Clarke Institute 'of Psychiatry,, "There's a very thin line between coping and not coping with life...people with psychiatric problems aren't that much different from sp-called 'normal' people." It's the realization of this in recent times that has led to more humane and practical treatment, Mental illness is no longer talked about in whispers; its sufferers are no longer shunted to some quiet institutional siding to be left. For instance, patients at the Clarke Institute, once they have undergone medical treatment for a specific problem, are actively helped back into their family, employment and "tommunity roles. The people who provide this rehabilitation come from a variety of disciplines: they are psycholo- Nitrogen useless to soybeans Do not apply nitrogen fertlizer 'to Soybeans, advises Dr. C. S. Baldwin, Head of the Soils Section at the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technolgy.' "Because the soybean is a legume, it manufactures its own supply of nitrogen from the air by way of bact eria on the roots," he explains. During 15 years ,of research at the college, soybeans•have never responded to nitrogen fertilizer, even when rates of up to 500 pounds to the acre ha'e been tried. In a recent experiment at the college, nitrogen was' applied to soybeans growing on land that had never previously grown this crop. Even under these conditions the soybeans did not respond. "Now that nitrogen is more expensive, it makes less sense than ever to apply it to soybeans. 'They simply don't need it," says Dr. Baldwin. • ' gists, occupational therapists, social workers and nurses. • For patients whose acute depression or anxiety affected work ,or personal relationships, and caused them to seek help in the first place; it may be difficult to pick up the threads of their former lives when they return to the community. Rehabilitation programs at the Clarke and elsewhere help make the transition Tier, by conduct- ing workshops in which partici- pants are helped to reassess their aptitudes and skills. "They are helped not only for work, but for living," as Dr. Brooker puts it. Brooker !gives as examples the typist who is encouraged' to increase her speed so that she can apply with confidence for a job; the university student who is shown how to concentrate better;• and the schizophrenic who is taught how to relate differently to others. The workshops serve as a launching pad for six months or so of follow-up once the patient is 'back in the community' setting, where help and gtiidance 'are continued. The Clarke Institute's rehabili- tation services' looked after some 375 patients last year -- actively placing more than 200 of them in ,new• work or learning environ- ments. Meeting discusses Mu tam! report The 4star4 Report 404. 'procedlog federrak report v.lJ be discussed on May- 14 at the, Ooderich" Psychiatric Hospital. The Hospital Co ordinating. Committee of Vuron. and Perth have made arrangements fez' presentations concerning the Federal paper on health of Canadians and Ontario Health Planning Task Force. A panel of local citizens will bring interest to the discussion with their comments. The Health Plannint Task Force Report is of special interest , in Huron and Perth. This report' has r; been surrounded with controversy ' since its presentation. Polorization has materialized around the concepts of community medicine, and, the cost- of health care. The present hospital-physician orientation of health delivery services iS challengedReport in the "Mustard The featured speakers will be ,Dr. litimphries of St. Marys, a member of the Health Planning Task Force and Mrs. Brenda Wattie, editor of Canada's Mental Health Magazine. Almost everyone who ha,„s tossed a hook and line is caught, up in day dreams about, the big ones at this time, of year and predictions of an early fishing have hopes running high. However optimistic fishermen may be about their chances of getting their boats into the water early, the Ontario Safety League suggests that every boater takes time to plan for cold water survival. Why? In 40 degrees Fahren- heit water death'can occur' in less than one 'hour. When the water temperatur' is 50 degrees F .you.. may 'be unconscious within an hour. In Ontario waters, it is almost the end of June before 68 degree safe water temperature is experienced. There is some controversy about staying with the boat in cold water. The Leagne's research shows that if you are thrown from your boat in the spring of the year, you must get to shore as quickly as possible. An important consideration then, is proper clothing. Warm underclothing, with/ windproof that can be tucked into high-cut. and waterproof outer "garments laced boots and that have knitted wristbands; will keep cold water • from circulating close to, your body. To keep you afloat, a life jacket should be fastened securely over this warm clothing. Do not think that because you are a strong swimmer you'can make shore from an reasonable distance. You may not, before the chilling water numbs yoti into unconsciousness, Enjoy your fishing but be prepared for the unforeseen. Do something for yourself. PaRTICIPaCTIOJ Fitness. 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