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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1971-01-07, Page 11• ' A gloxinia under fluorescent lights. UTDOOR-ETHICS Full %" Thick . PRESDEX PEGBOARD GREGG 24" BATHROOM VANITIES Only $565° SINK, TAPS AND TOPS EXTRA. 24"x30"x20" Fits Openings Up to 32" x 80" RIGID VINYL BAMBOO DOORS .In matchstick '8.25 grey. Only Ste Our Famous Line of SKIL POWER TOMS Our 501C drill with accesseriet AND carrying ease is pricecl at $47,45. Similar reductions on other models. l';:lVIVO111111 I glitut l li t 01 111111111E11R rAla>I n la $1.39 VINYL ASBESTOS FLOOR TILES now only 17c each CARTON OF $765 45 TILES 3/4" LAUAN SHELVING 8"x36" 2. 1 0 10"x36" $2 .6 5 r Garden notes Clinton News-.Record, Thursday, January 7, 1971, 3A Growing plants under lights BY A. R. BUCKLEY SAVE MORE AT Planning the best bathroom ziz Yes, everything you need to build a 101 )(12' rec room including panelling, floor and ceiling tiles, staples, nails, cement, strapping, trim - even the entrance door. Here's exactly what you get: • 20 Pieces - 2"x3"x7" SPRUCE at 52c each $10.40 • 70 Lineal Ft. - 2"x3" SPRUCE at $7.45 per 100 ft. 5,20 • 20 Pieces - 1"x2"x7" SPRUCE WALL STRAPPING at 17c each 3,40 • 50 Lin, Ft.- 1"x2" SPRUCE WALL STRAPPING at $2.50 per 100 ft. 1.25 • 1 Roll - 250 ft. ALUMINUM FOIL, type 1, at $4.50 each 4.50 • II Sheets - PIONEER HICKORY PANEWNG at $3.59 sheet 39.49 • 140 Lineal Ft. - 1"x2" CIDUNO STRAPPING at $2.50 per 100 ft. 3.50 • 120 Plain White 1/2"x12"x12" CIEIUNG TILE at illYse each 13,80 • 46 Lin, Ft.- 3/4" MAHOGANY QUARTER ROUND at $7,00 per 100 ft. 3.22 • 44 Lin, Ft.- VA" MAHOGANY BASEBOARD at $22.00 per 100 ft. ' 9.68 • 120 VINYL ASBESTOS FLOOR TILES, 1/16"x12"x12", at 17c each 20.40 • 2 Quarts- ALL PURPOSE TILE CEMENT at $1.65 q uart._ 3.30 • 2 lbs. - PO" FINISHING NAILS at 35c lb. .70 • 6 lbs. - 31/2" ARDOX NAILS at 30c lb. 1.80 • 5 lbs.-21/2" ARDOX NAILS at 30c lb. 1.50 01 Package - 9/16" STAPLES at $1.35 pkg. 1,35 • 1 Set - lx5 MAHOGANY DOOR JAMB at $8.50 per set 8.50 • 1 Set - 2W' MAHOGANY CASING at $3.40 per set 3.40 • 1 Set - MAHOGANY DOOR STOP at $1.65 per Set 1.65 • 1 Pair - 3"x3" BUTTS at 60c pair .60 • 1 MAHOGANY DOOR, 2'6"x6'8"xlii" at $10.75 each 10.75 • 1 PASSAGE LOCK, # 1008 at $3.99 each 3.99 ALL FOR ONLY $152.38 • Conklin's Price Fora 10'x12" Rec Room As little as $152 38 AND YOU CAN CHARGE IT For plant hobbyists, growing plants under artificial light opens up a new world, which is not confined to the sun room or garden, but can be carried out under conditions that prevail in dark apartments and in sunless basements. Under such light you can grow a great range of plants all year round as a display in your living room; or you can use the basement as a room in which to grow flowering plants for display when they are in full bloom. You can also, grow sturdy seedlings for use in your outdoor garden or propagate plants for your landscape requirements. If your plants are to be grown entirely under lights, the kind of light source, the 'brightness and the period of illumination are extremely important, Most home gardeners prefer the cool-white fluorescent lamps for growing seedlings or a mixture of one warm-white and one cool-white for growing plants. For an enclosed or partly enclosed boX set-up, cool-white lamps are,the, ,most practicable. Newer types of fluorescent tubes manufactiirerk-for this purpose should' aisq considered, for some of, ,thhie provide the necessary i4fra red light for increased 'flowering while others last consideAibly longer and are just as effective as the ordinary types. Once•you have decided upon the type,of tube to use, choose the size and' number suitable to your needs:' Two 40 watt, four-foot itibqa in one fixture will light an Ares about 52 by 18 inches, ,Tho -number of tubes required is governed by the size of the arch t(1 be lighted. An automatic timing device will prove to be a very good investment for those who must be away from home as well as for people who are just plain forgetful. This device will automatically switch the lights on and off according to any desired settings. As the plants grow, it will be necessary to either lower the plants or raise the lights. This may be done by arranging the light fixtures on chains and pulleys, or the pots may be stood on blocks or brickS, which are removed one by one as the plants grow. Most plants and light gardens need a light period of 14 to 15 hours each day. All plants should be kept at least sic inches from the tulips. Most will grow hest when kept i2 inches away. Plants that need high light intensity should be kept with their topmost leaves six inches from the latnps, medium ones from 12 ti 18 inches and those with low intensities could be as low as three feet. It is probably questionable whether this last group needs lights at all, except for that which prevails in most living rooms. When selecting plants for your light garden you had better choose kinds that are adaptable to the kind and amount of light you are able to supply. The Chinese evergreen, aspidistra, dieffenbachia, dracaena and philodendron require a low light intensity of about 50 candlepower; anthuriums, Rex begonias, bromeliads, grape ivies, kangaroo vines and similar plants will grow with medium light intensity or from 100 to 500 footcandles; African violets, everlasting begonia, wax begonia, episcia, gloxinias, English ivy, hoya, impatiens, marigold and salvia need a bright light intensity of 500 to 1,000 footcandles. After growing the plants under lights for awhile it will be possible to tell whether the intensity is satisfactory. If the light intensity is too low, the plants Will grow slowly, stems will be thin, weak and soft, leaves will be small and flowering will be reduced. If the light intensity is too high, the leaves may become bleached or discolored. All plants that go into the indoor garden should be in clay pots for these allOw better air circulation and are not likely to become waterlogged. Bagged potting soil sold in most stores is satisfactory but you can make your own from equal parts (A) good garden soil, (B) sand or perlite and (C) peat moss, to which one tablespoon of superphosphate and one tablespoon of limestone should be added to each gallon of soil. Set the plants at the correct distance from the lights according to the intensities 'IF Yoti14EA11-1.4? WANT Ge-r LoStd7EAD A CotAPAS CLOSVI-0 ivi#rAL DEVIATION! CAN ESg' DI5Astc2t7Li. EclErt A KIT( FIEN KtalE CAN -44r:40W IT oVF 2.0,DeGiztee's. TR..-/ IT 11-.1t1-15' KITCHE14 • a OUT 1401r tatoii) 4., wotnose' 1ra-2 wanted. if you have erected a bench for growing plants, make sure the sides are tall _enough to allow filling in around the pots with sphagnum moss, pea size gravel or marble chips. As soon as you put plants in the light garden adjust them to their new environment with a good watering, Then allow them to dry out thouroughly before watering again. To raise the humidity of the air around the plants wet the moss or stones surrounding the pots, When watering plants, avoid getting any water on the lamp fixtures and planter, If your light set-up is in the basement and you wish to grow plants for display elsewhere I would recommend building a simple bog, that will aid in controlling the humidity and the temperature. Paint the inside of the four sides with glossy white paint and arrange to have the front side on hinges so that the plants may be taken care of. At one end fasten a piece of strap iron with a saw-tooth edge, that will allow the side to be opened to admit air and regulate the temperature. Every two to four weeks water the plants in your garden with a solution of water-soluble fertilizer used at the concentration recommended on the label. Fertilize only when the plants are actively growing and when tikey are not too dry. FUNKS SEED CORN HOW SUSCEPTIBLE ARE YOUR PRESENT HYBRIDS TO LEAP BLIGHT? 0402 80"- 82 Days G5150 - 85 - Days " GOOD YIELD and STANDABILITY These Hybrids are from Detasseled Parents (100% Normal Tagged) and have shown a high degree of resistance to leaf blight, #REE Spring Delivery on Early Orders SPECIAL VOLUME DISCOUNTS Phone 527.0608 MILTON J. DIETZ LTD. MONA. 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