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Clinton News-Record, 1974-04-25, Page 18Stake ,tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, peas for cleaner, better-colored fruits. De-sucker tomato as you tie. Don't Starve The Turf SCRUTON FUELS 238 ALBERT ST CLINTON 482-7381 George Jones, one of Canada's leading authorities on corn crop management*, talks about Bladex. "It kills a wide range of weeds—annual grasses and annual broadleaved weeds. That's the first criterion, it is a good herbicide. Also, it can be applied over a ..„0. wide range of time from pre-emergence to early post-emergence. And, finally, most important is that it leaves no residue for the following crop year. It is a flexible herbicide—it gives the farmer a lot of options." N *Former Professor of Plant Sciences, Ontario Agricultural College, and now Research Director, Alex M. Stewart & Son Ltd., Ailsa Craig, Ont. For More information contact:- • No residues: Odor-free. • Controls annual -grasses and broadleaf weeds. • For pre - or early post-emergent application. • No incorporation. • Works alone or with atrazine. 2A-CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1974 0 sOw Impatiens love , tne shade Vegetable planting chart shows when - VARIETY INDOOR STARTS OUTDOORS STARTS , BEST SPROUTING TEMP. (0F) AVG, T ODAYS SPROUT SEEDING DEPTH/ 01ST. PLANT SPACING NECESSARY? WHEN? (Wk. to last Irost BEST TIME Asparagus • No Late spring through late summer 65° •• 75° 14 - 21 V''' deep, 1" apart . after 1st yr. Beans. Pole No • Early summer, through midsummer' 70° • 80°1" 7 - 14, eeP, 3,, deep, 1:1111s-3' Beans, Bush N Early summer through midsummer 70° •• 80° 7 - 14 1 deep, 3'' apart i 6" Beans, Bush Lima No - Early summer 70° - 80° 14 - 21 rt 12" 64" ' dee apart Beets & Swiss Chard No . - Early summer through late summer''4 65°'• 75° 14 - 21 deep, 1 ." apart '4" deep, • A•):," apart Beets 3" LF...'w.Chr,1113" Broccoli & Brussels Sprouts crop 6 to 8 For spring ° Late summer for fall crop 65- 75° 7 - 14 1!•':' 3' Cabbage & Cauliflower For spring 6 to 8 . Late summer for fall croo 65 ° - 75° crop • ' 7 - 14 ' . '4 ,' deep, Cob. 2' 1" apart ,,, { Caul.21,3 . Carrots NO Late spring through late summer ' 65 ° - 75° 14 - 21 4.1 ,', aterPt' 1 'A• 2" Celery ,Fror spring VS" deep, $ 6„ - 12 to 16 Late summer for fall crop 60° - 70° 1 14 • 21 1" apart on , . - -.-,- -,,----- . Collards No - Early spring where summers am 65 0 - 750 7 - 14 ',•.•:' deep, i 3' apart • cool • late summer elsiewhere 2' apart Corn, Sweet t No - Early summer through•midsurnmer 65 °- 75 ° 7 • 14 i ''',',' adpe:rPt' -I -, Fl ows- 2' Fl12" Groups - 4' — Cucumbers , Only short summers 4 to 6 Early summer through midsummer 70 ° - 80° 7 • 14 41„ acipeaerPt' Eggplant i'7-dee { Necessary 8 to 12 - , 70° - 80°'-7' 14 - 21 ' " ;7,, apart 3' Endive Optional ti 6 to 8 . Late summer for hill harvest 'c 65 °.- 75° 14 • 21 14 • 21 14 - 21 acipeaer' 8-12" ,,, adpe aeprt, i• HL ici, Elntih.1,128"„ 1'' Ee.ejo i,7ar 4" apart G rps.8-1 0' Lettuce j, Optional „.. ---_- 8 to 10 ,... 4 to o - An Anytime except midsummer 55'_ - 65° 70° - 80° Melons: Cantaloupes & VV ter Ions ) • , Optional • Early summer - after danger ' 1 • of frost Mustard Greens 1 I No Anytime except midsummer i 60° -75 ° i A 7 - '7 deep, ? 12" 5.0" apart Okra # Optional l 4 to 6 Early summer. . 1 70° • 80° 14 - 21 1"deep, 12" apart 12-18" Onions . ! Optional 6 to 8 Bermuda 8, Green-late summer t 60° 75°deep, t • 14 • 21 Other-early spg. thru midsurn. A" apart A„ ' Parsley ' # Optional , 8 to 10 1 Late spring through late summer 1, 65° - 75° C 21 - 28 (,,,,,, .: dape ea pr t 6" Pa.rsnips No - Early spring through midsummer i i 60° • 75° 14 - 21 4" °"°'• 4.6" apart Peas • 1 No _ --- 10 to 12' - • Very early spring and where I winters are mild, late summer 60° - 70° 70° - 80° 14,- 21 •• 1-2" deep, 2" apart Rows-2" - -......,... 12.18"x` Peppers Pumpkins i. Optional ti No ---•--- , Early summer for fall crop I 14 - 21 '4" deep' • 1" apart Early summer i 70° - 80° 7• • 14 — ,' deep' Grps.6-8' 4 apart Radishes ' No Anytime except midsummer 65° - 75 ° 7 - 14 • "A' : adra rP; 2" Spinach No - Very early spring or late summer { 60° - 70° 14 - 21 Ylf:'' ciapeearP; l 4" Spinach, New Zealand ( No - Late spring through midsummer ' 1 65° -75 ° 7 - 14 ,,/,:,: adrar° 4" ' Squash, Summer .. i No Early summer through midsummer; 70° - 80° . 7 - 14.1"deep, Groups-60" 3" apart Squash, Winter i No - Early summer 70° - 80 ° 7 - 14 41:: :pr; Groups 4-6' Tomatoes - ) Optional 8 to 12 Early summer for fall crop ' 14 - 21 65° - 75° •t A" deep, 1" apart • 3, —. Turnips i No Early spring and late SurnMer' ' 1 60°-75° ' '-7 • 14 .i..',.::: adgzeiie.)t„ ,, That shady spot doesn't have to be the least attractive place in your 'garden. It can be a cool retreat with lush foliage.and brilliant jewels of color flashing an invitation to relax. If you ,have become , impa- tient with your efforts to get anything to grow in those shady spots, now is the time to try the nevi' Scarlet Ripple Impatiens developed by Pan- American Seed Co. This ear- ly-flowerin,g, bright scarlet and white, bicolored impa- tiens has an. intermediate mounding habit. Flowers are large with dis- tinct star pattern. Foliage and flowers are so dense that weeds literally don't have a chance. Try Scarlet Ripple, too, in window boxes, tubs or plant- ers, Impatiens are tolerant of less-than-ideal soil and mois- ture conditions, and' bloom profusely from planting out till hard frost.. Prefer solid colors or a wider color range? Then try the new Elfin Impatiens. Nine colors and a mixture are available. Concrete patch needs 'curing' • Patched concrete requires "curing." This simply means keeping the patch from drying out too quickly. Wetting down the patch a couple of times a day for sev- eral days will do the trick. Or place a piece of wet burlap over the patched part and remoisten it occasionally. Curing is especially essen- tial when the patched area will be' in direct sunlight at any time during the day. Nearly all professional turf man- agers and researchers agree that, dollar for dollar, a good fertiliza- tion and liming program will do more toward getting and keeping a lawn to be proud of than any other single management practice, according to the Fertilizer Institute, Washington, D.C. Liming and fertilization is an essential part of an overall man- agement program including proper mowing, irrigation or water control, weed and thatch control and insect and disease protection. For proper growth, grass plants require adequate supplies of many nutrients, some in minute quanti- ties. But calcium, nitrogen, phos- phorus, (phosphate) and potas- sium (potash) in relatively large quantities are essential. Calcium is necessary for cell and root tOrmation and general plant vigor. Iti addition. calcium in lime- shine increases the availability of plant nutrients and the activity of soil micro-organisms through its effect on soil reaction (acidity or alkalinity of the soil.) Nitrogen is necessary for general growth and for good green color. Phosphorus helps develop deep, healthy roots, Potassium is vital to many plant physiological pro- cesses and promotes disease resist- ance and winter hardiness. A properly limed and fertilized turf is better able to withstand, drought, has less weeds, is more resistant to insect and disease in- jury, and has a pleasing green color. If you have questions about the amount of nutrients your lawn needs, talk with your local lawn and garden center specialist. A Silent Battle Healthy, green, Vigorous grass in home lawns, parks and roadsides wages an effective, silent battle against all major forms• of environ- mental pollution, according to turf grass researchers at many land- grant universities.