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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1992-05-13, Page 27^SeRbN?r Atx ? THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13,1992. PAGE 27. Ufome & Qard&t 1992 Hz.Y Y Y V \ Pinching off blooms when transplanting helps plants recover continued from page 22 You want the garden soil to just cover the top of the soil the plant is growing in, leaving the top of the green plant to catch the sunlight. If there are any open blooms on your plants, ruthlessly pinch them off. Your plants will recover faster How Many Plants Do I Need? Avoiding overbuying or under buying the number of bedding plants you need isn't all that com plicated. All it takes is some sim ple arithmetic. 1) Measure the area of your garden and calculate its square footage (width x length = square feet). If the area is irregularly shaped - oval, round or long and winding - a rough estimate will be good enough. 2) Use the chart below to esti mate the number of plants you will need. You will probably want to get at least a few more than you will need, just in case some are damaged by weather, animals ™nS plants with <Sf. fcrent spacing recommendations in a single area, estimate the square footage you will be using for each plant type. from the transplanting if you do. Special Words About Vegeta bles Some people find it hard to believe that the spacing recommen dations for vegetables are right. Planting those “scrawny” tomato plants two feet apart, or allowing lots of space for melons and zucchini seems like an awfully gen erous thing to do. But once they get growing, those plants really do need all that space. For tomatoes and other vegetables that you will want to stake or cage, plant them and put the stake next to them or cage over them right away. If you do it later when the plants are big ger, you may end up damaging the plant or the root system. Do it all at once. Gardens for Procrastinators and Those Who Are Impatient If you are late getting your gar den planted, or are one of those people who kept waiting for the weather to “get better,” or you just “can't wait” for plants to get larger, there's still hope for planting an enviable garden. Bedding plant retailers often offer larger size plants for “instant” show in garden beds and containers. Frequently called “4-inch,” “6-inch,” “8-inch” and even “10-inch” plants, be aware that the size given is refer ring to the diameter of the container the plant is growing in, not the size of the plant itself. Supermarkets often advertise “10-inch house plants,” and you might be surprised to find a much larger plant than you expected, because the plant isn't 10 inches tall (it's probably taller and wider), it's the container that is 10 inches across. The same is true for bedding plants advertised as “4- inch, etc. If you buy larger plants, plant them in your garden or containers as you would smaller plants. For spacing, measure from the center ol one plant to the center of the next. Larger plants will need more water and fertilizer to get established, so be prepared to water a little more often at first. Larger plants are often hard to find in the “green” stage and may be covered with blooms and buds. Again, to help the plants become established in their new home more quickly, ruthlessly pinch off any open blooms, but you can leave the buds. On With The Show Keep your plants watered and fertilized, take some time each PICK YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES COMING SOON week to pull out weeds that may appear in the garden, and watch you garden grow. 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