The Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-12-12, Page 16•
The Goderich Signal—Star, Thursday,December 12, 1963
THE GREEN
THUMB
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by G. MacLeod Ross
GROWTH BY GRO-LU)e
Despite the fact that prize
money was being distributed,
attendance at the .G.H.S. final
meeting was painfully' low.
There were present all those
ingredients which normally. ac-
tivate Goderich people: money,
tea, cakes and colored .slides.
In the result a large number
Missed not only their prize
money but a most interesting
introduction to the growing of
healthier plants.
The firsts point to realize is
thlat plank are colts conscious.
A red light causes .tall and
spindly plants to appear, while
blue causes low• stocky growth.
.t
tit,
Wen:Airy' sole! 1.�}lt lei
no..good enough: you need the
. correct balance to achieve nor-
mal growth and shape. 'For
while the red :stimulates veget•
ativc :growth and the blue regul-
ates the, respiratory system so
controlling the enzymatic and
tother• chemical processes, these
are needed in the optimum pro-
portions. The back -room boys
have' recently determined .thee
ratio which emits the correct
amount of energy to give maxi-
mum photosynthesis in the
plant. This means the putting
together by light of carbon diox-
ide and water to form carbo-
hydrates, the bask- food of all
living organisms and the re-
lease of oxygen as a- byproduct.
No longer, therefore, will we
measure •ourr energy source by
;foot candles' per unit of area
- but, instead, by an energy unit
per' unit .-of area. (Mici'owatts
per square centimeter). This
energy is emitted by Gro -Lux
t 40 T 12) fluorescent lamps
which, for practical purposes,
' are used in pairs, set 31.2 inches
;entre to centre in the fixture,
each lamp is 48 inches long
and consumes 40 watts of cur-
• rent while the lamps have a
life of 9,000 to 12,000 hours.
This then is our basic fixture.
The next question is how to
employ this energy -giving fix-
ture intelligently.' -Plants are
grouped into two o classes; those
needing High energy e.g. flor-
i ,t's plants, vegetables and fruit
plants; and those needing low
energy -most household plants.
The former group need 1,200 to
2,400 microwatts per sq. cm.,
the latter only 550 to 1,200.
You differentiate between these
two groups by the position • of
the lamp fixture relative to the
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top of •the plants. Our fixture
of two 40 watt Gro -Lux lamps
'-rive: 775 nticrowatt.s of energy
at 12 inch,'.,; 328 at 24; 159 at
36 and 98 at 48 inches. If the
curve for these co-ordinates be
plotted it• will be seen that at
six inches distance some 1015
cnicrowatts are available; 920 at
eight inches; 773 at 12 inc•he.
and (5t15 at -15 inches. These `
latter figures are given because`
the ?,fenel:al rule is to germin-
tte with the fixture at six to
.•ieht inches and. to gr6w on at
12 to 15 inches, the greater di..-
tanees being for the low energy
group and the shorter distance
fd3• the high group.
Nisxt .conte... t.h s' ciurati.ot1.. -e.
-
; o --ti "to the fixture or en-
ergy
n-'r;y
source. Plants are further
teipt'd into long day, -short
day and indeterminate plants.
The long day plants need 14 to
18 hours exposure to flower
and they comprise tisters, cal -
c coreopsis, dahlia, na
urtiums .and many spring an-
nuals. The short day group
needs 10 to 13 hours and com-
prises chtysantthemtims, garden-
ias, Christmas begonias, and
poinsettias. The indeterminates
will produce flowers at'all sea-
sons of the year and include
roses, carnations, the great ma-
jority of household plants such
as African violets, gloxinias,
begonias, geraniums and „coleus.
These will blossom in varying
degree whether exposed to 12,
14, 16 or 18 hours of energy.
In mentioning these hours of
ene„r y.- -emission • it should fit,
understood that in all cases the
remainder of the 24 hours must
be in darkness and so it looks
as though the installation should
be located in a dark dank cellar.
For the beginner and also to
keep the installation within rea-
:onable bounds, it would seem
-simplest if a start be made on
-plants•--requi gy-sian'iiar - treat-
ment In winter the energy
source might be 'used to stimu-
late the low energy indetermin-
ates. Then 'th spring in the
offing„ seed of the low long day
'slants uttglit be germinated and
brought on to maturity before
hardening off in the cold frame.
It is also pretty obvious that a
rimer is needed because, other-
wise, 'it is equally obvious that
the constant running up and
down the cellar stairs, will be-
come a burdn and experiment-
ers will be tied to the house
as continuously as if thy had a
baby in arms ,pr a dog.
The cost of the whole outfit,
irovided you rig up a suitable
lowering •and raising device
yourself, comes out at $9.50
for two lamps; $20.0Q for a
twin fixture with starter, plus
the cost of a timer: $13.00.
Next week we will deal with
the other essential' factors for
:ucces, such as temperature,
humidity ,ventilation and soil.
PEE WEE HOCKEY
The Goderich pee wee hockey
am" Ika `ii ay LeatfftT1 ton pe` '
woes at Leamington in a spec-
ial challenge game during
Leamington lions Club's sixth
annual International Pee Wee -
Tournament December 26 and
27. It will be for the Leaming-
ton Junior Chamber of Com-
merce Trophy with Leamington
as the -defending champions.
It's late to be- commenting
on the assassination of Presi-
dent Kennedy. Moat of the
words associated with the act of.
violence—tragedy, shock, hor-
ror — ha. e already been used.
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But as an average Canadian,
cannot refrain from remark-
ing that the people of this
country ,seemed just as deeply
affected by this moment in 'his-
tory as their friends acrvoss the
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with 'horrified disbelief. Our
reaction was that of a man
who learns that the neighbor
with whom helas argued over
minor things, with whom he
has visited, with whom he has
I fought againat brutality and
tyranny, has been piled by a
sneak thief. - -
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People are a pretty callous
lot, and Canadians are no bet-
ter than the next in this re -
border. - 'pest, but there was genuine
sympathy, real grief, in this
of the shooting bereavement and death.' Across
We' learned
a'
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the. nation, women wept and
mon looked sad and sober.
to • * —
I'1e said this to tell the many
American readers,, and roniind
the host of Canadian, readers
of this column, that we are
neighbors, and we are friends.
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We have more things in come
mon, probably, than any two
neighboring nations in the
world. ' We have a common
heritage of language, law and
literature. We have the se m&
basic moral values. We are
both young and brash. We are
both inclined to be touchy.
Think of us as brothers. The
United States is the big bro-.
her, grown up, wealthy, power-
ful, past rebellious nature- of
his youth, but still containing
the lurking violence which told
the old man to go to blazes,
and made it stick. The older
hrtsther'is ready to settle down,
:'ai.,e a family and enjoy wthat
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Canada is ,the .younger bro.
the?) y a little more cautious,
just beepinning to feel his man's
strength, but just as determin-
ed to be rich and successful,
just as bound he's going to take
nothin' affa nobody. He', too,
has cut the family ties, and is'
going it alone, but he is en-
vious of his brother's big spread
to the south, and he is resentful
of his bit brother's. paternal
attitude, and he is adamant that
people recognize him as a' per-
son, not just a kid brother.
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When somebody else picks a
fight the brothers find them-
selvF on the same side,. slug-
ging it out with all they've
got. When it's peaceful, they
squabble with each other,- as
brothers have since the begin-
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Afr fhe' older brother is as,
toniahed at ,;the younger bro•
ther's orneriness. And the
yogn eir brother is furiouy�*"at
the Older brother's,pa orttiiizing
attitude. '
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Whatever we are friends,
neighbors, brothers—we have a
relationship that is unequalled
in the world. We exchange
visits, gibts and citizens, We
even exchange epithets. But
we never exchange blows and
cruelties and treachery.
Perhaps that is why Canad-
ians were staggered by the
death of a man who represent-
ed the strength, decency and
dealism of fhe United States.
Perhaps that is why they were
deeply moved by the lonely
courage of his wife.
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Letter To Editor
Clinton, grit
Editor, Signal -Star.
. .ear Sir:
I would like to 0314nk 4 U yo
readers whe so kindly took ti
time and itroubler, during ti -
busy season to donate !:thin
for craftwork for the patien
at the Ontario Hospital.
the cards, jewellery, yarn, etc,
will be put ra very good use
you may be sup. Thanks a1.s
to Police Chief Minall and
his staff for the use of 'them
office as a collection depot.
We would like to send o
best wishes to all Land than
yotl for giving us the space in
your newspaper.
Yours very sincerely,
o Grace Husse
Dec.. 9, 1963
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