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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-04-03, Page 14.4 00014RICH $I.+ 4, L•STAR,'TUUU .SD'AY, APRIL 4,.1,969. gRDEN. NOTES Tuberous Begonias A. R. BUCKLEY PLANT RESEARCH INSTITUTE, OTTAWA you.are bothered at all by what to. plant in a shaded or Semi-shaded are,o and have not yet tried tuberous begonias, your worries should be completely at an end. Few other plants can give Stich tremendous satisfaction or offer such a diversity of color, form and texture as this plant. Because they are easily grown from tubers which may be stored in the basement during the winter, you won't have to worry about winter protection as you do with so many plants. Tuberous begonias are, challenging plants for both the experienced gardener, who can with extra care get larger and more ,beautifully colored blooms, and for the, connoisseur • who need never stop searching for newer kinds because dozens of these are introduced annually. There are a large number of forms resembling . camellias, roses,' single dahlias, carnations and even daffodils; there are those with picotee edgings,- ruffled and wavy petals, hanging basket types, single crested and multi -flowered kinds. Right now you have a good choice of tubers in your local garden supply store. Selected named cultivars may be obtained from specialists.„.� To start the tubers I would • suggest using leaf mold or one-halfpeat with a one-half sand mixture. •v Start them in a basement fluorescent set-up or a greenhouse, or wait until the first week, of April if you must grow them for a while in the house. Once the- tubers have produced leaves, pot them in a good African violet soil which you can -get at your store,'and place them in a window where • theywill get filtered sunlight. After the 'danger of frost has, passed (usually this istis the 'end of May or the first week in June, or earlier if you live in milder climates than eastern Canada), plant them° in your specially prepared beds or window box. Be sure to place the plants so that the points of the first leaves face toward you or many of the blooms will be facing" in,. the wrong direction. Make sure the crown (the point where the stem arises from the tubers) is no deeper thin one inch below the top of soil. - The most important fadtor in " . growing_ begonias in outdoor beds or large planter boxes is perfect drainage. The bed should be even with 'or slightly higher 'than the surrounding area. A fairly loose soil is the most desirable but which has sufficient body and nutrients to Uo n'ot- pinch the plants of allow normal development of the seedling .hanging basket type the plants. , the first ear as this dues not You can prepare average allow time for flower production garden • soil for tuberous and does not allow the tuber•t0 begonias. If your soil is IU a\ s de\elop properly . clay type or one which drains .\s the cold weather poorly, acid •leaf mold. sand. peat approaches in late :\ugust„ moss or some other organic graduall\ reduce watering. Just materials.- (•parse strati is better before frost, bring the plant than animal manure. If your soil is sandy. add leaf mold, peat -)nos or cou p(i,st. Moisten the soil thoroughly before planting. ' Mix a tablespoonful of a complete house plant - fertilizer or 'fish meal into the soil under the. 'roots. ('over 'this with soil and set the plant in its place. Re careful not''• to Jea\ e the. soil mounded around the' stalk Of the plant. Water the entire planting bed thoroughly but he careful not to let the soil become soggy. :the next watering should not be until the surface of the soil starts 'to dry out. .\s the plants de\elop. the Watering y\ ill become more frequent. An oft -repeated rule is water only when the surface of the soil shows dryness. For a longer blooming season .with _ larger.__ mole __.,b'eau.tiful., flowers, fertilize your begonias regularly with a complete liquid fertilizer at two-week intervals. • To • obtain large 'flowers on the standard or upright type, remove all shoots except one: • This , is accomplished '.'by breaking off at any time the` growth that develops from the tuber. On the hanging basket varieties started from tubers, all the sprouts should be kept and the tips pinched from the first main sprouts., when they attain four or five inc:J,tes of growth. This induces the development of the lateral growth and the growth of new sprouts•. Lateral - sprouts should not be pinched until just before or soon after potting. indoors. Lift the tub\trs out of the ground but leave as much soil on them as \ (10 can. l.ea\e the ,ten3, intact until a fe\v weeks later w hen 'they have wilted sufficiently,. then' cut off the branches to within three or four inches of the tubera \ few weeks later remove the stem and an adhering roots and take- off any earth from the tubers. Store them in peat moss or vermiculite in a temperature' of fifty to sixty' degrees. Tuberous begonias are subject to most -common Insects said Dna have"to he sprayed with an all-purpose spray . l'he worst problem is mildew, which attacks them during summer and fall..\ good regular spraying with Karathane has given the best control of this disease. :\dvertising supports and - sustains a free „press in a free society for the• information and. benefit of free peop16. qed4 STUDIO Specializing in . • Weddings • Children Single or Group Portraits; • and Passports 524-8787 118 bt. David Goderkh • Ann Landers DEAR ANN LANpERS: Ten days ago, 1 had a breast removed and 1 want to , tell the world how lucky 1 am. 1 was terrified when .during a routine examination the doctor said, "You have a lump herd. We'd better do a biopsy and find out what it is." Immediately 1 thought of all the women l knew who • had died of cancer, 1 w a.s "filled with panic and fear. 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