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,October -.work month
for all gardeners
BY A, R. BUCKLED
Many jobs you carry out in
October will have- a direct
,bearing on the ease 'of gardening
next spring and often on the
quality of the plants you grow.
'Plantingspring' flowering bulbs,
:renovating the• perennial border
and moving shrubs and trees, for
Example, can change the whole
appearance of the garden,
although the effect .is not
apparent until the warm spring
days start the plants into
growth.
One of the jobs you should
tackle right now to lessenyour
spring work is to dig they,
vegetable garden or any other
area currently left barb: If these
patches are dug now and left in a
rough condition, working the
soil in the spring will be a much
easier job, for even the heaviest
'of soils will crumble nicely by
spring if dug in the fall. The
perennial border- too, should
receive a light forking, say about
three inches deep among the
plants, and deeper in areas where
annuals were set out. By doing
this now., the border will be free
of weeds for a considerable
period and a further infestation'
may be averted by a light raking
over in late spring. Digging out
perennialweeds from the border,
is much more simple now when
the ground is moist -from the fall
rains.
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Gladiolus bulbs anddahlia
tubers should be dug •this.month.
To dig gladiolus, thrust the
digging fork on each side of the
row to loosen the bulbs first;
then they caneasily be pulled
'out by the top's: As sooir as 'each
is dug, cut off the tops flush
with the bulb and place the bulb
in a box or bag. I like to cut
down five or eight pound paper -
bags " and . place the bulbs in
these, each separate variety
labelled and placed in a separate
bag; then the bags are set in flats
or fish boxes which can be
placed one on top of the other
when finally stored in the
basement. Blocks of wood
placed between the flats will
allow a free ..flow of air. After
digging the bulbs, dust each flat
with a dust containing Sevin so
that 'any 'thrips flying around
will not be tempted to land on
them and lay their eggs. Place
the flats in, a light,' airy,
frost -proof shed or garage for
drying, but don't forget to take
them to the basement in
December when really serious
frosts are likely to occur:
When 'the roots are easily
removed from the corms it is
time for cleaning. This usually
takes place about the end of
December. At this time take off
all the roots and place each
cleaned corm in a bag,and dust
with the same kind ' of dust
xnentione'd ea'rlier,• then store in
a 40 to 45 degree temperature
for the winter. Save the small
pea -like bulblets, for these will
give you good size bulbs in two
or three years.
If you can dig dahlias with
lots of soil adhering to the roots,
it is possible to store them in a
cool part of the cellar with little
or no effort. This is more likely
to be possible if your soil is on
the heavy side. In this case place
some newspapers on the floor of
the coolest part of your
basement and stand the whole
root -on -top of these. When the
soil is sandy and drops off the
tubers, it .is necessary to place
them in cardboard cartons and
fill around them with
vermiculite, making sure they
de completely immersed. Be
very careful .not to break' the
tubers when digging, fol. 'a
cracked or broken tuber neck
Will not grow next year.
Many of you with homes in
the more established part of the
town will be raking leaves during
the bright October days. There
isn't much trick to this job
except perhaps in raking them
.This month.is the best time to start a compost, pile.
on to a piece of burlap or
tarpaulin to accelerate removal.
If at all possible I would suggest
you colject and stack the leaves
for future use. Organic material
is so hard ,to come by these days
that every effort should be made
to acquire it by all means
possible.
Make a stack of leaves .nine
inches deep when trodden; -.on
top of this, place an inch or two
of good top soil sprinkled with„
10-6-4 fertilizer, then another
nine inches of leaves, more soil
and fertilizer. Keep repeating .
this procedure until there are no•
more leaves left. Soak each layer
well with the hose and you will
have nice crumbly leaf soil inside
of a year. To assist decay turn
the outside of the heap to the
inside next April and repeat in
the fall.
Keep ' cutting the grass until
freeze up. Reduce the cutting
height of the mower to one inch;
to help prevent snow mould that
might occur in early spring.
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Happiest birthday greetings go out this week to:
Robert A. Rutledge, 155 Quebec Street, who celebrated his
87th birthday September 25.
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Now is a good time for
planting perennials, deciduous
trees and shrubs. After planting
and watering, mulch` with straw
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or leaves to provide warmer
temperatures at the roots for a
longer growing season and' to
prevent heaving during winter.
Consumers'
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Consumers' Association of Canada
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During . .September / and
October Consumers' Association
of Canada co-operated With -the
Department of Consumer and N
Corporate Affairs - in a national
survey of consumers and
children's wear retailers. The
purpose of the survey was to
determine the availability of
Canada Standard Size children's
garments across Canada. Canada
Standard Size (CSS), garments
are made to a dimensional
standard established by the
Canadian Government
Specifications Board and are
deisgned to fit a body.size rather
than a child of a particular age.
Consumers' Association
initiated requests for
standardization of , children's
garment sizes in 194T. -It has had
constant representation, since,
1953, on . th"e`° Canadian
Government Specifications
Board that developed. the
standard.
In 1969, the Depagtment of
Consumer and Corporate Affairs
launched a national' campaign to
increase ' the use of. Canada But there is a need for more
Standard -Sizes. Voluntary information. If you have any
licenses to use the CSS label, comments, write to "CSS",
identifying a garment made to
the standard, are issued by the
Standards Branch of the
Department of Consumer and
Cor orate Affairs, Td date, '176
.licenses have bee0ssued-
Though some' large .retailers
d catalogue ho as 11 as
•,,individual children's' wear
retailers, have supported CSS
and offer it to their customers,
Consumers continue to report
'dissatisfaction -with variations
betvueen sizes from different
sources and -different
manufacturers.
There is need to know the
extent to which CSS -labelled
garments. are available and to
determine the informational
needs of consumers and retailers.
Interviewers from CAC
approached both groups i with a
, questionnaire for the purpose.
Consumers' Association of
Canada believes that CSS
garments should be available to
consumers in all qualities and
everywhere in . Canada.
Hopefully results of the survey
-will help to make standard sized
children's clothing universally
available in Canada.
Consumers' Association of
Canada, 100- ''Gloucester St.,
Ottawa 4.
Some
questions to be
answered w are: Are Canada
Standard Sizes available at the
store where you shop for
,children's clothes? Do the retail
clerks know about CSS? Is CSS
preferable to the 'traditional
sizing labels? Have you heard
about Canada Standard Sizes? '
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*Everyone concernedabout the...cost of .prescrip-
tions finds the whole thing quite mystifying.
Drug manufacturers' prices vary. Pharmacies'
dispensing fees vary. Doctors prescribe, but don'ts
always know about prices. The -result is that you,
the patient,-llave no way of knowing if your drug
bill is reasonable or not.
Now the mysticism is being removed.
For many months the Ontario Department of
--iealth has been working on a program that will
help everybody in Ontario to obtain prescriptions
at reasonable cost .. "PARCOST".
The key is a book that has been supplied for the,
professional use of every physician, dentist, hos-
pital"and pharmacist in the province. Titled the
Comparative Drug Index, it lists many of the
high- quality drugs now available. And it tells
how much each one costs..
For,,the first time, this revAaling information has
been assembled' in one book, compiled by an au-
thoritative group of doctors and experts who have
evaluated, without bias; duality products from
over 60 different companies. 'And -it makes pos-
sible, quick easy cost comparisons 'of drugs that
meet highest quality. standards, enabling your
doctor and your pharmacist to take active parts
in the PARCOST program. '
Also, your Ontario Government has obtained the
co-operation of participating pharmacists in
agreeing to standardized pricing methods.
Everyone can help make the PARCOST ,program
work. Discuss it with your doctor or pharmacist,
,And when you have a prescription to be filled,
look for the PARCOST symbol at'the drug store.
Displayed on the door or window, it tells you that
the pharmacist is co-operating to help you obtain'
prescriptions at reasonable cost.
Ontario Departinent of Health
The Hon. Thomas L.' Wella, Minister
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