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add a layer of manure or., tive for killingCaterpillars
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Organic matter such as broccoli, cauliflower and
leaves) ever7, spring. cabbage, it ensures there
"It takes a few years to get. • will be no "surprises" in the.
' good healthy soil - so have cooking pot. fellow the.
patience. As your soil ha: directions and use it at the
proves, so will your plants-- recommended times.
and yields."
Weeds are a problem in
most gardens. But early and
persistent cultivation will
kill most weeds, Green says.
Some gardeners spread very
deep layers of mulch
(leaves, old newspapers)
around ,their plants to keep
the weeds down and retain
soil moisture. Green says
this further enriches the soil
because the mulch partially
rots over the winter.
Many organic gardeners
have devised creative ways
to control insect problems
without chemical sprays,
Green says. Some grow a
few extra plants so losses
will be unnoticed. Others use
herbs and companion plants
to enhance the growth of
plants nearby
Many gardening
magazines list companion
plant combinations. One
common combination is a
planting of marigolds, basil
and tomatoes in the same
aea. Green says the basil
,."The majority of insects m
the garden are actually help-
ing you. Learn to recognize
these predators and don't
spray withthis bacteria until
you know what you are try-
ing to kill. In most gardens
beneficial predators will
control the "bad" bugs;
selected handpicking or
organic controls will catch
the rest."
Growing your own food
organically is possible. By
doing so, you work closely
with nature and learn what
really goes on in the crowded
life cycles of your garden.
Late harvest
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vegetables
Extend your supply of
fresh garden vegetables this
summer by planting. .a,se-
cond cropof carrots, beets,
beans and lettuce in late
June for a late August
harvest.
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Lucknow was thinking swing in a big way on April 8, 9 and 10 when the Luckuow Liens gbh speniored a Home and
Garden Show. Local businesses had an opportunity to show their latest spring wares and men thumbers picked up
ideas for bigger and better season. (Sharon Dietz photo)
Enriched soil for organic success
Red geraniums now have
some competition. There is a
variety of new bright colors
available as started plants
this spring from your garden
supplier. Now rose, salmon,
white, pink and bicolored
blooms appear on these
favorite garden flowers.
These new tainbow-hued
introductions have more
than a new color to recom-
mend them. Many have been
started from seed, rather
than the traditional method
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of vegetative cuttings. The effective contrast
see6Starte d hybrids bring a The most popular runner
new measure of stalwart, up to red in. geraniums is"
all -summer performance to salmon..Eagh.year more and
the garden setting. more salmon -colored
The increased sales of blossoms appear in the land -
geraniums other than red scape. 1981 brings the
are primarily a result of' brightest_ salmon to date,
• America's new found in- Cameo. This large -flowered
• terestin natural -sided and ' hybfld, a'vailable from
earth -toned homes. While s garden centres " as started
the traditional red geranium cuttings, will produce its
does look fine against a, bright blooms from planting
traditional white setting, the' to frost while vegetativelY-
newer colors provide a more produced geraniums will
slow down 14, mid-season.
Bicolored geraniums can
even satisfy the red fancier.
There's lots of contrast when
red and white appear in the
same bloom. New Rat-
matazz sports this combina-
tion and will be Most
welcome 'change in wind*
boxesand:Plaiihm. areas
There is a new
coloured variety with
. bicolored beauty. Deep Rose -
Flashlybrid's white eye will
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