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A REAL GREEN THUMB -- Haruki Beakhust, president of the Bayfield Garden Club,
displays same of his plants that are already beginning to grow at the beginning of April.
Iioyish interest turns
into fu1itirn€ hobby
_. Evereilniiehe was a -boy in England Harold
Bealthusthasbeen interested in horticulture.
And, now, After living in Canada for nine
years Mr. Beakhust is the president of the
Bayfield Garden Club.
Because of his extensive interest in
horticulture Mr. Beakhust admits he grows
anything and even. raises his own bedding
plants. But, because he has only been in
Canada a short time runs an english style
garden.
As proof of his interest Mr. Beakhust has
set up in his basement a method of speeding
up the germination process in plants. In a
contraption he calls an "Advanced Propaga-
tor", which is a cardboard box, slit up one
side and with a hole in the middle placed on
top of his water heater and formed around the
pipe encasing the tube, Mr. Beakhust has
placed several seeds and herbs on a cloth
covered plate. If the seeds or herbs are kept
constantly moist Mr. Beakhust says germina-
tion should take place within eight or nine
days. The seeds can then be put into Small
pots of seeding compound such as peat moss,
sand and vermicuhte. "It makes a kind of
cardboard cupboard. The plants should then
begin to grow, cutting down on the time taken
for normal garden germination," he says.
Mr. Beakhust adds that he has come to the
conclusion that it takes seeds longer to
germinate when the temperatures are hot
during the day and cold at night. He says he
has had great success with his advanced
propagator and has shared his knowledge
with many of his garden club associates.
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hers and holdsmonthly meetingson the
second Mond, of eachmonth in the Bayfield
Municipal Budding.
On occasion the group has guest speakers
from the Royal Botanical Gardens in
Burlington. They also have people come and
speak to them on botany. Club members
often give slide presentations of their
gardens and other interesting gardens
around the village.
Club also
maintaining a
bridle: pathway
The garden dub holds a variety of events
throughout the year. This year they are
having a Garden W alk which will be held on
Saturday, June'22, from 2 to 5 p.m. and from
6 p m. till dusk.
The club also maintains a bridle pathway at
the bottom of Main,street in Bayfield, off the
Bayfield Terrace on Mara S,reet. The
pathway consists of several Bowers and
plants on display for the public.
Club members Wee participate in the fall
fair, exhibiting their flowers, vegetables and
crafts. In addition the club holds two or three
plant auctions throughout the year. Members
of the dub donate their extra plants for
people to purchase at the auction. The next
plant auction will be held May 13 in Bayfield.
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