The Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-04-16, Page 51Tomatoes are
high -yielding
Two dollars pear sq. ft. of garden space! That's not just fantasy.
It's gotten all,the time by those home gardeners .who grow
high yielding tomato hybrids and run the vines up supports to
save spare.
illness how it. figures. A
.ingle vine of a robust hybrid
taice Llt"`fi sq ft:•iind ea'n-
:,rodure 3(1 lbs. of tomatoes.
\I 411 rents per lb. you
harvest, $12 in produce from ;1
•ii gIe vine, or $2 per sq„ ft.!
1.:xperts agree that tomatoes
are the most valuable vegeta
ale you ran •grow. You 110
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a,a Xinl i7.o your profits,
hough.
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ds of coleus
Plant breeders have been
doing some exciting things
for coleus the past few years.
They have stretched and
reshaped the leaves, adding
saberlike and heart -shaped
ones. They have added
ruffles and frills. They have
brightened' the colors and
given us new combinations.
They have adapted them to
hanging baskets, pots and
tubs. They have given them
new compact growth habits
and varied their tolerance of
sun to make them more
useful.
The Saber series have
long, saberlike leaves.
Plants are dwarf (8 to 10
inches in height), basal
'branching. The Sabers will
tolerate unto three-quarters
of a day of full sun, but will
not stretch indoors under low
light conditions. The Sabers
are excellent for hanging
baskets or tubs, -
The broad, almost heart -
shaped leaves of the Fiji
varieties., with their fringed
o leaf edges, are reminiscent
>f lace -edged valentines.
They need 80 try 90 degrees
shade, but will -tolerate 1 to 2
hours of full sun. Plants
reach 12 to 14 inches in
height. Try the Fijis in
New roots on old plants
Some of out' Most suitable
foliage plants can become
ungui,p.ly us they grow too
large or out of proportion to
'their surroundings. Plants
like dieffenhachias,
” dracenus, rubber plants, and
large -leaf philodendrons. are
common houseplants in this
group that canhe saved.
"Rather than discard one
of these plants because of its
size or shape, try using your
green thumb to air -layer -a
good part of the plant," says
R. A. Fleming, horticulturist
with the Ontario ministry of
agriculture and food: ''Air
layering is like rooting a
rutting without removing the
cutting from the plant until
the roots ha ve formed."
To propagate with air,
layering, •an upward eat -is
made through a third to a
half of the stem where the
roots are required: The cut is
wrapped in damp peat moss,
th„en covered with plastic Uh
enclose the peat ,moss. The
Mastic should he tied both
ahoy and below the
wounded area.
The plant then can he
allowed to grow normally. In
two to three months,- roots
will have penetrated till• peat
- _
multi and • the new "y "i•ui,lT:l
plant can be cut from the
parent. Pot it, and you III”:
ready In start all over again,
'I'hit horticulturist «includes
that air layering is one of the
Simplest. ways to renew old
plants.
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window boxes.
Carefree coleus features
unique, deeply lobed, oaklike
leaves. This compact, self -
branching coleus prefers 80
to 90 degrees shade, but will
tolerate up to half days of full'
sun. Grows 8 to 10 inches in'
height. Try them for bedding
or for patio tubs.
The Wizard series is an•
improvement over the old
Rainbow class of coleus.
Plant height is 10 to 12 in-
ches. Plants are self -
branching; need no pin-
ching. You can plant them
where they will receive as
much as 4 to 6 hours of `full
sun. The Wizards will give
you lots of color in pots or
beds- In addition to 'Rose
Wizard,' available last yearn, •
this series has been ex-
panded to include the new
Golden,' 'Pastel,'
'Pineapple,' 'Pink,' 'Scarlet'
and 'Velvet Wizard,' as well
as a 'Wizard Mixture.' •
'Scarlet Poncho' coleus is
the first of a new series of
cascading coleus, , bred
especially for hanging
baskets, 'Scarlet Poncho'
has elongated, flexible stems
which give a cascading ef-
fect in baskets. Large, heart-
skiliedloaves on 10- to 12-
irlch, basal -branching
plants, Color is deep scarlet
with narrow chartreuse,
ser r•II ted'«' d ge s.
Each type of coleus is
available in several separate
colors and a -mixture. Visit
your local garden center or
bedding -plant grower and
SI e, fur yourself what plant
ln'etrllr•r•ti-_havt_done. fur..Alle
t olcus. They will be
available in packs, various
Sized pots, tubs or hanging
baskets, ready to, plant
wherever. you need a touch of
icolor or an- added texture to
your plantings.
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