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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-19, Page 354. • .`" ' • ' " • • Mrs. Olive Gilbert of RR 2, Goderich is no ordinary green thumber. She specializes in African violets and has 37 different varieties. She particularly likes African violets, she says, because you get so much flower for such a small plant. (Photo.by Joanne Buchanan) Friendship party held By Cathy Chisholm and Carol Foran Father Ed, Dentinger was in to the Grades 1 and 2 classroom at St. Dear Captain Comet: My name is Ray Currie and I live at 126 Wilson St., Goderich. My parents are Doug and Gail Currie. I will be 9 years old on October 19. I would like to join your birthday club. Thank you Captain Comet. Joseph's . School to help celebrate their friendship party, and to give them their religion books. • The pupils at St. Joseph's School will be celebrating on Monday as there is no school for the ' students because there is a County P.A. Day. On October 18, Wed- nesday, at 4:30 p.m. there was a program on Child Abuse. Mr. John Penn from The Family and Children's Services was at St. Joseph's to show films, etc. The -tollowirig.is.a lisfof volunteers: Mrs. Kathy Olson is starting on Friday as a parent helper for the Grade 2 clas§. Mrs. Catherine Austin is a volunteer for Grades 3 and 4. Mrs. Stephanie Miltenburg is a parent • volunteer for' Grades 5 and 6 and Mrs. Rita -Howard is.a volunteer for Grades 7 and 8. - Everyone is getting ready for the soccer tournament which is to be held on October 28 in Seafo.rth and St. Columban. Touch football playoff finals will have Toronto playing Saskatchewan. • Mr. Ron Gladding, Family Life Co -Ordinator for Huron -Perth is coming tq , talk to the Grade .8, students, about the family life program. The Huron County Health Unit is coming to _check our hearing arid vision today and tomorrow. QODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, pcT, I975,--PAQE 15A "It grows. on ou" BY JOANNE BUCHAralAN Olive Gilbert of RR 2, Goderich is no ordinary green thumber. She's a specialist. Her specialty? African violets, those pretty plants that take their name from the violet shade of flowers they produce. Mrs. Gilbert has 37 different varieties of African violets --hers is not just the usual household collection! She buys some of her unique varieties from Fisher's Quality African Violets in Toronto. Mr. Fisher, who runs this business, is a hybridizer and grower of African violets. The pollen from one plant to aquarium gravel sowhen the other. Then you must Mrs. Gilbert wants to wait nine months to get a water her plants, she 'Nit ripe seed. This seed is pours the water directly then planted and you onto this gravel and the must wait another 8 to 10 plants drink up 'what they months for it to flower. want. The gravel is Mrs. Gilbert has ten of carefully weighed and the Mr. Fisher's 1978 water measured to suit varieties. this weight. Mrs. Gilbert buys Mrs. Gilbert waters her clumps, young plants plants about once a week coming up from a leaf. and more often in the Needless to say, her winter. She can tell if "clumps" get lots off care they need more water by and attention. This care the feel of the gravel. She and attention obviously also uses Bounty fer- pays off as the clumps tilizer, dusts the plants turn into beautiful and sprays them every flowering plants. month to protect them against insects. When she PLANT CARE buys a new plant, she Mrs. Gilbert has her isolates it for six weeks in process of hybridizing or African violet plant case it is carrying an cross ing anis -to —get— V a FretieTTine TUT:raTeing-a—ilit-e-trifir di .se-a-seThlif-ank different varieties and three tiered stand. A type. colors, is a delicate one, fluorescent grow light Where did Mrs. Gilbert explains Mrs. Gilbert. shines On them for 12 learn all these plant care You use a tooth pick or hours at a time. The tricks? some small tool to take stand is lined with "I've read everything I 1 could," she says as she scurries -off to look up information on a plant in one of her books. "Also Mr. Fisher has been very helpful," she says. Mrs. Gilbert belongs to Turn to page 17A • LIMITED • 11 ALBERT SL CLINTON • 414-3901 OPEN WEDNESDAYS . - For Your Convenience HOURS: Monday through Saturday. 9 a.rn.-6 p.m.: Friday nights 'till 0 p.m. Discover, Explore, Enjoy... 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