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Main St. EXETER 235-0505 'itaiSiMMORMEMBERMilEEMMEEMEEMSKII,02161 Gardening can be fun for everyone if the advice of the experts is taken It seems as if everybody is into gardening these days. Some grow large backyard gardens, while others are content to just grow flowers in a window box. With the high cost of food, vegetable gardens are becoming more popular, it would seem, Exeter and area abounds with large vegetable gardens and flower beds. But why do people want to grow things, and what exactly do they grow? The T-A found there are three types of people dealing with plants, There are those who grow things just for the pleasure of it, those who grow plants to provide a service, and those who make a living by selling potted plants and cut flowers. Hector Rowcliffe, of 318 Carling St,, said he is not growing his vegetable garden because of the high cost of food. He just likes gardening. But he does use all the vegetables himself, and if there are any left over, he gives them to his son. "I had a great crop last year," commented Mr, Roweliffe. His backyard garden measures about 65 x 50 feet, By the time everything is planted, he will be growing potatoes, beans, tomatoes, three kinds of peas, lettuce, radishes, beets, and carrots, He also grows a variety of flowers, including daffodils, glads, roses and tulips. "The whole secret of a good garden is to_ feed it," Mr. Row- cliffe confided. He uses lots of manure and fertilizer and finds the best fertilizer for his needs is 5-10-10 or 15-15-15. "You have to dig deep. I dig the depth of the shovel, and leave it in the rough." He said when his soil looks as if it is a bit "sour" he adds lime. "It's just like anything else. You have to feed it. And you've got to keep the weeds out." He stated if the weeds are checked for a couple of years, it will make things easier in later years. He laughed when he remembered one of his neighbours last year had more weeds than anything else in his garden. "And you've got to spray for the bugs," said Mr. Rowcliffe, "especially on the roses." The best thing for good roses, as Mr. Rowcliffe found, was cattle manure, He said the ad- ding of bone meal gives roses more color. Albert Hummel provides a blooming service to the town of Exeter. He is the supervisor of the greenhouse at the cemetery. The growing and care of the flowers for the town and for the cemetery is no small task, Mr. Hummel said there are 600 perpetual care flower beds in the cemetery, and 50 annual flower beds that come from year to year. Grown in the greenhouse are 2,000 geraniums, (of 14 different colors, so all beds are not the same) 250 dwarf cannas,350 dwarf dahlias from seed, all colors of petunias, portulaca, potted begonias, alyssum], marigolds, salvia and dusty miller, as well as some green plants for shade and color. Mr. Hummel said most of] the flowers are used in the cemetery. The surplus, if any, is sold but the amount is very minor. He also said flowers are provided for the town parks, but is doness good- will, not to make money. There is one problem at the town greenhouse. It is too small. Although a new, larger one is presently being built, Mr. Hummel smiled as he stated he didn't like the new one. "It'll be a lot more work," The old greenhouse is 16 x 36 feet, with two cold frames and a lean-to. The new building will be about 52 by 21. The walls are now up, and according to Mr. Hummel, the rest will be done this summer. Mr. Hummel said there are 50 to 60 new geranium beds every year at the cemetery. That means there must be room for the future. Daily work at the town greenhouse includes watering, picking the dead flowers and leaves, some spading and pot- ting. Mr. Hummel described the summer pile mixture,consistrn of soil and manure and /said it is. mulched, and used in the fall to plant flowers. The town greenhouse makes use of what the town itself can't use, He told of how he gets leaves from the town in the fall-, and a mulcher is used on them. The greenhouse then uses the pulverized leaves, Mr, Hummel also said horse manure from the arena is used in the greenhouse, As for fertilizer, Mr. Hummel uses liquid 20-20-20, and also sprays for white greenhouse flies. The third classification of the area plant people are those who make money directly from the sale of plants and flowers, such as Ben Hoogenboom of Exeter Flowers. Mr. Hoogenboom finds people generally are buying more flowers now than they used to. He thought this may be due to more money being available to them. He also said less than five percent of the people he deals with buy flowers for themselves. Most flowers sold are as gifts. He said this is different than in Europe, where many people buy flowers for themselves. Flowers are the least expensive gift you can buy,according to Mr.. Hoogenboom, noting that the costs of flowers has stayed low over the years. In Exeter, the most popular selling item is the potted mums. But, it depends on the time of year as to what people buy, In the summer, gloxinias are the most popular. About four years ago a ten- dency for green plants took over. He believes people wanted to fill areas of the home that the previous generations had had a table in, Large green plants, such as the philodendron, rubber and orange trees, are also becoming popular. The longest blooming house plant, according to Mr. Hoogenboom, is the African violet. Mums last three times as long as roses, about three weeks, and carnations last about a week. However, Mr. Hoogenboom noted that these times are for cut flowers that have had proper care. Bill Ralmmeloo, of RR 2 Dash- wood, has one of the largest commercial "green" operations in the area. He has three 100 foot greenhouses, and expectations for expansions. According to Mr. Rammeloo, there is a great increase from people buying their own plants' to growing for 'themselves, He especially finds younger people are trying their hands,• or green thumbs, at gardening. "People are definitely more aware of it," said Mr. Ram- meloo, but he finds some of the young people have problems with growing things, because they haven't done it before. But, Mr. Rammeloo indicated he will tell them about plants and their care. Some people think because they live in an apartment they can not have a garden. "You can have a garden on a balcony," said Mr. Rammeloo. A garden doesn't need much room, and he believes that a good harvest can _be achieved from a small space providing the garden is well cared for, Mr. Rammeloo found "great awareness" in some of the 4-H group tours that have gone through his facilities. They average in age from 12 to 18. In this area, people are not starting gardens because of the high costs of food, finds Mr, Rammeloo, He said this is because the Exeter area is basically a rural area. He said the relatives of young people live on farms, and they always have had gardens for vegetable crops. Now, he said, they just want . some of their own, Mr, Rammeloo said something that makes his facility unique is that people are allowed to go into his greenhouses. and make their own selections. Architecture is roll call answer At a meeting of Alpha Pi on Tuesday, May 13, roll call was "Describe The Architecture Of 'An Interesting Building You Have Seen", Hostess was Bar- bara Grant. The business portion of the meeting was followed by a program given by Nancy Wright and Dorothy Balsdon. It.included a quiz concerning architecture. Lunch followed. dqvc eta Mrs. Susan Merner, of Dashwood, celebrated her 99th birthday on May 11. Town Topic Mrs. Irene Harness spent the weekend in Goderich visiting her mother. Some of the largeselling plants Mr. Rammeloo has are Spanish onions, cabbages and tomatoes in the vegetables and petunias, marigolds, pansies and patiens plants in the flower line, Mr, Rammeloo said to be a successful gardener, you have to start off right, with proper fer- tilizers, insect sprays and a good knowledge of what you are doing, No matter if you take the things you have grown and give them to a friend, or take other things you have grown and eat them, or sell them, gardening and growing can be fun. And, as was found from in- terviews, no matter who the gardener is, or what he is growing, he is very willing to offer advice. 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