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Green thumbs should
be itching foraction
Well neighbours, it's that time of year again when the green and not so green
thumbs .start itching to get back at the garden, And this year there will be more
of you than ever before, because in 1973, the highest increase in the number
of home gardens was registered. Over one hundred thousand more gardens were
added to the nation's garden inventory. ,
Another interesting factor is that the young married ,
segment of our population is starting their gardens the
first year of marriage 'instead of waiting until the" third '
• ' year, and the gardens they are planting are 60 percent
larger than, their counterparts planted a decade ago.
Another new group of enthusiasts comes from the
thousands of homeowners who cancelled their plans to
move into new homes because of higher mortgage rates.
They decided to keep their homes and make them more
livable with 'greater emphasis on gardening.
." Well, let's start orf this year's
gardening series with some
advice on the 'lawn, because
for most . of you, 'that's the
centre area of your garden.
Lawn Debris
As soon as the weather per-
mits, start removing the winter
debris from the lawn areas. If
you canwalk on your ,lawn
without leaving foot prints,
then it is ready to be rakkd
with. a "spring -type" or bamboo
rake. It scratches' the grass
blades and helps to waken
them. You'll also get the
papers, twigs, and other debris
off the lawn area and in this
way, more. 'or less, you'll be
preparing it Of the f
civ:"x'�'�1°yr
Uftetii7f1Pechaiked
uct • like - Golden Vigoro and
apply it according to the
manufacturer's directions or
else in 5-6 weeks you'll find
yourself behind the spreader
again.
New Techniques
•. If you are a gardening en-
thusiast or if you just like to
have attractive plantings
around your home, you proba-
bly wish you had more of
some of your favorite flowers
and shrubs. Here's an idea on
how to grow new plants sim-
. ply and very inexpensively.
For 'a number of years plant
scientists have been expanding
the number of experimental
plants by rooting cuttings un-
• der sheets of plastic. Home
gardeners and school children
can do the same thing With an
ordinary plastic freezer bag.
In effect, you can make your
own greenhouse! However, for
best results, you should know
when to root specific plants.
Most house plants can be
rooted at any time of year.
This group would include
Chinese evergreen, pothos and
philodendron. Garden flowers,
such as geraniums and roses,
should be rooted from late
May to September. Flowering
shrubs, broadleaved ever-
greens, vines, forsythia, cam-
ellia and ivy should be rooted
from mid-June to mid-August.
Rooting
t/se a two quart plastic
freezer bag. This will be large
enough to hold four to six
cuttings. Next assemble the
following: peat moss, the fib -
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rous kind that is offered by
Vigoro and sand, clean and
free of salt. Salt will kill the
cuttings, so neighbours, don't
use sand from the beach. or,
in fact, sand from the kids'
sandpile It's best to buy sev-
eral pounds of sterilized sand
at your favorite garden centre,
nursery or department store.
The hardware shops have it, -'
too. I like to use a root start-
ing hormone because it quick-
ens growth and shortens the
time it takes to root cuttings.
The next step is to screen'
the peat moss, pick out any
large particles or twigs that
may be in the peat moss, and
then combine, by volume, two
parts . of peat moss with one
part sand. Mix well, then sift
again. Now add water, not too
much, just enough so that
when you squeeze a handful
of the sand -peat mixture, a few
drops of water will squeeze
out. Put the. mixture intothe
plastic bag—=about three inches
,deep and be sure there are
NO holes in. the bag or the
water will evaporate ant' the
cuttings will dry out. Firm the
mix with yourhands and you
are ready for the cuttings.
BE SURE \the cutting is new
growth. You can tell this by
the colour. It will be a lighter
green than the rest of the
'plant. You can give it the snap
test. A fresh, twig will sound
like a snapped bean when
broken off. Use garden shears
or a sharp knife to remove
cuttings from the plant and
cut off a. 4 to 6 inch piece.
TALKING
GARDENING
with
`DOC' HARTNOLL
Strip the Ieaves from the
lower one-third to one-half of
the cutting and then re -cut the
base of it, straight across. A
sharp, fresh cut will take- up
water more easily and . root
more readily. Next, cut a very
thin sliver of bark off the side
of the cutting, about one inch
long. 'Now dip the bottom inch
of the cutting into the root
starting,hormone and be sure
that all ex posed parts of the '
cuttings pick up the hormone
so the cutting will get maxi-
mum benefit.'Tap excess root-
ing powder off the stein. ,
Now you are ready for
planting. Using your thumb
and finger, stick the cuttings
into the sand • and . peat mix.
About one-third- to one-half
of the length of the cutting
should be inserted. You should
be able to put four to six cut-
tings in one bag; but DON'T
crowd them. Space cuttings so
that leaves barely touch each
Remove plant. carefully. Provide a
"$5 hole fr 50¢ plant" to encourage
roots to grow out from present ball.
Cut back top to compensate
for roots lost in planting, or
• new growth will be slow.
Untangle matted surface rooting to
hasten growth into new soil. Cut off
ail injured' or disease -spotted roots.
mod•
rte. _ .,.
cit or clothes pin.
Where' To Pot St
The Ivo plops to l it
produc soots is sight on Mir
WinsiOW Sin Wher0 tile mitt**
In* sto
direct light
water will be required And the
cutting should root inato
ten weeks To test whether the
cuttings have rooted, tug them
r++t"tl f If theyettor ,
noW You.'yc got '
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them If opt, re -seal the hog
and wait 'for • anther two
weeks or so.
• When the plants are rooted
graduallythe hag* little
more each :aYfor five to seven
days. This is to get the tw
tingsused to the drier atmo+
Owe of the groom. You'll .have
to „water them. ' now beca><
the me:sto re once t
.the bag :will' \escape when the
bag is opened.,You've come :a
long way since taking tthe'
original cuttings. You've sot
a plant growing tor' you, and
the next steep is: Pist'.about• the
last one. Transplant your eut-
tins to clay pots 'vontaining
a rich potting soil. Then, bury
the pots in a ' protected ar+a •
in your garden.
Cuttings made in , the fali.
and winter should be kept. In-
doors in a cool room, until
spring.' After, the plants have
had a winter i the ground ia.
pots, remove the pots and re-
plant them in a permanent
spot in the spring. Now yott
should have enough planta to
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Dip bare roots into thin mud if out of
the soil more than a few hours. Sat-
urate new pots by soaking 24 hours.
Avoid air pockets that kill roots: set
rose on cone of soil; slope wall
pockets down, not up, tamp firmly.
Provide a good send-off.With a dr
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