The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-04-10, Page 23Page 8—Crossroads—Apr. 10, 1985
Crime preventionquiz
we
(NC) — Here's a quick test
of your crime prevention
knowledge.
1. What four things
should you,tell your neigh-
bor when you are going to
be away from home?
2. How can a well-
maintained landscape help
deter a burglar?
3.. In which program do
police provide businesses
with a unique traceable
number?
A. Neighbourhood Watch
B. Operation Identifi-
_.. cation, ...-...._
C. Operation Provident
4. Who is responsible for/
protecting public property
from vandalism?
ANSWERS
1. Let your neighbor
know where you are going,
for how long, how you can
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be reached, and if anyone
will be at your home while
you are away.
2. By trimming the trees
and -bushes around your
home you offer fewer hid-
ing places for burglars and
increase the chances that
they will be seen.
3. In Operation Provi-
dent police provide a
unique number to partici-
pating businesses. In Oper-
ation..Identification -YOU--
provide the number.
4. Public property be-
longs to all of us and is paid
for by our tax dollars. Acts
of vandalism should be re-
ported to the police or other
authorities. That is our,
responsibility.
Contain yourself
when gardening
By Patrick Denton
Gardening in containers is
becoming ever more
popular, and it's not always
because of necessity.
It's true that more people
than ever before are living in
apartments, condominiums,
town houses and other. types
of dwellings with limited out-
door gardening space. But
owners of even large yards
have found how much the
beauty of their surroundings
" can be enhanced by contain-
ers filled with flowers or
leafy greens.
• A great advantage of con
tainers is that they, unlike a
garden bed, can be placed
right next to where we work
and live — on the patio,
balcony or deck, in groups by
the front and. back doors, at
windows. They require. no
heavy digging, and little or
no weeding.
And most containers can
be moved to shelter from ap-
proaching adverse weather.
Many can be brought indoors
in the' fall to prolong their
season of pleasure.
Container plants also can
be moved whenever it ap-
pears they would benefit
from a change in location.
Often when I'm trying a new
potted plant I'll shift it to
several different spots
before finding the one that
suits it perfectly. That's how
several pots of nemesia and
monkey flowers that_I'd
grown from seed ended up in
a small, rather cool and
lightly shaded area of- our
patio last summer.
Whenever a container of
flowers or edibles takes on a
bleached and droopy look,
that's a sign it needs a cooler
location with a little protec-
tion from at least the hot
afternoon sun. On the other
hand weak, lank growth and
poor blooming often indi-
cates a need for more sun.
As a general rule of thumb,
salad vegetables, begonias,
impatiens, ageratum, coleus
and fuchsias need either
heavily filtered sunlight or
sun for just a very brief
period in the early morning.
-4Container plants that thrive
best in full sunlight are
tomatoes, peppers and egg-
plant, geranium, marigold,
zinnia, portulaca and ver-
bena.
Container -grown plants
require a loose, non -com-
pacting soil mixture that
bah -absorbs water effi-
ciently and drains well.
Plant roots require air as
well as water, and this is why
such amendments as ver-
miculite, perlite or coarse
builder's sand are added to
allow water to percolate
freely through the soil, pull-
ing vital oxygen into the
spaces left behind.
Good water absorption is
promoted by organic matter
in the soil mix. Peat and leaf
mold frequently are used
here. A ,commonly used
formula for container soil
would include a third each of
good garden or sterilized
potting soil, peat, and ver-
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times .for the final third I'll
use vermiculite and perlite
half and half. Vermiculite
absorbs water better, while
perlite promotes better
aeration.
These especially are good
to use where weight is a
prime consideration, as on
balconies. Soil -less mixes
are lightweight, fast -drain-
ing yet efficiently water re-
taining, and free of diseases
and insects.
For a really good harvest
or display of flowers in a
container, it's important not
to crowd the plants. Crowd-
ing puts a stress on the
plants that induces prema-
ture bolting qr going to seed,
fast drying and a generally
early pooping out.
Container plants in warm
weather also dry out quickly,
and will need regular water-
ing, sometimes twice a day
in the case of containers in
full sun and because plant
roots in containers are not
free to range in search of
nutrients, they will need
regular fertilizing, as well.
Weekly doses of liquid fer-
tilizer at one-fourth strength
promote the best growth in
container plants, and reduce
the risk of root 'burn from
strong doses of nutrients.
Flowers produce their most
vibrantcolors if liquid sea-
weed or fish is used alter-
nately with a high -phos-
phorus formula like 15-30-15.
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raft Talk
By Louisa Rush
I greatly regret the gap
which has occured in my
columns — the first time in
17 years. It was indeed un-
fortunate, but unavoidable
as I had to spend over 7
weeks in hospital. I've ap-
preciated your letters of con-
cern, and I'm happy to say I
am making slow progress
with the help of two wonder-
ful doctors.
Dear Louisa:
A recent column, of yours
mentioned' the blocking of
canvas embroidery. I was
surprised to find that you
block with the right side of
the canvas facing down, was
this an error in printing? I
have always been under the
impression the right side
was upward so it will not
flatten the surface.
Mrs. P.C.,
London, Ontario
I was always taught and I
thoroughly recommend all
work, whether needlepoint
worked on a canvas, em-
broidery, knitting and
crochet, that the work be
blocked or pressed with the
right side placed down on a
thickly padded surface.
There are two reasons for
this, firstly, due to, the
padded surface, the right
side will not be flattened.
The weight of the iron if
allowed to rest fully on the
work can flatten any sur-
face, so pass the iron over
lightly.
Secondly, should your iron
be the slightest bit too hot,
there is the danger of
damage by scorching, or dis-
coloration by heat. Also, if
you slide the iron over, some
materials do tend to take on
a sheen through pressing.
Now if any of these were to
happen with the wrong side
of work, nothing is spoiled or
lost.
There is one point in
knitting that I would like to
bring to your attention. Un-
less otherwise stated, always
measure the work down the
centre. If you measealong,
an edge; you could gaily ati
extra inch or two unless you
are careful.
Armholes are always
measured on the straight,
the point of the first cast-off,
carry the row across the
measure up, an inch or two
in from the edge.
This week's pattern is for
economical, bright and
cheerful leg warmers, ideal
for the ballet student, and all
those enrolled in exercise
classes.
To order this week's patter
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