Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-08-06 | Page 8 | In Your Own Garden

In Your Own l Fi- Fi AUGUST FERTILIZING August is lathe the last month in IC which fertilizer should be applied to most of the things in the garden and so the wise gardener will make the I most of his opportunities and will apply what plant food he especially I favors so that the garden will be assured of the finest possible plants before frost Late mak makes the garden material strong an and sturdy and better betten better bet bet- ter ten able to withstand unsuitable conditions during the winter But fertilizing done too late and that is after August In this climate 0 of ours will result In a growth of lush weak stems and foliage which will suffer suffer suffer suf suf- fer in a severe evere winter I Thc The roses w will l gre greatly relish a quickly acting fertilizer now nosy one lone atthe of at the commercial chemical fertilizers which have almost Immediate ac ac- ac- ac tion lion The blooms of at September and October and of November too provided provided pro pro provided vided we arc are lucky enough with regard regard regard re re- re- re gard to frosts will vill be larger better text textured red and richer in col color r from this treatment V V Chrysanthemums and dahlias b both th of them late bloomers and similar flowers will benefit from a good meal or 01 two in August of the same sort of fertilizer or of liquid manure This Is made b by soaking I barnyard manure in water until it is isa a alight light brown in color and It may be applied weekly to plants just as M they are beginning to flower Lawns especially after aCter the heat and drouth of summer will wm require a good application of or some complete and easily assimilated food As a general rule the lawn is the most abused part of any garden Be kind hind to yours and spread it with a layer of a compounded food tood now and this will not only improve its appearance for the rest of the year but will produce produce pro pro- duce a thicker turf next spring Commercial fertilizers while certain certain tam tain to give good results If properly used are very easily abused by enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic en en- amateurs who often orten kill their plants by kindness A too liberal lib lib- eral cral dose may do much harm Also such fertilizers should never be permitted permitted per per- to touch the stems or foliage of the plants They burn anything with which they come in contact When they arc are used on lawns they should be watered in at once and not be permitted to remain in the dry state on he the sod for any time at all x Shrubs which have flowered this year may also be thankful for fertilizing fertilizing fer fer- fer- fer since they will thus be helped to make a strong growth of new wood which will wUl produce blooms next year But remember that any feeding done later than August will willbo be bo more harmful than beneficial QUERIES Mrs 1 G. G F. F HL H. Bountiful writes write Please tell me what hat to do for tor foran foran toran an evergreen which is affected with red spider A. A A strong force of water from the hose will discourage this pest You may use a spray of nicotine sulphate if you wish but the thc water is just as effective Red spider only flourishes in hot dry weather