Show J f You and Your Garden I Readers Ask Advice For Ailing Plants By Genevieve e H. H Folsom Telegram Garden Editor Today we present answers to o questions sent in by our readers Mrs K R. R of or Salt Lake City writes I would appreciate very much information on the care of columbines also on bleeding hearts Do they require a lot of sun Bun Mine just seem to die out Thanking you in advance A. A Columbines like a rich light IS soil oil and while they will grow inthe in inthe inthe the full fun sun prefer a location where they will get shade during the he heat t of the day Make sure that your plants obtain plenty of moisture but place them where they will have good drainage The columbine plant sometimes disappears disappears disappears dis dis- dis- dis appears aft after r being In the garden for a a. couple of years and must be I replaced To obtain new plants sow the seed in your seed bed around May keep the bed moist and transplant the new plants to their their permanent permanent locations locations early early inthe in inthe inthe the fall Bleeding hearts al also o require a arich arich arich rich light soil son and do best in a shady location They can be propagated propagated propagated prop prop- from seed by division of plants in the spring from cuttings after flowering and from root cut cut- tings tinge House Mouse Plants Q Perhaps my question will not be in your your line b because cause it is of house plants I should like to know 1 Do wing angel-wing begonias only have blooms on new wood od or growth Should 1 I cut out outa a all l old growth 2 Do African violets require lots of water I allowed my plant that was full of bloom when I bought it to go without water a few days and since it has quit blooming Please advise me Mrs P P. A. A Salt Lake Lahe City A. A One local begonia raiser advises advises advises ad ad- vises us that the e plant flowers on new growth and that they only cut off old growth if it begins to look woody and the leaves become dry and too thick African violets require plenty of water To water place the plant in a saucer and pour the water in the saucer so 50 that the plant absorbs the water from below No water should be placed on the leaves They do best bestin bestin in a window where they will he be shaded part of the time They dont don't like Ilke the hot sun African violets have a blooming period of about four months and then a like period of rest when they do not bloom Ailing Alling Plants Q What is the cause of chrysanthemum chrysanthemum chrysanthemum chrys chrys- leaves at the very top looking grayish and curling Also what's to do to keep grasshoppers from chewing up the buds Please help me I took your advice some sometime sometime sometime time ago and pinched out tops but now they curl where buds should be Thanks Mrs L. L B B. B Salt SaIt Lake City A. A The description you give of your chrysanthemum l I leaves e c a v e s sounds as if that is new growth Some of the later chrysanthemums are arc just starting to bud Most chrysanthemum growers disbud their larger type plants for choice bloom This is usually done as I have previously pointed out before before before be be- fore the middle of August For your grasshoppers try a 5 chlordane dust Please write again if it this information doesn't take care of your problem |