Show You and Your Garden I Reader Requests bequests Aid AidOn AidOn On dare Care of Ferns A. A By Gene Genevieve H. H Folsom Telegram Garden Editor J Indoor gardening brings its own problems which sometimes Pare are are harder haider to solve than the outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door variety Conditions in an ordinary ordinary ordinary or or- home are not always the best for flower culture and sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times it is necessary to give them special care Mrs E. E E S. S S of Salt Lake City asks for information on the care of the Boston fern She writes Please tell me what I can do for form formy formy m my Boston fern The leaves are turning yellow and fall off I water it on an average of every five days to a week I had a a. fern two years ago that did exactly the same way I finally had to I throw it out A. A As I have mentioned before it is difficult to suggest remedies for plant ills unless you actually see sec the plant itself However as asI the Boston fern has few plant I pests it might be possible that it I is pot pot bound This might cause the yellowing and falling of the leaves Poor drainage and over- over watering will also cause the leaves to yellow If you see that the plant needs repotting place a good soil rich richin richin richin in organic matter in a larger pot See Sec that there is good drainage These ferns are arc sometimes dIfficult difficult dif dIf- dlf- dlf to grow glOW as they need a temperature of between 65 and 70 degrees F. F Keep them out of drafts and full sun Partial shade is preferred by this plant It is necessary to wash or spray the foliage frequently to keep off the dust and dirt and provide humid humid- ity Q A few weeks ago there was an article in m the Telegram about treatment of of plants Would Mould it be possible to get a copy cop of it I have used pounds and pounds of iron sulphate without much success Mrs L P P. P Salt Lake City A A. A The article you refer to appealed appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap pealed in the Nov 18 issue of the Salt Lake Telegram ram on page 13 It was an interview with Keith Boyer an an expert on He suggested as a treatment for any normal evergreen flowering flowering flowering flower flower- ing shrub or flowers which shows signs of that you apply right now or as early in the spring as possible six pounds of agricultural agricultural agricultural tural gypsum per square feet Broadcast the material and rake it in around the contaminated area arca Then use a complete plant food placed in the root loot zone area of the plants for maximum results Correction of this condition Inthe in inthe inthe the large shade tree trec is more difficult difficult difficult dif dif- dif dif- because of the deep roots Mr Dir Boyer stated He suggested that three or four holes be dug around the drip area of the tree which is about four to eight feet from the tree trunk Mix thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- three pounds of soil sulphur sulphur sulphur sul sul- sul- sul or 12 pounds of agricultural gypsum plus five fi pounds of complete complete complete com com- plant food |