Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-10-29 | Page 12 | Golden Fall Best Time for Cleanup

Your Gardtn -Golden Fall Best Time For Cleanup By Genevieve H. Fateon Telegram Oardea Editor Much Of the success of the spring garden dependa upon the work accomplished the previous fall, so most real dirt gardeners utilise these glorious, gulden fall days to the utmost. Many of th tasks usually left for spring can be accomplished with more success in the fall. They can be don leisurely in perfect weather for working ou Moors. Now Is th time to clean up the garden, take up bulbs for storage and plant or transplant many flowers, shrubs and trees. Among th many plan's for fsll planting are th early spring blooming rock garden plants, bleeding hearts, columbine, col-umbine, lupines, primroses, peonies, peo-nies, basket of gold and phlox. In addition to the lilac which we discussed In a previous article, fall planting 1 splendid for th cotoneasters. flowering quince, snowball, forsythla, honeysuckles and spireas. Remember when planting to dig th hoi sufficiently large to receive re-ceive th roots or the plant without with-out crowding, and keep th newly planted material well watered. Evan at this time of th year they require thorough watering. Take car that your evergreens also receive re-ceive enough water, so they will not go through the winter without with-out sufficient moisture. Autumn is a good time to pre- Sar your soil for spring planting, pad up th soil, cover with a layer of well rotted manure and let mellow through the winter. In the spring. It will be ready tor cultivation culti-vation and planting. Prune all dead wood from your trees and shrubs. And when planting plant-ing new shrubs or trees, it is beat to prune down the tops about one-third. one-third. Thia ia important and It al-lowa al-lowa th plant to develop a good root growth. Don't rake up your leaves snd throw them away. Put them into a compost pit. located In some out of th way place in your garden. This is good garden practice and i will repay you a hundredfold In producing a fin garden. Take advantage of the autumn season and make your gardening work in busy spring easier.