Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 29 | Garden Reminders

L j I Garden Reminders v I I j. j TO GROW GOOD PEONIES In planting peonies it is a good practice to dig the tho holes holos about fifteen fifteen fifteen teen Inches deep and two vo feet apart In the tho bottom of the hole put four or five inches of compost and tread it well over it put enough fine earth so that when the peony roots rest on It the tha eyes es will be he a about out two inches below the surrounding surface then work more fine earth around tho tine the roots roofs until the eyes are aie burled about one and a half inches Now over the crown or eyes of ot the plant scatter a handful of hardwood hardwood hardwood hard hard- wood ashes after which fill the hole level full fun tread in firmly put a handful of on top add more earth until the surface Is well crowned Do not forget forgot to place a marker showing the tile Variety planted in each hole In the early spring after the Ue dangel danger danger dan dan- ger gel of frost is over rake the branches and mulch away from any I peony peon roots that have already aheady been established and when the stalks are ate four or live five inches high keep the earth around them then well stirred taking tak tak- ing ng care however r not to rake too toone ne near r as some some smaller eyes may appear ap- ap appear appear ap ap- pear later When the buds appear give liquid manure around the routs roots about once a week If It Itou you ou want tu to get some extra tra nice blossoms