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Show gab from the garden wMte. fepSiasaits : ! sanadl 8AV lay aemtlhs gwe by Genevieve II. Folsom FUEL Tribune Garden Editor - NATIONAL of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, planned for Salt L ike City in May, 1975, will tk hosted by the Utah jUsociated Garden Clubs. r, To help finance the TI E 1 con-Menti- 4 - at-(ai- the garden club - - " - 4 . .r) or- ganization is sponsoring a public bridge luncheon and iiite elephant auction on Saturday, Sept. 14 at noon .jt the Garden Club Acitvi-:.- b Center, Sugar House m. E St., Mrs. Ben h Ave., Lingenfelter, and Mrs. John II. Jensen, 7918 E. 21st South, all in :alt Lake City. .Mrs. Lingenfelter is chairman and Mrs. Jensen 583 526-13t- Luncheon under the direction .,1 the Flora Culture Garden Club, Mrs. Robert Den-ppresident. IN CHARGE of the white iephant booth will be Mrs. Mildred Asay, assisted by Members of the Artistic assignors, who will make sfill be , 4 : : r 1 ; & , I? y' 1 4 . ' T - y . - ' a;' S', j, f V' 7 ,4 - . v V- tv. - iv--- .,:, - ' , V-- r - ; " ' t UJ 4. W-V'y- . .? n, he table decorations. n ing members of tie Rose Ramblers, the leighborhood Garden Club aiid the Mt. Olympus A w ill be A .jA. t , S- - , f-!- . Club. it will be spring iiowering bulb planting Soon 4 &tr7 Mrs. John Jensen, left, Mrs. Ben Lingenfelter are preparing for Garden Clubs bridge luncheon. advice from the garden doctor ffer&IIMsig tflae by I)r. CORN PLANT every iot in rows 30 inches apart Allows for higher yields in the home garden. Higher A fields, that is, if the plants Sue given ample nitrogen fertilizer. f One plant on each 2'k i'luare feet of soil gies a population of over 1,700 plants per acre and thats a Jot of roots and tops to be iupplied with nitrogen. How come grandpa grew good corn and he never Used any commercial fertilizer at all? He probably hsed generous helpings of Iarnyard manure and his tom hills were three or Jour feet apart to give the plants a greater volume of oil from which to draw fiutrients. More plants per here means more iertilizer K required lelds. for higher Consultant WHAT HAPPENS if the corn plants fail to receive adequate nitrogen fertilizer? The plants start off looking quite normal when As they become the leaves tum pale larger green in color and are not as large as they should be, nor are the plants as tall. Moht all of the plants form tassels but many of the weaker ones fail to develop silk and ears. In a young. really starved patch there are no ears at all. A satisfactory method of supplying sufficient nitrogen to the corn patch consists of putting on the usual quantity during soil preparation. When the plants are about a foot high, one cup of ammonium sulfate for each 100 feet of row is used, or s cup of am two-third- 1211 Aril L. Stark Tribune Garden j hyacinths, and clusters of 12 to 25 or more are often used to create focal points of color and scent. in the foundation planting or at your doorstep; on the foreground of your perennial border or along a garden path, or in small groups among rocks with other early flowering plants such as tulips, miniature daffodils, and grape hyacinths. LARGER INFORMAL drifts or staggered rows, three or four bulbs wide, are attractive in front of a stone wall, picket fence or hedge; at the base of your house wall, at either side of your entrance Gar-4h- n , . I with closely planted greens s ' v t- large plantings. Today, narrow borders along drives and paths can be You can plant hyacinths in informal groups of six or eight in front of the ever- t- , a . v v - e ' - - Kf'- ' " v I I , ..r.tfh , t. . I H'' ' 4 kT., AV?' U .$ . k , "'M 4 "W - W MX?? v, : Jtrk. , Reservations can be lYade with Elsie Geogh-sim- , I ; time and we will all probably want to add some of them to our garden. In Victorian gardens these were always planted for mass effect. However, our gardens seldom allow such monium nitrate, or one-ha- lf cup of urea. REPEAT THE application when the plants are knee high with a third treatment at hip high. Timing is not too critical but spacing the applications is helpful, especially in light porous soils. Broadcast by hand uniformly over the soil if sprinkling irrigation is practiced. Keep the fertilizer out of the centers of the plants. Dropping the fertilizer in the irrigation furrows at the top of the row just before cutting off the water also works well. Or throwing it up and down the wet rows after irrigation while the soil is still wet is satisfactory. You'll just love those long, tender ears of corn if fed and watered right. path or drive. Select red, blue and purple hyacinths to contrast w ith clumps of yellow and cream-colore- daf- d fodils and set them in front of evergreens. Whites and blues help to balance the brilliance of the red tulips. or in a built-u- ORDER terrace p to trail down and soften the wall. Interplant hyacinths in deep blue or purple with golden or white alyssum for a lovely effect. Wh n jou use hyacinths, decide on two or at most three color tones in the hyacinths and choose the companion plants from one or two you like best. In other words, keep the planting simple. Violets and blues harmonize well with yellows and pastel blues, pinks and roses with whites. GIVE HYACINTHS a well drained garden soil. Plant them any time from rorner with NOW ivy BEFORE 7HE FALL RUSH STORM WINDOWS STORM DOORS REPLACE CRAFTY WINDOWS The Gas Company recommends Storm Windows and Doors. September through should be November. They about six inches deep and an equal distance apart. 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