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Show it P:t rin Kit'ivirtiMm .Tirf ,,1? fit t,'jr .r.tfcTtiirf.ite4aiilr-j- nrr.rtMwT8si8-nrrii- flff'ufljrL-V'p- t V &&'& l&'& vKS ' apartment gardening PdE'3 od.2- lg Co hn d tO p cMsr SBipporf systems ! Do I pick off the dead African Violet blossoms to help them bloom? How do I care for my Columtiea Mrs. O.W., Washington. A You can take off the dead blooms To produce bloom in African Violets, see that they have good light. a temperature between GO to 75 degrees F. and good humidity. Use lukewarm water when the soil in the top of the pot is dry to the touch. Fertilize with a good African Violet fertilizer, following the directions on the package. The Columnea, or goldfish plant, is a relative of the African Violet. Give it cool night temperature (to induce bloom), about 55 degrees F.. and the same culture as the African Violet. Knight Newspuers Writer plant? can make my Hoya Carnosa bloom? B.L., Sandy. A The Hoya Carnosa likes a tenierature of around 60 to 75 degrees F. and plenty of light. 1 have mine hanging about a foot from the window glass. Water when the soil in the top of the pot is dry to the touch, and then water well Never remove flow er terns, for this is where the new' lowers are produced. You can propagate this plant by taking shoots off the last year's growth in the spring or by layei mg. C What would make good companion plants to P.L., Cedar City. my tuberous rooted begonias? A You will find that ferns make excellent companion plants for the tulierous rooted begonias They will thrive in the same shady location as the Purchase them, at your local nurseryman's, planted in containers ready to set in the ground Place them in Kuk t the tulierous rooted tiegnnias for a great show How I H ouMtion ftbuuf vour warn. InOOor or jf onW w c orrmin. ta nvwr mm m Trt&ur GordMi Editor. vour -7. Soft LA Ctv UW WIG Ke fto Writ them ivritPO civ or leavn qurstKyts jfwri Do nor r Mont mAtwU y H4v GARAGES KITCHENS lift hoit Sectional Overhecd Door Sliding Aluminum A'indovr i INSTANT CLAMOR! xr Custom Installation Available YOUR CHOICE Beautiful Hardwood X- Top Quality Cement Work KITCHENS Cabinet THERE ARE a number support systems" on the market now for plants, the ordinary pot that does nothing but contain being passe. Ordinary light has been phased out, too. Thats ordinary artificial light were speaking of, of course. Sunlight went out of in the Dark Ages among sophisticated growers. apartment The whole point the new pots and the new light is to fake a miniature rose, for exampe, into thinking its basking on the Costa del Sol when actually it is on an end table One of the containers that has been created to puli this off is Moisture Care," the pot that really works. (The pot does not really water itself but what is self-wateri- planted &i it.) AS EXPLAINED by its manufacturers, I.P.E. Corporation. 100 State St., Teaneek, N.J. 070W3, it works just like nature does," except that nature does not rain up from the underground. 1 5 $ tlie market but those exintimidate perimenters.) The Green Thumb Corp. (Drawer 7b0, Apopka, Fla. 32703) is making the Green wick. Capillary action draws the water up to the Plar.tsystem which, for brevity's sake wcU call LAI. LAP comes as a kit! a bottle of liquid fertilizer, sack of rock media, a pot (round in a woodgrain or square in colors). Not to mention instructions and other necessary informa- roots only as the roots need it. WATER IS poured into a chamber that runs down an inner side of the pot. You cheek the water level by pressing a finger over the top of a tube inserted in this chamber, and withdrawing it. Full is indicated by a mark two inches from the bottom of the tube. Theres a small air space between the "real" bottom of the inner pot and the water. It has tiny slits in it to help the soil breathe Plant food can be added to the water AU of this is fairly fascinating to people who like to fool Mother Nature. This particular pot comes in two sizes one that holds soil equivalent in capacity to an ordinary pot, and one equal to a seven-inc- 011 one-pla- Luwasa Thumb 75; c;k Aquador tion. LAP takes This one-plan a little plant with the soil washed off its roots, and remodels it into a hydroponic beauty on your bookshelf or any other unlikely surface with suitable light THERE IS a water tank in which the pot fits, the two becoming as one. nt soil-grow- Along with the pellet aggregate there is supporting medium to replace the soil. oi TODAY IS TOMORROW THAT YOU WORRIED ABOUT YESTERDAY THE six-inc- h Essentially, its the old wick trick only neater, since there are no wicks dangling from the pot into trays of water. With I P.E.s pot, there is a false bottom not apparent from the exterior reser- - pot. 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