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Show 6 Farm and Garden Edition, April, 1982 By ANN GOLDEN Copley News Service Recipe for Families whove discovered the joy and rewards of cultivating their own gardens have nothing to fear from high prices for vegies in the store. For the contented vegetable gardener, inflation simply means a larger tomato. A recent Gallup poll on the cost effectiveness of family homegrown vegetables showed that an average plot can yield around fare $500 of dinner-tabl- e per year. The outlay needed to reap such a harvest is modest, resulting in substantial savings. In addition, few things taste as flavorful or pre- happiness CENTDAL COMMISSION SUPPLY CO. a 96 N. Main, Helper Power Rake Fertilizers Weed & Feed Ortho Products Farm Bow Cycle-Pruner- & serve their nutritional Garden Tools Saw-Sc- natural goodness as food picked minutes before the meal. Gardening is also good exercise and a practical substitute for individuals who dislike the regimen of ythe s Ground Sterilant Wheelbarrows Sprinkler Heads Fruit Sprayers daily calisthenics or jogging. Many "workaholics find that digging, planting and watching things grow is an excellent way to reduce stress. Bob Horticulturist Thomson, host of PBS Victory Garden program, believes theres a symbiotic relationship be- Garden Hose WORK or tween people and plants. Here are some of Thomson's tips for a cultivating bumper crop. down-to-ear- PLAY th SHALL YE READ, SO YE SOW: Do your homework before touching a spade. There are a number of excellent how-t- o books on vegetable gardenliing available at local braries and bookstores. If you're unclear on which varieties thrive in your area and which are likely to wither on the vine, write your state extension service or local seed compaAS COUPON Effective April 21, 1982 OFF any pair of BOOTS Footprint Shoes 56 E. Main, Price ny. ) - BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: Before planting the first seed, plan your garden like an architect. Sketch it on graph paper before the planting season. Be forewarned that taller plants will put shorter ones in the shade. Com, staked tomatoes and other tall plants should be planted on Grow your own vegetables to save money and learn in the process. the north or northeast side of the plot. - WHAT TO PLANT WHEN: Your vegetable garden can be in produc- tion from early spring through fall. Heres a planning schedule for different vegetables that will keep your garden productive all season long. Early spring: broccoli, cabbage, endive, lettuce, onion sets, parsley, peas, radishes, spinach and turnips. carrots, Mid-sprin- cau- liflower, beets, onion seeds, parsnips, Swiss chard, beans, com, potatoes and tomato seeds. Early summer celery, cucumber, eggplant, pumpkins, peppers, potatoes, squash and tomato plants. Midsummer-fall- : beets, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radishes, spinach and turnips. - HOW TO TREAT UN- INVITED GUEST-PEST- For every seed in the ground there lies in wait a battalion of bugs. Insect predators come in all shapes and sizes. Among the most prevalent: cabbage loopers, asparagus beetles, spider mites, aphids, leafhoppers, potato bugs and flea beetles. Al Headquarters for Glass & Woodwork We Carry Parts, Service & Accessories for almost every brand of ChainSaw C.T. Soles & Service On the bench at Thompson's Build. Supply in the rear. Castle Dale Saw Sharpening Picture Frames Screen Repair most every successful vegetamust deal with these pests before they turn the garden into their private picnic patch. Why not consider an allnatural insecticide, like RAID Tomato and Vegetable Fogger, whose active ingredient is pyrethrum, an insecticide derived from pyrethrum flowers, a type of chrysanthemum. ble-grower - vice he would give a friend searching for happiness and contentment in old age. I can sum bliss up in four words, said the wise man. Cultivate your own garden. Millions are now following that advice as a lifetime source of spiritual and physical sustenance. FENCE POST WOOD THE Considered the best your garden plans, reserve a for the children. A row or two will do if youre cramped for space. Here the success factor is more important than it is with adults. Choose vegetables like onions or radishes that grow quickly with a mini- woods for fence posts are, in the order of their durability, Osage orange, locust. red cedar, mulberry, catalpa, white cedar and chestnut. Also good are walnut, oak and black ash. CNS INCLUDE YOUNGSTERS: In mini-garde- n mum of fuss. - COMMON GARDENING GAFFES TO AVOID: In your eagerness to get started, dont forget to position the garden near a watering source. Plants should be sprinkled, not deluged. Another common error is planting vegetables too close together. They will become stunted and sickly if deprived of living and breathing space. A French philosopher was once asked what ad WONDERFUL TREES Forest Service researchers have found that properly placed trees can reduce annual home heating and cooling bills as much as 20 percent. Trees also increase property values, clean the air and atU.S. tract ings. wildlife to urban settCNS FRENCH ROSE The American Beauty rose is not American at all. Its French and was first called the Madame FerdiCNS nand Jamin rose. |