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Put some gravel in the bottom of the container for good drainage. Use good garden soil or part soil, peat moss or screened compost. Plant the small seeds and barely cover them with soil. The larger seeds can be planted a little deeper. Water well after planting and cover with glass or newspaper if you have used a flat. The clay pot can be placed in a plastic bag with a few holes punched in it. This will act as a miniature greenhouse. When your seedlings have their second pair of leaves, you can transplant them, spacing them about 3 inches apart in the flat. You can also plant them in individual pots if you desire. Strawberries should be planted as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Set the plant with the crown and just at ground level. Spread out the roots hung them down in the planting hole. Set the plants about 20 inches apart. CHECK YOUR perennials and if they have become crowded, they should be dug up and divided. A general rule is to divide summer and fall blooming plants in the spring and spring flowering ones in the fall. There are some exceptions to this rule. For instance, iris should be transplanted after flowering which would be about July. Oriental poppies are transplanted in August, and peonies about the middle of September. fan-shap- Gade', doctor Prune roses early by Dr. Arvil L. compost 4. ,.4 e ip,,,,,,,,,..., the time to get your trees, shrubs and vines planted. Select and plant wisely and you will be able to conserve energy by keeping your home warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. By planting trees to the south and west sides of your home, you will be able to protect your house from direct rays of the hot summer sun and keep it much cooler. Vines planted on trellises will keep out the heat of the summer sun. Plant these on the south and east walls. For winter warmth you can use trees as wind barriers. These should be planted on the north and west side of the home to protect it from the cold winter winds. Ask your nurseryman for the proper trees for this purpose. TREES ALSO will furnish beautiful flowers in the spring for you to enjoy and often if you select fruit trees you will have a good harvest in the fall. You can obtain trees that will give you bright and colorful autumn foliage and berries to help feed and attract birds to your garden. Remember that dwarf type trees are best for the small home garden. Dwarf fruit trees will give you flowers in the spring and an abundance of fruit in the fall with the added advantage of ease in harvesting the crop. There are many different types of trees and you can obtain those which appeal to you. There are the columnar types such as the poplar, the broad columnar such as the saucer magnolia, the mountain ash, quaking aspen and then you have the weeping types, the cutleaf weeping birch, weeping cherry, the corkscrew willow, the weeping willow; next are the arching trees such as the amur cork; the pyramidal types such as the clump birch, and the pin oak. The rounded types include some of the flowering crabs, red bud, golden rain, honey lucust Norway maple, silver maple, Crimson King maple, green ash and ginkgo. SEE THESE different types of trees at your local nurseryman and decide which you prefer. Plant these as soon as you can so they will get a good start before hot weather sets in. Your local nurseryman will have a good selection for you. He will be able to answer your questions on the right tree for your particular situation and give you information on proper culture. Now is the time to start many of your plants indoors from seed so they will be ready for planting outdoors when the ground warms up. Your egg plant, pepper, tomato seeds can be planted indoors now. You might want to plant some of your flowers as well. Petunias, ' . QS : NOW IS ,07 l's Att . can save energy Tribune Garden Editor , 1 .t;!ze by Genevieve II. Ft) Isom 1- - ,441-s 4 '',c4JfIrr'4-1- Stark Tribune Garden Consultant 1 corner mentioned a new watermelon that won the All America Selection. Will you please give me the Q. You ::: 19'78 name? Will I be able to obtain the seeds locally? L. S. Salt Lake City. A. The watermelon is Sweet Favorite. It won the bronze medal for the All American Selection for 1978. It should be planted in soil on the sandy side, and does best if a mulch is set around it. Melons produced are 32 pounds and the fruit is long and cylindrical. It is a deep red color and vines are resistant to plant diseases c Q. What house plant is called the Cast Iron Plant? Please give me the information on its proper cultiva tion? A Reader, Salt Lake City. A. The Aspidistra is called the Iron Plant as it does well in a rather shady location in the house with Ct little moisture and little care Q. Is it a good idea to 1,i,n,t garden? Should they be si,ii-let- 1mi tt,e, ' in BECAUSE OF the warm winter rose buds are coming out earlier this spring. Once the young tender shoots have started to grow it becomes very difficult to prune without breaking some of them off. For this reason rose pruning should procede as soon as possible to avoid injury to the plants. You will find pruning of bush roses very simple if you can visualize the end result before cutting begins. A well 4 ,,t;,;.,' ;'.',;--.- 7 Salt Lake City. A. Yes, start your tomatous thr plants outdoors when the soil haN A ,trieti. (ii. hier is well to wait until the soil wurrn, up i y,1. 'Ain! Ill do much better. ff' , BEAUTY the splendor nature ,s ,- , '',..,,1'.: , - , er.,Ti.-ln(iit.-,: .1 :: ,4' t 4 o living of a '41$,4441"t:::saf., the Thonh ':, tor beauty yard-wid- e treat your lawn and garden with MORGRO 0 GARDEN PRODU fib) pruned bush will end up with four to eight healthy canes, coming from the soil line or a bit higher, well spaced around the plant and prefereably pointing outward. Where possible select canes that grew last summer for the plant. How long to leave them is a matter of preference. Usual heights range from 8 to 24 inches. Spindly, weaker canes are usually cut back shorter than larger more vigorous ones. Some like their rose bushes higher so they leave the canes longer. More space between plants is required where canes are left taller. A FAST METHOD of pruning consists of topping off all plants at the desired height with a sharp pair of toppers. Equip a small boy, or your spouse, with thorn proof gloves to remove the toppings while you procede with the more scientific details or pruning. Choose the canes that are to be left to form the plant and remove all the remaining growth. If it is necessary to remove some soil to cut canes off at the base, do so. Also remove any sprouts that come from below the bud union, otherwise they may develop into the plant at the expense of the budded variety you planted. Most instructions call for cutting just above a bud pointing outward. Do this if you wish but don't be surprised if the best shoots from from the base of the plant with no regard for your careful adherence to the printed rules. BUT DO FOLLOW the look's suggestion of covering cut surfaces with shellac. grafting compound or some other sealing material to prevent borers from drilling holes in the cut canes and killing them Kick. 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