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Sunshine holds fertilizer and moistureallows excess water to drain The reason: it's Sphagnum—best because it has the highest longlasting organic content holds the most water TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS Dig these tubers after the very first light frost Bring indoors to dry Clean and store In boxes filled with vermiculite peat moss or sand I RgEgkran - Nlbah PURE CANADIAN SPHAGNUM PEAT MOSS toot The Garden Doctor Sot mow Soltsbloo"N"11CHID Weakliest I CEO Disttlbotod by WILSON MEYER ' ' - before the actual problem is at hand is because now the weather is warm and most miticides :work best in warm weather As a matter of experience we have found that it is difficult if not impossible to control these pests in the cold weather withY any of the known miticides ' One of the best insecticides for this purpose is kelthane which is 'gold 'under various trade names The principal advantage of this material is that it is effective on all species of mites—no matter what we call them—and the ' residue lasts' a long time Mix the kelthane according to directions on the container and wet thoroughly the foundation and wall of the house up three or four feet especially on the south and west sides Spray also around doors windows and other points of entrance so that any mites attempting to get In will have to walk over two or three feet of sprayed surface Wet also with the spray solution the strip of soil or lawn four to siX feet wide adjacent to the foundation Naturally you will want to leave this area undisturbed as long as possible so watering and grass cutting should ' be completed the day before spraying Remember you must spray now while it is warm before the mites start getting into the 1 ti 111 ' - 01 CO p4Lr 7 000 PAX ! 1 t ' ' r ' - tot Control - - ' -- r'- t t- APPLY THIS FALL Next Somme d 4 - 1 t t 'Mot mod Bel poet taUShaolaaasywalawa ' t iI WIN ' ' t oentrels web frees by No esellnolne imd stbnlivo - ' i qmptitelies frood4dOlow - f CRASOSAS) long Son Post Control y 11i: - i y F' '' 1 ' t - ' r 1 I( ' — 1 - ---- Kell y Wester s -- ' house Once they are in if you have failed to control them earlier Just pick them up with the vacuum cleaner or a damp cloth Be sure to empty and burn at once the harvest if the vac-uum is used otherwise they'll see you in the broom closet or wherever the cleaner rests ikt 41 I seed Diviion sae W I Sth S --- ' Sll Buy'and' ' Through Want Ms' '' ' : t Enrich the soil where the roots grow dig Sunshine Peat Moss 6° to 8 below the ' :i ')' i 1 4 3 s ' ' i' ' - "'"exli : - f ' - - ti -- fi ! ' - i - - li12 - '' '''' i 2 ' - - tie I o 14 I you might find it convenient to store corms of one kind in a berry box with the name placed on the container These can then be placed in a large case for ease of storing Check the corms as well as dahlia tubers at intervals' during the winter Continued from Page 20 ii t ' 4 f t44 t" ' g' '") ‘' ‘ :f' ' 1 N - '' ' 1 - ‘'' ''' ''31 ) t t i ' ' ' 3 el'O - ' ( ' 1k ' $ 1 A ' - - ' ' - ' 1 ' - : 1 'kl TA 40 Ay cut back to the corm at the time they are dug Allow the corms to dry before cleaning off the old roots and the mother bulb Alter being cleaned dust the corms with DDT and store them in a cool place Save all the bulblets and store Planted next spring they will develop into large bulbs which will probably flower the following year Corms should be stored not more than four deep in a flat or tray If you grow but a few of each variety 1 :AKIP4011144404-40:- 0 " 1 - - - AO '' - ii ' - i4 i i - 4( 1 i I ' ' : N 1 e- - N t 1 f — - i f -( ' - p t ft 44:1IoNsk Dahlia tubers vthkh produce beautiful flowers such as this grOwn by Fred Greenfield 1233-8t- h East St- - deserve Proper storog if you expect lovely blooms next Se0SOno The dahlia clumps should be placed in boxes which are filled with a storage ma terial such as vermiculate peat moss or sand Tomato lugs make good storage boxes and they hold four or five good size clumps They have an added advantage in that they are not too heavy to carry Vermiculite makes a good storage material as it is light in weight Store the tubers in a temperature as near to 50 degrees as possible Dahlias are a good investment as the tuber planted in the spring usually develops five or more tubers depending upon the variety Thebig dividend should be properly cared for ''L I" 1 t L DAHLIAS—The tubers of these forgeous flowers should be dug after the first bard frost has blackened the leaves The tubers are brittle so carefully dig around the clump with a digging fork Lift the clump of tubers gently so as to not break or injure the roots After the clump is out of the ground cut off the stem to about three inches above the tubers It is on the stem that the eyes or sprouts develop Turn the tubers upside down to drain for a day If the weather is nice this may be done outside Otherwise place the tubers where they will be out of the freezing weather After draining the dirt should GLADIOLUS—Dig gladiolus bulbs or be cleaned off the clump and the variety corms after the foliage has turned yellow marked This marking can be done in which is approximately Ix weeks after several ways A label can be placed on each blooming If the foliage remains green tuber clump or you can write the name dig the bulbs after the first frost Dig of the variety on the tubers with indelible each variety separately and place in a box to dry Label the boxes Stems can be pencil k - 1 AHLIAS gladiolus and tuberous rooted begonias are three popular and lovely flowers which add much to the beauty of the summer and fall garden' These cool autumn days however bring a reminder that the bulbs must soon be dug and stored Proper digging methods and storage will assure you of a supply of lovely flowers next year k P 4 t- ' i t clo' A' 4 1 4I I' I ''' r 11 1 A 041 i 7 ')- 0 ii-- 0 I suoi ( 1 1 i k la -- c by Kim Bruce tit t '"'t ' 1 1 1 i - - Y f ' ! 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