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Show - QrGn lfnft8iflif) scEiQgale plant, tomatoes and peppers. k -Watch'' for-weeds. Young weeds are easier to remove than old, tough ones. Spray dandelions, plaintain and other broadleaf weeds in the lawn with a herbicide. Start to mow your lawn as soon as it reaches a height of 2 Vt inches. Continue to water new lawn as needed so it will be well established when hot weather comes. You can begin moving hardy houseplants outside ; now fora' summer vacation; Find spots where they'll be protected from all-day sun and gusts of wind. Follow spray program for fruit trees especially important before bloom or just after. 'y' Spray flowers. For roses use material containing both an insecticide and fungicide every 10 days. For tulips and peonies, spray when shoots begin to emerge. Soak soil and shoots. ' " ;; April; ."; New lawns can be started this month. Prepare the soil the same as you would for seed arid ,sod.?To give the ground extra tilth, use plenty of peat moss. Fertilize bulbs when they flower.-Use a general garden fertilizer very, sparingly; lightly scratch into surface. Control crabgrass with : pre-emergence spraying. Start fruit spray program with an all-purpose spray material. Apply delayed dormant dor-mant fungicide to raspberries raspber-ries for anthracnose control when leaves protrude. Fertilize trees and shrubs. Punch holes in soil around outer perimeter of the. trees and fill" with mixture of-fertilizer of-fertilizer and vermiculite. May Plant started from seeds should be thinned: and prepared for planting out in the garden. Toward the middle of the month some can be planted outdoors, such as- marigolds, zinnias, sunflowers, corn and beans. Cold-loving vegetables like cabbage and cauliflower -can be planted outdoors in i the early part of the month. Follow these with the more tender ones such as eRg-' S source,.of calcium and sulfate Vsulfdr 'for your plants. . ; v v V WiijPn josing gypsum ; ; . around roses apply Vt to l lb. f; per"; rose bush two time's a ;year;For; flower .and yeget-al?le-gardens, plow or spade in 20 to 30 lbs, per 100 sq.r ft. . of soil. , Remember to mix: well '" and add compost or V-: organic matter." Around shrubs, spade in 1 to 2 lbs. of gypsum but1 use 2 to 3 lbs. , around each evergreen! ' Ap-. Ap-. ply the gypsum in spring or fall, - watering well to help it reach - the root zone. Again, the heavy clay soil of the " ; ;weit or southwest" U.S. ivill ; need from 20 to M0 .lbs. of gypsum per 100 sq. ft. - Soils damaged by... salt need 20 to 40 lbs! of gypsum . ; per 100 sq. ft. This will cut down on' the proportion of expensive annual sod re-; re-; . placement or ; reseeding . needed along sidewalks, driveways parkways and - other thoroughfares treated with deicing salt. , Gypsum can be applied at any time of . the year, but ' spring and fall are the best because of the seasonal moisture. It'll loosen clay soil v to a 3 to 6 -inch , depth, if. merely spread on the surface , and watered in. For greater depth and faster loosening - action,, cultivate the gypsum : T mt0 jthe, top layet of soil. : Gypsttm v will fleep rAsotl conditioned onry as ong ai " enough ' soluble, calcium is available to keep the clay particles loose. For more permanent conditioning, add peat moss or, other organic . J matter. Yoii can apply gypsum easily by hand or mechanical spreader just like fertilizer r or seed. Also, because it's a natural conditioner, there's no danger to your chidren, Gypsum has a cumulative effect, so don't expect to see any obvious difference in your lawn or garden right -after the initial application. : But, within . a; few, months . after it's applied and well : v wateredin the effect on soil, : plants and lawn will be . obvious. Regular use of ''T'ypputt. will maximize the C rettirn'on, every:!andscaping , . . dollar you. spend by .helping 7 . yoir get the most value out of each bag of fertilizer; gallon 1 of water and pound of SeetL . ii ; Additional information is u . avaitable from OnitedStates r?r Gypsum Company; - Depirrt' ; V: mentV m:0 ' S, , Wacker c : : DT:rcm - '':'' aS' |