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Show How Does Your Garden Grow? And now that fall is here in all its gorgeous splendor, how many of us are taking time off to enjoy it? The storm left enough snow on the highest peaks of old Timpanogos to remind us that winter isn't far off. It also left the leaves and shrubbery shrub-bery berries a riot of color with just enough green in the grass for a perfect background. Many rock gardens at this time of year are at their best; in fact, all the flowers that are still blooming bloom-ing are better since the cool fall evenings arrived. We should all get out and enjoy to the fullest degree the out-of-doors in October. Dahlias Dah-lias in all their majestic glory are to toe seen in many gardens, and we marvel at their size, their color and the beautiful way nature has folded and curled and fluffed their petals. Soon the feather chrysanthemums will begin to open and their great 7xmpons will hold the attention of flower lovers. While the chrysanthemum buds are growing larger each day, how many of us have taken time to feed and nourish them?. How many know that these particular plants are great feeders, and if you would like the blossoms to be the largest and have the richest colors possible, the plants must have special care while the buds are maturing. A generous water supply around the roots, not sprinkled over the foliage, is the first consideration. Give them enough water to soak down to all the root fibers, but do not let the water stand in a pond around the plants. Fertilizer applied ap-plied about once a week will work wonders with your chrysanthemums about this time of year. After a hard rain storm go out by the barn where the rain has run off from the manure and stands in a puddle, dip up some of this and pour it around the roots of your plants. You'll be surprised how much larger larg-er and prettier the chrysanthemum blossoms will be when they get out in bloom. n |