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It's Spring ? Your Garden, Shrubs, Plants Need You! By FLOY G. GARNER Home Agent Spring U here! Thi* meant of courac that gardening time ii with ui, and this applies to our orna mentals and flowers ai well a< to our fruits and vegetables. ? Planta have had a hard time thii winter, *o let'i give them' ex tra good care thii spring. Here are some questions and answers from Mr. John H. Harris, exten sion horticulturist, that may help you. Q. What can we do to help cold damaged plants? A. Prune out girdled stems and obviously dead growth. Don't re move split stems that may heal over. Fertilize moderately, mulch, and keep moist. Q. When do you fertilise trees and shrubs, and bow much do you use? A. Fertilize when growth starts with 2-4 pints of a garden fertili zer to each 100 square feet. Re peat during the summer if ne cessary. Plants growing in good soil may need n o fertilizing. Use vour iude h1"11..,' , Floy G. Garner Q. When do yon feed lawns and how much do yoa u?f! A. Use a fertilizer such as 8-8-8 at the rate of 20 pounda per 1,000 square feet, when growth starts Spread fertilizer evenly when the grass is dry. Kollow with nitro gen in about three months if needed. Q. What about booemeal and cottonseed meal as a fertiliser? A. All plants need some nitro gen and bonemeal contains little, if any. so use it as a supplement It's good for iris since iris do best with low nitrogen. Cottonseed meal is about 7-2-2, rather expensive for the nutrients you get, but it docs become available slowly and thus lasts a long time. Q. Can camellias be pruned, if so, when? A. Yes, prune lightly any time. If heavy pruning is necessary, do this immediately after flowering. Q. What causes yellow spots and streaks in a laws at thia lime of year? A. More than likely an uneven distribution of fertilizer. In other words these yellow spdts may in dicate a lack of nitrogen. Apply nitrogen or a complete fertilizer. Q. How do yoa get rid of weeds in a lawn? A. Do four things: (1) have soil tested and apply lime if recom mended. (2) Be sure you are try ing to grow an adapted grass. (3) Fertilize as suggested above. (4) Spray with an amine form of 2, 4-D. Follow the diraetions and pre cautions on the container. Albert A. Banadyga, extension horticulturist, gives us the follow ing information and suggestions to help us with our strawberries and vegetable gardening. Your strawberries deserve spe cial attention. Host areas of North Carolina will again producc fewer strawberries than we can use. Special care at this time of year may mean more fruit on your table and in your freccer Watch Out for Spring Frosts: Protection if available for your plant;. Select a good site; land higher than other areas. When frost isrpre<HctCd, take the mulch from between the rows and apply this over the plants. If the tem perature rises the next morning, this material should be removed from the plants. . - Apply I heavy waxed paper three . or four feet wide over the row . ' ? ? ' tod remove tbe following morn ing. Irrigate the planting with a low nozzle. Start the water when frost is found on leavea in loweat part of planting, keep the water running aa long aa ice ia on tbe planta. Warning- Pnn't turn off the wa ter while ice ia on the planta; If you do, the bloomi will freeze. If water ia available, this ia the moat foolproof method; one re port showed protection to about 24 degrees F. Either of these methods suggested will help in preventing frost damage to your strawberries. Poor stands in the vegetable garden are caused by poor soil preparation, bad seed, insects, di seases. or fertilizer injury. Poor stands result in more grass or weeds and less yield. Just a little added effort in pre paring the soil can do wonders. Mix the fertilizer with the soil thoroughly to prevent fertilizer in jury. Many small garden seeds are planted too deep. Plant most seeds 2 to 3 times as deep as the thickness of the seed. Lettucc seed, however, requires some light for germination and should be planted only deep enough to cover the seed. Established asparagus plantings should be fertilized this month be fore the new shoots come through. Broadcast 2 to 3 pounds of 5-10-10 fertilizer over each 100 square feet of row space and work it into the upper 3 or 4 inches of soil. Hotcaps are good for starting early plants ia the row, especially the warm season crops like cu cumbers, cantaloupes and water melons. Under hotcaps these vege tables are planted 2-3 weeks ear lier than they are normally planted in the open. On bright sunny days these hotcaps must be ventilated to prevent heat injury to the ten der plants. To prevent caking or crusting and to conserve moisture a thm layer of sawdust mulch directly over seeded vegetables will hasten germination and improve stands Don't forget? your extension of fices ? the farm agent and the home agent are always ready to help you in any way they can. Telephone numbers: Farm Agent Beaufort, 2-4381; Home Agent Beaufort, 2-4011. fMsass March 19 ? Miss Jean Carroll Pittman of Saered Heart College spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pittman. The Rev. Robert Poulk of Core Creek filled hit regular appoint ment here Sunday morning Mrs. Emma Beachem who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Benson Bright af Mcrritt, has re turned home. Mr. and Mrs. John Gaskill and children of Florida spent the week end here with her parents, the Pittmans. Mrs. James Robinson and chil dren of Morehead City spent Sun day with her parrots, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Carraway. Mra. J. M. Stalling! visited Mrs. Thurmon Pittman Sunday after noon. Thro* Insurance Man To Attend Convention D. A. Moore, staff manager for the Life and Casualty Insurance Co., Morehead City, has been noti fied that he, C. 11. Willis and J. N. Jones have qualified for the com pany's annual convention to be held at Miami Beach, Fla., April 20 to 23. The expense-free trip is awarded to top sales leader* as a result of their production records for the year 1957.. NAL THi ONLY THROUGH HAM SUtVKt NORFOLK NON-STOF? 51 Minutes PHILADELPHIA 10 CMNSE or PUKE BOSTON ao ounce or puii fcr bmn+m FLY NATIONAL AIRLINE OF THE STARS March 1(? Mr. and Mr*. William Tickle Sr. of Biuefield, Va. arrived laat week to ipeod some time with Meir son and family. Mr. and Mrs. WUliam Tickle Jr. at West Beaufort. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Guthrie of Morebead City visited Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Willis Sunday after noon. Mrs. William Willis spent the wc?lttnd here with her mother, Mr*. JnMa Pake. -- -t Mr*. Charle* Pita Jr. visited Mr. and Mr*. Charlie Pake Sr. Saturday morning. Mr. Herman Reid, Beaufort RFD, and Mr*. A1 Biermann of Wert Beaufort visited Mrs. Dallas Willis last week. Mr. Baker Lupton spent the weekend with his family at Suf folk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Cassie Mann of Morehead City visited Mr. and Mrs. Jimmlc Lupton Sunday. Mr*. Ella Pittman, who visited her daughter*, Mr*. Clarence Roee at Vandemere and Mr*. Nancy Barker at Oriental, returned home la(t week. Mr. Guy Daniels made a bus iness trip (?''New Bern the paat weekend. , Mr. and Mr?. Monroe Simpson visited relatives at Williston the paat weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Willis and children visited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pilcher and daughter, Terena, Hancock Park, were visitors in the community, Saturday; Mr. and Mrs William Tickle and two children of West Beaufort and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tickle Sr. risited Mr. and Mr?. Monroe Sim (?oo Sunday. Mr. and Mri. Jerry WUHi and baby ton. Jerry Jr. apent some time her* Sunday. Mr. and Mra. Frank Mclntaah and daughter, Eleanor, vialted Mr. and Mra. Fertile Mclntoah at Mar thallberg and Mr. and Mri. A. Lawrence at Otway Sunday Mr. and Mri. Roy Dlckiuaon and daughters of Core Creek via ited her mother, Mr. Sophia Lup ton Sunday. Livestock are procesaed and packed in more than 380 meat plant! in Iliinoia. Tuttle's Grove March 1*-Tbe official board of Tut tie' ? Grove Mothodiat Church held Its regular monthly meeting Friday night. The 11 o'clock worship service at Tuttle's Grove was conducted by Mr. Chappel of Newport on Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Dudley and sons, Guion and Craig, viaited Mrs. Dudley's brother, Mr. Gray Wetherington, Sunday. Mr. Wether ington is a patient in a hospital in Tarboro. The Misses Marilyn Merrill, Sue Merrill and Shirley Norrii ?pent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Eve lyn Jordan. The regular meeting of the WSCS will meet with Mrs. Dollie Dudley on Thursday night. The first ses sion of the study course, "Crosa and Crisis in Japan" will be pre sented by Mrs. B. A. Phelps and Mrs. Graydon Jordan. The second session will be given on the fol lowing Friday night after the prayer service. There are approximately 120 million tropical fish in 20 million home aquariums in the United States. Everything Must Go! Sell-Out to the Bare Walls! SALE STARTS MONDAY Come Early . . . Our Loss is Your Gain . . . Values Like You've Never Seen Before! Wrought Iron \ Sectional Sofa Chair and Table* Complete $109.06 2-Piece Foam Rubber Living Room Suites One Turquoise One Gold Regular *30?.S5 SALE tlQO AA PRICE f I 3-Piece Sofa-Bed Suite SALE (an ft/ PRICE Brown or Turquoise One Early American Sofa and Chair $227 06 o?*r>9b SALE BEGINS MONDAY MARCH 24, 8:30 a.m. INC. 1 309 ARENDELL ST. Morehead City ( ? - * - Furniture , . . for gracious living
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