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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, April 18, 1958
Buds
AND
Blossoms
By
MAMIE MILLER
A ; (he warm weather moves in,
the grass, flowei's and shrubs and
trees make their contribution to
Him Who landscaped our universe.
While the weather is good for
transplanting, we should trans
plant our chrysanthemums. It is
also time to divide big clumps of
da\- lilies. Space them at least
one foot apart in clusters or
groups.
li any sprouts of dahlias appear
the\ may be snipped and placed
where they are to bloom. They do
nol ()ave to have a tuber. Do your
fever lew plants the same way.
The\ will bloom this Spring.
W th al! the colorful blossoms
we have now, it is time to browse
around and select the colors we
want in the pansy, daffodil, narcis
si. English daisy, viola and pinks.
These may be dried by the
borax and sand, borax and meal,
or ,iust sand method. If you want
pretty dried arrangements next
Fall, now is the time to gather
the ones you wish to use in them
and to make trays and wall
placques.
The 23rd Psalm says, “He leads
me beside the still waters” and we
find ourselves at this time of year
beside the garden pool. One senses
a feeling of surrender. There is
serenity and relaxation in the cool,
shady spot in the yard.
Drain and clean the pool, and
plant arrowhead, oriental iris,
bugle plant, strawberry begonia
and forget-me-nots. Thfere are many
.iobs to be done this particular
week it you are your own garden
er. If you hire a gardener, watch!
Follow the advice of the ^Belfast
Farm Journal when it says of your
prospective gardener: “Look at the
trousers. If they are patched on the
knees, you want him. If they are
patched on the seat, you don’t.”
In Nev; Bern we have many beau
tiful budding trees, flowering
shrubs and flowers. After a terri
ble Winter, let us take time to en-
,ioy this lovely season, for,
“Kindly Spring again is here.
Trees and fields in bloom ap
pear;
Hark, the birds with artless ways.
Warble their Creator’s praise.
Lord, afford a Spring to me.
Let me feel like what I see;
Speak, and by-Thy'gracious voice.
Make my drooping soul rejoice.
Amen!”
—J. Newton.
The company in which you will
improve most wil be least expen
sive to you.—Washington.
Good Home
Garden Has
Basic Plans
“Plan before you plant.” That’s
a basic rule for successful garden
ing, says H. M» Covington, horti
cultural specialist for the N. C
Agricultural Extension Service.
Covington says that many vege
tables grown in the home garden
are wasted because an over-abun
dance of one vegetable matures
at the same time. With few excep
tions, vegetables remain edible
for only a short period after they
reach maturity. Top quality is of
ten even more transient.
One way to avoid having too
large a crop at once, then nothing,
is to make sucessivc plantings of
the samd vegetable, Covington ad
vises. Plant only enough seed of
crops like corn, beans, lettuce, and
radish to provide the amount that
can be used within a short period.
Then, after a few weeks, plant
another lot to mature after the
first harvest has been exhausted.
Or, if the variety used will not do
well later in the season, plant oth
er vaiieties that mature later.
This kind of planning calls for a I
careful study of seed varieties and
must be done well ahead of plant
ing time. It may also require the
purchase of more .seed, therefore a
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these things pay off in greater sat
isfaction at harvest time.
Another thing to look for in stu
dying the seed varieties is the
height to which they will grow.
Tall-growing crops should be
planted together and low-gn>w
ing ones together (preferably to
the south of the taller ones) to
avoid shading the lower plants.
Vegetables need about eight hours
of. full sunlight to produce well.
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