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t^ge 6 THI NIW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, May 16, 1988 Fi It Tak^s Moisture As Well As Right Temperature For Seed Are your flower seeds sprout ing nicely? Chattees are they are coming up promptly and thickly (maybe too thickly), because in general spring is the season when conditions are best for making seeds sprout. But, if a couple of weeks have passed since you planted the seeds and nothing has happened then you might begin to consider the reasons for a slow start. It takes a certain combination of conditions to make seeds begin to grow. The first is moisture. Without enough moisture in the soil to stimulate growth activity the seed will simply lie dormant until such moisture is available. So, if you have planted in fairly dry soil, or if the soil has dried out rapidly through wind and heat since yon sowed yoUr garden, it may be that you’ll have to wait for a rain or supply moisture by sprinkling the garden in order to VITA-VAR PAINTS MITCHELL'S HARDWARE 315 S. Front ME 7-3100 get things started. The next factor in beginning growth Is the temperature. Seeds can be soaking wet in the ground for months during the winter, but they won’t begin to sprout until the temperature rises to a certain point. Some kinds of seeds sprout at a fairly low temperature (lark spur, for instance), while others require much more heat before they go into action (for instance, celosia). If you’ve had pretty cool weather, then, you might find some kinds up and growing well, whBe others aren’t showing any sign of life. ’The thing to do then, is to be patient. When it Warms up they’ll burst into activity. The only dan ger here lies in the possibility that very long exposure to cold, wet soil might permit attacks of fungus diseases which rot the seed before it begins to grow. For this reason, it is desirable to wait until the soil is warm before you plant such things as zinnias, mari golds Or sunflowers. One other reason for certain rows being up and growing while others show no signs of life lies in the fact that some seeds just naturally sprout quickly while oth ers take a long time. For instance you might, under the very best of conditions, see zinnia seedlings starting through the surface in on ly three or four days, and germi nation could be complete in less than a week. On the other hand, seed of the perennial sweet pea (Lathyrus latifolius) is invariably slow to start, with the fastest ger mination seldom accomplished in less than a month. So, before you decide the seeds you planted aren’t going to grow consider whether there has been steady and arnme moisture in tl)e the temperature has soil, whether been high enough to stimulate germination, and whether this might not be one of the kinds which take a little longer to start than others. Replanting all too frequently reisults in double the number of plants you need, both sowings coming Up when sprout ing conditions are favorable. GARDEN TIME By M. B. (^ARDNBR N. C. State Cellete Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Continuous Servico Since 1885 LENNOX COMFORT CRAFTSMEN THE S. B. PARKER CO. 215-217 Craven Street New Bern, N. C. Dial ME 7-33S7 Don't Forget Your Week-End Special PACKAGED TO GO Barbecue, Bread and Slaw for Two $1.00 Barbecue, Bread and Slow for Four .... $2.00 SUPER SPECIAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Half Barbecue Chicken with all the trimmin|p to eat on the premises or take out (listen), just $1.00 The best in seafoods and regular dinners served with Foleys Famous home cooked pies, fresh daily. You can got your barbecue fine or-coarse cleaver cut. For Your Convonioneo When We Are Closed, Pick Up Our Barbecue Next Door at Hayes Food Center. MOORE'S BARBECUE Phono ME 7-2276 1216 Broad Street If you have read this column from week to week, 1 hope that you have a speaking acquaintance with the more common bugs which ha rass you and your plants, t feel rather sure, that some puzzlers still come to your attention which give you trouble. Soft bodied insects such as cater pillars, maggots and^ubs, should be placed in small bottles filled with 70 per cent alcohol, rubbing alcohol or shaving lotion. Insects in or on plants may be placed in moistureproof containers with enough of the plant material to prevent shaking. Insects in wood and soil should be sent in a small quantity of the material On which they have been feeding. Again, do not leave empty space in the con tainers. Dead insects may be sent in either a preservative or in crum pled tissue in a box. You can send either to me or to the Extension Entomologist, Gard ner Hall, State College Station, Ra leigh, N. C. Aphids (plant lice) have hatched and I found a generous number on my spireas. These pests attack so many crops that you want to keep a close watch. They are sucking iit- sects so your spray must come in contact with their bodies to be ef fective. Spray thoroughly, especial ly on'the undersides of the leaves, Use Lindane or Malathion accord ing to directions. Stake and mulch your tomatoes, Keep your vegetables free of weeds and sidedress quick maturing crops such as lettuce with nitrate of soda. Mow the lawn regularly and not too close. Topdress with nitrogen as needed to promote good growth and color. Much emphasis is being placed on the slogan, “Grow a Square Meal Around the Home.’’ You cannot af ford not to do this if you have the land available. Production of your home food supply will not only rC suit in much personal satisfaction but will save you money and as sure your family of a well balanc ed diet. Ask your county agent for a home garden manual and rec ommmidations for insect and dis ease control. Pesture 1$ a Pius I you om got teMw oi—Pina s Md lM» vp I RmM EoMtfwt alM Rm mpperf MiW ErHtAi, rdaxm. fWMt up fk«i bock ikukIu. AriifWart A Saaly Cggbg|p«dl«-Mallruil tt aclvally LMurTwAMyav ikwp NTMprav* yow |MMWa. gaptaw Ibat wanv-avt drat- Iran wHb a Poitafapadlc—tha kind davtara raawmNHid. Mf ar TWki SM 1 . . $T9,s6 Always . . . Maldilng FaMdsHan f79.5tt MIM RaMM » Piaca Sat $179.50 £ s LEVEL BEST POSTUREPEDiC* MATTRESS OETTINGER BROS., INC. Good Furniture for Good Homes aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiR $50.00 Allowance for Your Old Range Regardlest of Aga or Condition oil • nbw COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC PVROFAX GAS RANGE L«N(f Down Payment Easy Terms OAS SKRVtCeit Craven County Gas Co. “Flowers may beckon toward u4, but they speak toward Heaven and God.”—^Henry Ward Beecher. Enjoy the beautiful vines around us. Start new ones. They may be used for blossoms of beauty, or just screening. We have .Dutchman pipe, silver fleece vine, hydrangea \dne, cucum ber vine, and clematis, cathedral bells, scarlet-runner beans and out colorful morning-glory. The woods are now colorful with wild flowers. In this locality we find alum root, blood root, blue bonnet, columbine, pasque flowet, Solomon seal, to^h-Wort, gentian, Jack-hi the-pulpH, lady-slippers, and Jacob’s ladder. Seek to identify each. Most of the wild flowers have medical uses. See that your gardett is well lighted. A garden is too pretty not to enjoy at night. Use a colorful bulb to keep insects away. Many hours may be spent eating out in the garden, and much time may be saved. Many friendships can be shared under such pleasant sur roundings. Our outdoor fireplace may be made from old drums or we can have a portable outdoor grill. While the weeds and grasses grow, cut and save an the clippings to-put in a compost pile. Make your compOst pile in shade, and you won’t have to water it so often, r Clip the buds of the chrysan themums, so they ^1 bb larger next Fall. Sow a new crop of zinnia and marigold seed. This will give you a,continuous crop of lowers. Place more fertilizer around flow-" ers, and this will produce more blossoms. ‘ “He was as the flower of roses in the Spring of the yew, as niies by the rivers of waters; and as the branches of the fraiduncense tree in the time of Summer.”---£ccles- iastes 50:8. THE hard WAY Misfortune may be a good teach er, but a man is fortunate if he can learn his lessOn without her. W. C. CHADWICK GENERAL insurance Clark Building Talaphonas: dffla* M« 7-314S • Kama Ml 7-3432 Take a Few Steps and Save in Our Self-Service Sudget Department JOHANSEN, RHYTHM STEP, PARADISEtiTTENS, NATURALIZERS, DR. LOCKE’S, SANDLER OF BOSTON, AND FIANCEES Black Patent Leather, Blue Calf, White,' Brown & White WHY BUY CHEAP SHOiSr When Ygu Can Buy Good Shoes Cheap? 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