fOverman Releases
Suggestions
For Pruning Plants
Good Time to Care For
Ornamentals, Says
County .Agent
The following suggestions on or
namentals was released this week by
County Agent C. W. Overman:
Manure is an excellent fertilizer
for fruit and ornamental trees and
shrubs. A 6-8-6 fertilizer is also
good. The condition of your plant
will determine how much fertilizer to
use. In most soils, bearing fruit
trees except pears may be fertilized
at the rate of 4 to 8 pints of 6-8-6
™ fertilizer per tree. Pear trees seem
to blight less when grown in a sod
and fertilized lightly. Shade trees, if
showing starvation signs, may be fer
tilized at the rate of one to two
pounds for every inch the tree is in
diameter.
For deep rooted plants, get the fer
tilizer into the soil where the roots
can reach it. For shade trees in the
lawn, punch small holes in the soil
twelve to fifteen inches deep and.
place the fertlizer in these holes. ]
Start the holes near the trunk ami
extend them out as far as the branch-1
es reach. The more holes punched'
the better.
Practically every homestead needs
more background on screen planting.
Take a look and see if your barn lot, |
clothes line, and other unattactive
areas detract from your house and
yard. First clean up these areas, put
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things in their proper place, then
plant evergreens or build fence to
help screen. Some good plants to
use are: Elaeagnus, Glossy Privet,
Carolina Cherry I.aurel, Southern
Magnolia, American Holly, Chinese
Holly, Yaupon Holly, Photinia, Hem
lock, Native Cedar, Winter Honey
suckle (not entirely evergreen) and
Amur Privet. The Amur or old-fash
ioned privet is a lot of trouble to
keep pruned and the seed come up
j everywhere.
Here is some information about
j Amaryllis. This group of bulbs is
i semi-hardy and can be left outdoors
the year round on’y in the lower
' south. In this section of the country,
they should be potted as soon as re
ceived. Places the bulbs in a 6 to 8
inch pot and allow two-thirds of each
bulb to show above the soil. A good
soil to use is one consisting of one
third sand, one-third compost and one
third garden soil. Water sparingly
until flower buds and leaves appear:
then water freely and fertilize be
cause the plants should be kept
growing vigorously. Keep them in
the sunlight as much as possible. In
the spring when the weather gets
warm, you can take the plants out
of the pot and plunge them in the
ground or you may plant pot and all
in the ground. In the fall, before
frost, take them up and store in a
warm place (around 60 degress).
Keep the bulbs dry until buds start
growth: then repot if necessary and
water sparingly until flowering stem
begins to stretch up.
This is a good time to prune most
trees and shrubs, but prune only
those plants that need pruning. Don’t
prune just to be pruning. Observe
the natural shape of the plant and
prune to preserve it. This means
throwing away the hedge shears ex
cept for formal hedges. Don’t prune
those early spring flowering shrubs
until after they bloorn.
Anchor those newly set trees or
large shrubs with wire and stakes.
Don’t let the March winds blow the
plants around and wear a hole in the
soil around their roots. Cover the
ground around these plants .. with
straw or some other mulch.
In doing your spring yard cleaning,
don’t burn over the yard and don’t
use the brush broom. Use a rake to
clean up the coarse trash and allow
thp fine material to remain. Too
much cleaning will damage grass.
For more information cal! or see
your County Agent.
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VISITS EDISON’S HOME
Among 'the visitors who toured the
Thomas A. Edison winter home at
Fort Myers, Fla., recently was Miss
Carolyn Smith of Edenton.
The Edison home, with its adjoin
ing laboratories and extensive bot
anical gardens, was presented to the
city of Fort Myers by the inventor’s
widow, Mrs. Mina Miller Edison, a
few months before her death last
August. In November it was opened
to the public for the first time since
Mr. Edison chose his winter homesite
in 1886.
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baskets being full. The scissors are
cutting up, and the paper weight is
trying to hold them, down, while the
musilage is sticking around to see
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The ink’s well, but appears to be blue,
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Hold Meetings Feb. 2nd
W. M. Wilkins, secretary-treasurer
of the Albemarle Mutual Burial As
sociation, announces that the annual
meeting of the association will be
held at the Quinn Furniture Com
pany’s Furniture Store Monday af
ternoon, February 2, at 1 o’clock.
All members have received copies
of the financial statement for the
year 1947, and are invited to attend
the annual meeting.
BIBLE CLASS MEETS TUESDAY
The Young Women’s Bible Class of
the Baptist Church will meet at the
church Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock.
Mrs. S. F. Small, president of the
class, urges all members to be present.
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