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By Bruce Williams, PhJ). Brunswick County Cooperative Extension Service Dear Plant Doctor: My marigolds and petunias are growing tall and leggy with only one or two blooms at the top of the plant. I have kept the old blooms clipped off and removed the sucker leaves from the bottom or the plant. What should I do to get full bushy plants? Also, is water processed through a water conditioner better or worse for my plants than water straight from the well? Thanks for your help. Answer Inadequate light or water, the inappropriate cultivar, poor soil fertility, disease, herbicides or high plant density can cause legginess in vegetable and flowering plants. Full sun, water and a balanced diet of plant nutrients are the best guarantee for healthy, full blooming marigolds and petunias. I am sending you a brand-new publication titled "Selec tion and Use of Stress Tolerant Bed ding Plants for the Landscape" by Dr. Doug Bailey. This publication will help you determine and solve the problem with your plants. Your question regarding water cannot be answered without know ing more about the chemistry of the water from your well or water con ditioner. The North Carolina Depart ment of Agriculture in cooperation with the N. C. Cooperative Extend sion Service offers a water testing analysis for irrigation water. This test will determine the suitability of your well water or conditioned water for irrigating plants. Taking a proper water sample is critical. Con tact your local N. C. Cooperative Extension Service office for forms, information regarding sampling techniques and other pertinent in formation. A complete water analy sis for irrigation purposes costs only $4. Dear Plant Doctor: "Restricted Use Pesticide". Records and a paper trail must be kept for anyone using restricted use pesticides. The appropriate pesticide license can be obtained following an educational program and test ad ministered by the N. C. Cooperative Extension Service and the North Plant Bruce Williams Ph.D. r ^ ^r\ st u I have some pussy willows tak ing root in water. There are new leaves popping out all over the stem. Where and how should I plant these cuttings outside? Any tips you could give me would be appreciated. Answer: Transplant rooted pussy willow cuttings into a sterile potting soil mix and use a small plastic or clay pot with adequate bottom drainage. Keep the newly transplanted plant in a partially shaded, protected environment until shoot growth continues and root growth fills up a large portion of the soil volume in the pot. Gradually harden-off young plants by moving outside to a partially shaded area. Transplant to a sunny, wet site which soil has been properly cultivated and amended with fertil izer, then step back! The native pussy willow (Salix discolor) is a fast-growing, hardy shrub native to wet places in the eastern United States. Dear Plant Doctor: I recently was told by a clerk at the garden store that I had to have a license to buy certain in secticides. I do not understand the licensing requirement; please ex plain in simple English without all that government gibberish. All I want to do is kill the bugs eating up my garden. Your help will be appreciated. Answer: North Carolina has some of the most prudent pesticide licens ing laws in the United States. A li cense is required by private (farmers or home gardeners) and commercial applicators to purchase and use any pesticide classified by the EPA as a Tickets will be available for a quilt to be raffled off during the N. C. Fourth of July Festival. It is queen size with a double wedding ring de sign. The quilt is given by the 55 and Over Club. Magic Maids We'll make housework disappear like magic! Residential • Commercial Reasonable Rates 253-7429 • 845-8623 Lordy, Lordy Uncle Steve is 40! BRUNSWICK LP GAS CO. * 37 River Rd. 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