THE YANCEY RECORD
THURSDAY, JANUARY 83, 1064
Garden Time
BY M. E. GARDNER
N. C. State
Every now and then my editor
comes up with a good idea. Most
of the time be just need-as me.
Now be wants to know why I have
never mentioned wood aihes in
my column as a fertilizer and
sod conditioner. The power of sug
gestion may be his own naive
method of getting his questions
answered.
Com® to think of it, thc-gh, his
idea may be a good one because
I had to do a mite of rese rch, ah
of Which mas confusing, as r the
analyses vary so much. So this
will be mostly about wood ashes.
Wood ashes contain a out 45
per cent calcium carborrte (a
form of lime), about- 10 per cent
potash and about 2 per cent phos
phcuoirs. You can see that they
do have some fertilizer value be
cause three of the major plant
food elements are presen , only
nitrogen is absent. This element
can be- easily supplied at a side
dressing. The kind of wo - d used
in the fireplace, whetrer hard or
soft, wi'-t also affect the aalysis.
Wood ashes should be collected
and stored in a dry place until
ready for use. If they are piled
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■ outside and exposed to th weath
. er, they will lose much >f their
nutrient value due to lea Jag by
rainwater. If you do not 1 ve suf
. fieient volume to save : r seil J
; application, they should ,b spread
over the compost pile, as , Elected.
We should consider wood
ashes as a siippleme it t rather
than a substitute for the regular
fertilizer* program. Thi- we e from
the burning process is t >ecia*ly
good for the root and bu crops,
fruit trees and grapevines It may
; also be used in the ann 1 and
perennial flower beds. I ) uld go
a little easy on azaleas, c neilias,
rhododendrons and tfnebfc ies be
cause of tre relatively hi r cal
cium content, which ma raise
the soil pH too high. The plants
like an add soil reaction
How much to use? A1 ut one
good shovelful per square ard of
soil area- Mix well with he soil
or work in as you would i .-tilizer.
If you want to do a l ttl- experi
menting try this-in your * getabie
garden or flower bed. t i only
wood ashes and top or si > dress
with nitrate of soda accc '.ing to 1
the needs of the plants yc select.
Men in
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7th INFANTRY (DTV., KOREA
<AHTNC)—Army MSG Clyde H.
Robinson, 34, whose wile, Mary
lives at 1912 Ramsay St., Balti
more, Md., participated with oth
er members of the 2d Battalion of
the 6th Infantry Division’s Btr
Artillery in a three day field
training exercise in Korea early
in December.
| The exercise was cond cted to
test the combat readiness erf Se~
geant Robinson’s unit.
He is first sergeant of the
battalion’s Battery A in Korea.
Robinson entered the Army in
1948 and arrived overseas in Sep
tember 1963 on this tour <f duty.
The sergeant attended Beech
Gften High School, Ivy, N C, His
father, Ernest Robinson, lives on
Route 3, Burnsville, N. C.
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inson of Route i, Green h mntafn,
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State. Plight students of the Navy,
Marine Corps, Coast Qua d, and
some foreign countries receive
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How many times have you
been advised to call off a fish
trip ‘ because the water’s
<»:»ddy?” Probably quite often,
especially dr ring the rainy
months wiren downpours wash
silt down streams and into
• lakes.
For most anglers, fishing
comes to a standstill.
Bpt there’s an exception to
every role, particularly when
fishing is concerned, state the
-folks at Merenry outboards.
And there’s one special style of
angling in which muddy water
can be a real asset— bass fish
ing.
Fishing when a' lake's all
cloudy and "messed up” calls
for different advertising tech
niques,, If a bass can’t see a
lure, ; then offer him something
he oan hear, smell and taste.
I Take a cork and ‘‘dish out"
the bottom end so that it will
“plop” loudly when cast by rod
or long cane pole to the shore
line. Two feet down from the
cork, attach a hook with a glob
of worms. As this rig is re
trieved, jerk the rod up and'
down briskly. The fish hears, i
smells and tastes, and he’s on. i
For beat results, say the
Mercury authorities, cruise a- 1
round the, shoreline until you [
find a spot where the muddy'
water is just starting to clear 1 ,
at the edges, near stumps or in
weed patches.
Instead of staying home wnen
| the lake looks like it should be
plowed rather than fished, give
this technique a try.
4 .You might surprise a lot of
in the process.
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