Farming news
3*H".
May work brings
Summer blooms
-Houseplant steins break off
close to the soil when fed cootin
ugusly with water softened with
CMriitioning salts. Catch rain wa
. ter, if you can, or use bottled wa
! tkr. Water softeners replace mag
^nesium and calcium salts with
? sodium ions, which are quite toxic
to plants.
- 'Prune hydrangeas, if they are
out of shape or too big. Otherwise,
leave them alone.
-Harvest horseradish. Don't
worry about having to plant again.
Hie smallest piece of root, broken
'off and left remaining in the
ground, will reproduce. In fact, if
you peel horseradish, and plant the
peelings? right? more horseradish
plants will grow.
Scatter horseradish leaves in the
potato patch to keep beetles under
control.
-Transplant amaryllis into the
garden. Slide the plant out gently
and'.try not to disturb the root sys
tem. Bury the bulbs up to their
necks as protection from the sun.
. .Mulch with grass clippings or hay.
Stake to holdup floppy leaves. Fer
tilize once a month with cow ma
' riufe tea, fish emulsion, or a liquid
fertilizer with a high phosphorus
content.
.-Thin radishes and carrots. Wash
the thinnings and use in vegetable
salads.
. -Caladiums need a lot of water.
Chgqk them often for dryness.
-Treat broccoli and cabbage with
Bacillus thuringus for looper and
.cabbage worm control.
;-Keep potatoes well mulched
'against sunscald
-Thin fruit on trees, especially
plums, which are prone to rampant
growth.
-Fertilize strawberries now with
cow manure tea. Always wash
strawberries first before capping.
Berry caps act like bottle caps, and
prevent water from getting into the
interior, which dilutes the flavor,
invites spoilage, and softens the
texture.
-Poorly flowering geraniums are
not getting enough light. Make sure
your plants are receiving 6 to 8
hours of sunlight per day..
-Stake tomatoes and make trel
lises for runner beans as soon as
possible after planting.
Sidedress cukes, cantaloupes,
and watermelons when the vines
start to run.
-Do not despair if last year's new
peony plants are still not blooming.
Peonies can take up to five years to
flower. So stick around. Feed them
once a year with compost or any
complete organic fertilizer. Keep
grass away from the crowns, and
water during dry times. One day
blooms? I promise.
\ County Extension Agent Paige Underwood presents a check for
? over $500 to Mrs. Katherine Biggers of the Perquimans County
? Ubrary Committee. The extension homemakers clubs raised the
> funds recently at a community auction and dinner.
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Bonnie Strawser, Recreation Planner from the Alligator River Re
guge, explains techniques used in capturing animals for release in
the refuge. The capture and release of the red wolves is their most
recent project.
Mm* Williams, District Fore* Ranger, explains the duties of a
ranger along with some fireflghting techniques.
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Assistant Principal Brenda Terranova looks on with students as
Pete Kornegay, NC Wildlife Commission, explains the different fish
types and methods used in determining their ages.
Edenton ber'.eeper Samuel Cox explains the bee's ability to
search for pollen on nearby trees. His demonstration included the
bees in their working process, making honey.
Principal Gary Stubbins is joined by students and Perquimans Con
servation supervisors George Winslow and Carroll Williams as Sam
Cox explains the money-making process.
The conservation pictures above
were submitted by Ginger
O'Neal, county conservation
secretary. They were taken at a
conservation field day on the Ed
Nixon Farm. Perquimans Middle
School students enjoyed the in
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from District Conservationist John Myers, District Technician Bob
Larsh and Perquimans Conservation supervisors George Winslow
and Carroll Williams.
Gypsy moth traps set :
Raleigh? The North Carolina
Department of Agriculture will be
placing pheromone- baited gypsy
moth traps in all counties in the
state between April and July 1969.
This effort is in cooperation with
the USDA Animal ana Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), North
Carolina Forest Service (NCFS),
and USDA Forest Service.
The triangular, fluorescent
green or orange traps will be
placed at intervals of one trap per
four square miles. Areas of high
concern will be trapped on a more
intensive level, ranging from nine
traps per acre to 25 traps per
square mile.
In areas with high potential for
accidental introduction of the
gypsy moth such as campgrounds
and recreation areas, priority
traps will be placed. The traps will
be placed wherever possible on
highway rights of way.
"The gypsy moth trapping sys
tem is critical in our efforts to pre
vent the spread of gypsy moth be
cause it allows us to locate new
infestations in the state," said Ag
riculture Commissioner Jim Gra
ham.
The trapping program is fi
nanced jointly by NCDA and by
USDA, which contributed $35,000
or approximately 50 percent of the
cost.
Area personnel will begin the
trapping efforts during the last
week of April, with final placement
statewide by July. Traps will be
monitored throughout the summer
with final trap removal by Septem- ?
ber. At this point, trapping data
will be compiled and any new
areas of concern will be surveyed
to identify any other life stages of
the pest.
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