Wednesday, June 16, 1982

THE REVIEW

Gw

aa ‘By HEL. EN LANG
For several weeks pow we have
been fighting a sort of- delaying
action. “The job promised to. be
difficult, the greenhouse tended
16 getup fo inhuman tem:
- peratures’ before noon, and we
would “have to® bay. dumber to
~ complete the tasks so cach day we:
“found® something else to do and
the. poor little casireloupe and
Wwatecmelon. plants’ grew. slowly

put boards ar round the base of the
nriddle: table,. nailing them~ on
securely, since they would have to.
~ contend. with hundreds of pounds: .
of wet earth, and | proceeded to _
- fill my new bed with one foot of a
manure: sawdust combination. —
—. To. help. this: decompose - 1
“spread acgencrous: sprinkling of
‘urea, which is nitrogen in. very
strong form. guid) undersiane is

and leaked. inéreasingly.— erystalized horses. er... urine. 1
miserab lein their tiny pots. - watered. the “bed, “heavily, Next
~-Vinallys we got it done. not “morning there was such a smell of

entirely, peacefully, but with’ ay
- minimum of harsh.words, and it
looks: simply wonderfuls “be?

ammonia my eyes began to
water, but:by. adding a six-inch
=jJaver-of- rotted) compost* we got -

Lewanvesi

pic ku

- their
_. consider

heated

“pam,

rid of the odour.

..On top of this we put a. mixture
of potting. soil, peat moss and
very ancient

tucked in ‘six. watermelons, . six
canteloupes, four tomatoes .and

-- two green’ peppers, which now...
‘look completely thrilled. with the 7
: whole operation. 7

They. will be expensive melons
this year,. but during the. winter -

-we should be able to grow lettuce,

radishes, and Chinese vegetables, .
so in -time, my _ beloved.

greenhouse bed should pay. for

itself,

Anyone with any roomat allin
garden might seriously
‘some
greenhouse; it doesn’t need to be

an-elaborate affair to. be -ef-—
. fective. I’m sure we have all seen -
- plastic covered. houses, made of

pipes bent to make a series of
hoops, over-which is spread good |
“quality plastic.

- There:are books available from

any library on this subject; or you 7
 Might.-write to a.John Pierce,

R.R. 1 Niagara-On-The-Lake,

: Ontario, LOS-1JO. There was an-
_ interesting article in the Times-.
. Colonist newspaper about Pierce:

on June
thusiast,

4.— he isa real en-
especially about solar
greenhouses, and

livities are free and all teens.are -
- welcome to participate.
Clubhouse hours are 7 to 9:30.
“Tuesday. and.
“. Thursday... The. afternoons . of -
+. thesé three weekdays (3. to 5: 30.
=p. m.) are also scheduled tobe
“open. for’ RhOSs: persons needing :
“assistance *..in
a employment,
clubhouse is open 7 to 10 p. m.
. Friday” and Saturdays as. well as:
--from:noon to. 4. p.m. Sundays. a
_ Wednesday evening, 7. to 9 p.m.,
\osare gym nights at
af _ elementary school.
“4 More information is available”:
—_ by calling 656-0134 (office hours)
- 3.07 656-6713 (clubhouse ours)..
we . Speak. French and want to keep ss
ee conversational

Monday,»

_ preparing

“searches: ~The

skills? ~ .
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Most) acs.
tivitics are free and: all teens are _

The B. C, “Astrological. Society 7
ioe plans a.ineeting at:7:30 pum. June
“ 1450" ‘Elford: ‘Streety-Views
ir Speaker is: Wayne Hocevar,
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Hyecentre: tare young ‘people .
re Most: ace

our-year-olds. The school:

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: queries. ae ae
- -Watch. your: fuchsias \for:

aphids. If the tips look shrivelled,
and° the leaves distorted you

probably are nourishing an aphis
“family, so. get out..your trusty

spray bottle filled witha mixture

of Safer’s Soap or Diazinon and. -

give: them: a rude blast, making:

“sure: you. get: under. the leaves

‘where they congregate.

A lot of domesticated broom.
bushes.

will have = finished
flowering by now, . and .. will
benefit from a good hair cut.
Pruning will promote thick new.

growth close to the trunk, and

help prevent their spreading out
-all over. the’. garden.
broom is a different sotry.

should blossom all summer long.

Camellias have started to make
_lush new growth’ now that they

“have finished’ blooming. If -the

‘bush ‘is getting lanky, you can

either: take out the centre of the °
“growing tip,

leaves, or prune the bush back to
“a spot where other new growth is.
taking place.. '
.sense? It is/so much easier to. |
- show someone, rather than try to

leaving the -side
Does that make

put it into words.
-Rhododendrons. usually don’t

~ require much pruning, but. if you~
have one that is getting out of .

Garden Club meets. 7:30 = p.m.)
~ June-21 -at Margaret. Vaughan:
- Birch Hall, ney.
' Guest speaker is Bill Dale, topic: ©

4th Street, Sidney.

prpogating rhododendrons.
- Visitors welcome. Refreshments. .

Sidney Silver Threads sixth a
annual rose. show will. beheld. f
- starting Jat--1-p.m.: Saturday at °
10030 .
_ Resthaven Drive. Admission: fee:
‘refreshments. iby
‘Entries. by. senior. citizens © only...

‘Threads. centre,

- Of $l includes:

- exhibits, by 1 ‘Mrs. “Jean. Webst
“Show rules available’ at centre
7. display of - project

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Saturday at’ Ste David's Church
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stalls,

Craft Fair, ‘strawberry tea. and

-hand now is the time to do your,
‘pruning. Take. off the dead bits
- where -the. flowers were but be...
careful not) to: injure. the new:

leaves that are starting to come;

those leaves stay on’ the bush for:
. along long time. _
“You should also take the dead

~ blooms off lilacs, and prune them
“now, Dead flowers should also be «
taken.

off. roses, cutting -

flower head. off back lo a. five

leafed branch; you will notice the:

leaves closest to ‘the bloom: are
usually in a three-leafed spray.
Cutting back to. the five leaves

- promotes. new growth from that _

point, which . means more
‘flowers.
If. you find “a> strong -stem

‘growing. up from the base of'vour

the

ots eg ce ma.
| : : BLUE STRATOS _

and if. it is a-bright~
quite different

rose bush,
green. colour,

‘from the rest.of the bush, and has

its leaves in'grotips of seven, then:
you havea ‘sucker’?

your precious. rose. It.
should be pulled off, or if this is -

100 difficult,. ‘then cut it off right ees
“at the base, Cs

oA pot of: anemonies - planted

this spring: is just coming: into
flower, :
something. to. keep in mind ‘when --
you go to buy. bulbs in the fall.
It's alittle early to be talking

about -fall but. its. that kind of

day. How wonderful that we
have: three months ‘of. summer to

“come before we, have to worry

about making pickles.

- Getting married,

holiday or.

: -fust returned froma. Arip?.Or.

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