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‘nium plants seem to

about eight inches. Making

sure you have plants of the

same color, place three of them

when it warms up in spring.

Water during the winter only if

they become very dry. Boe
Ifyou prefer to take cuttings

Dip the base of each cutting
in rooting hormone, shake off
the excess, and bury it about

-an inch and a half deep in

together in the same pot, pack
soil around them, water well, la-
bel, and put them in a place

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' so it makes good
sense to try to save some of the

damp builder’s sand.
You should be able to get five
cuttings in a four-inch pot. Put

now, you have the advantage of
small plants which will fit on

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‘:. ones.we already have.

-You can either take slips
~ now, root them, and over-win-
ter them inside, or dig up the
parent plants before frost, and
save them, taking your cut-
tings in the spring. Let's have a
look at our options.
IF YOU FAVOR SAVING
WHOLE PLANTS:

When frost is imminent, up-

. root your. plants, shaking off
~ much of the soil, and a.

Winterizing the vegetable

By Helen Lang.
_ Review ew Columnist

You have a choice: You can

~-do nothing. You can plant fall
“rye. (in late October), or you
-_can lay newspapers on top of

beds, to be dug i in next spring:.

_ The fall rye is called “green
“manure”. since, when. dug in
next spring, it ‘adds nutrition to.
“your soil and makes it lighter. :

: and easier to work.

where they won't freeze during
the winter.

Abasement, near a window,
would be ideal. A greenhouse
would be wonderful, or a sun-
room, but if all else fails, put
them in the garage, and if we
have a really cold spell, toss a
bianket over them until tem-
peratures moderate.

Jf your plants have become

“very “leggy” you could cut

them back to save space. ‘They

- Newspapers. ‘(spread at least
~ six sheets deep) will completely
“smother weeds, and when dug
- jn, bulk up your soil. You would
have to weigh the papers down
with ‘rocks until such time as

~ they are sodden and should r res

“main in place.

- This. covering is ‘reputed to :
~~ attract-earthworms to the soil
them, .

“surface, underneath
-which has to be great. for the
~ Soil. My concern with the news-

window-sills. By spring, espe-
cially if you keep pruning out
the centres of new growth, you
should have. sturdy, bushy
plants ready for the garden.

TO MAKE CUTTINGS:
Use a sharp paring knife. to
cut off (on a slant) the top four

inches of branches, making

your cut just below a leaf. Nip
off.all leaves but one or two at
the top, keeping the. centre

recycling, as well.

— NTo protect tulip bulbs from
squirrels, cover the top of pots,
or plantings, with chicken wire,

- which will allow foliage to grow
‘through,’ while’ keeping; ‘the :

-squirrels at bay.

-\ To keep squirrels. out of
your. bird feeders,: wrap your:
feeders in chicken wire, which ...
~ still allows small birds to enter. -
but. keeps the four- legged fel- ie

your pots over a source of “bot-

tom heat” if at all possible, but

not over heat vents from the fur-
nace. A heating pad set on
“low” works. Keep barely moist,
and when new growth appears,

“transfer rooted cuttings to indi-

vidual four-inch pots.

Discard cuttings whose base
has turned black, but those still
green may be returned to the -
sand for another try.

garden

tle which is just a classy name

- for large, winter blooming Eng-

lish daisies). These could be
‘moved into shelter if we have
intensecold. :
V. Plant a largish pot with
Siberian ‘wallflowers, for sale
now in-many garden centres...
These should flower in early
spring to lift your heart when
you are tired to death of those
everlasting, soggy, grey days: Be

- lows out. “es
2 Plant tulip and ‘daffodil
; bulbs about six: inches. deep
‘This will allow. you to putin an- ==
‘nuals next spring: without first =~

“paper covering is not so much
that it is unsightly, but that it”
~ could be a safe haven for slugs. ~
-Slug invasion, ‘however, should -
just occur around the edges of ~
“the papers, and. could:be. bru-"

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-peals: to: my. ‘environmental. . pansies, . -primroses: and ‘bellis. “Ifyou plant. sweet peas that :

are all pink, then: your seeds”
“may: be. saved and,’ “when
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This * also holds true. for
“ beans, tomatoes, squash, cu-
cumbers, peas, marigolds, zin-

nias, nasturtiums — any fruit,

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