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- meeting with two people

. promoting products for
gardeners.

Sherri Lee is urging the |
use of worm casting as fer-
tilizer, and the use of benefi-
cial insects instead of chem-
icals to control garden pests.
She left me a bag of worm
castings, and I've treated
half the house plants,
leaving the rest so we can
make acomparison.

John left me a sample

used to build indestruc-
tible raised beds, being -

made of re-cycled plastic. He also left me .

with a lot of reading material, which I'll pass
on to you when I’ve had a chance to go

through it.”

A Mr. E. reported he had two sickly

- tomatoes, wilting even when well watered.

One of them had aphids on it, but he real-

ized that they.weren’t the real problem.
‘When a whole plant fails, it’s almost always

aroot problem, so I asked him to dig up the

weaker of the two plants and investigate.

This evening he called back to. say that.
tomato had almost no roots, but there was
-. no sign of pests. No answers there, unfor-
~ tunately, but sometimes plants just decide to -

die, and nothing will persuade them other-

'. Wfany of you needa good handyman who

~ can do pretty. well anything. (and he comes .
with an excellent reference) please give me

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| Eyesight and safe driving |

1 When we drive, we make most of our decisions on the |

basis. of visual cues: the position of. other vehicies and: |
pedestrians, traffic lights, signs, hazard warnings etc. Good
vision is crucial to sofe driving. Vision for driving Involves
more than the ability to read the letters.on the eye chart

| (central vision): Peripheral vision, depth perception and colour §

vision are all important factors which influence our judgment § i

1 while driving, The Motor Vehicle Branch tests these visual 4

| skills when we first apply for a driver's license,

L is not a substitute for o full eye examination

| Optometry who’can prescribe corrective lenses or other

treatment, if necessary, and evaluate the health of the eyes. bh

~f . Our eyes change in subtle ond gradual ways as we age. f°

“ {| We may not realize our vision has gradually deteriorated to a
lavel {hat doas not meet the legal and sufe requiremerits tor

zalea, and on.i
ared to be dying of thirst.

It had been planted in a fairly
sunny spot. She has decided
to move it to a shady loca-
tion, keep it well watered,
and hope for the best!
Her husband has a fine lot
of globe artichokes, but ]
hadn't the heart to tell him
they are much too close to-
gether. These things get
huge, often more than
three feet in diameter.
Sorry, T! Perhaps you
could transplant some of
them into the flower gar-
den, where, when they
mature, they are sure to
he bg be the object of consider-
able curiosity and open admiration.
Lynne has a peony that refuses to flower.
If it has only recently been moved, it may be
sulking. If it has been planted too deeply,
that could be the problem. Scrape away.
some of the soil around the crown, (leaving
the crown no more than two inches below
“the surface), fertilize it well with 4-10-10,

scatter a handful of bone meal over the root

section and next year it should flower for
sure. ae
- One warning: never plant peonies where
_ large tree roots will interfere. Please, if you
_ are buying Funginex™ to treat your roses,
check prices. I found a difference of SEVEN

dollars between one supplier and another...

same maker and same size container!

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operating a motor vehicle, In many cases, ihe solution may be 4. : a

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Gilera is a common problem {o most drivers when the sun | ae
is low in the sky ahead and wher! the road surface Is wet and. 2°

shiny, Sunglosses may help, along with

| windshield. Another cause of glare may be cataracts, which #-
can develop as we age. This cloudiness In the lenses of the:

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from one blossom to another, and then back
to the first, and, all the time. praying it will
work.

_ Tomatoes seem to get pollinated by wind,
or by some insect or other, but squashes
and cucumbers will need help if you have no
bees.» :

Penelope B. wondered where she might
plant a wisteria. One of my books claims
they do best in a rich, well-drained soil in full
sun. However, ours is in semi-shade, in clay

soil which is soggy all winter, and it is con- —

vinced it owns the place! It blooms pro-
fusely, sends enormously long vines out in
all directions, and produces new shoots all
along its trunk (which we constantly re-
move so the house won't disappear en-
tirely).

We have had many calls and letters ex-
pressing sympathy for our loss of Shadow.

These are wonderfully kind, and we thank

all of you! :

Oliver S. at 656-2073 has black currants.
Call him if you want some. —
Elaine H. has an orange tree, and won-
dered if it should be outside in sun or partial

shade. Since orange trees are grown in

Florida and California, I put ours out in full

~ gun, and it seems to be doing fine, although

the shock of full sun may be too much when

it is first put out. It was dull and rainy when -

ours went out.
Elaine also wondered about moving Blue

- Orchard bee boxes, and cleaning them. Our -

_. Although Beryl F. reports. lots of honey. -

. bees working her garden, we have almost
none. She lives in North Saanich and some- —

- one near her raises bees. We live in Sidney. -

surrounded by other houses, without a hive.

resident expert, Gary B., has some new

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same thing with both “snap” and Broad
beans. Please let me consult with a food ex-
pert, and let you know. I really don't want to
poison anyone! ;
Mr. M. has what seems like millions of
ear wigs in his compost container, which, at

_ this point has little in it. Possibly he could

empty it, and put a number of empty soup
tins (or similar) filled with crumbled news-
paper and suspended on short sticks, close
by.

Earwigs feed at night, and seek a hiding

~ place during the day. Each morning you'll

need to go out with a container of scalding
water, and shake the newspaper over it. You
should clear your garden of earwigs very
quickly this way, without using poisonous.
bait. :
The Horticuliural Centre of the Pacific is

holding a workshop on Drought Tolerant

Plants, suitable for our dry summers, Satur-
day, July 22, from 10 am. until noon. Please
call 479-6162 to register.

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