Helen Lang
talks about the
need to fertilize,
and gives an up-
date on baby
crows. If you
have questions
for Helen, call —
her at 656-5918 .

y-e’ve just come
back from a few
days on Pender
Island, driven out by contin-
ual rain:: This morning we
“ seemed to be parked in the

could barely see the railing
on the deck, and the rain on
the roof was deafening.

‘It’s still a lovely island,
ter has six large pots on her
can’t get at them.and she’d

~ said I could do what I liked
“to spruce them up, so I had

=) . a grand time sticking in lo-

--belia, asters, geraniums, »
petunias and portulaca, all.
plants that: love the. sun’:

(what a joke THAT is!). ©

“ potatoes available at the aie
| cal market.

reading about “pollinators”
that may interest home veg-
formation .camefrom an

should be just:as effective
here.

It says that tomatoes are
mainly wind pollinated, as
are peas, beans and corn,
but. peppers, cucumbers,
squashes, .pumpkins: and
egg plants need insect polli-
nation, (or some help from
-us). I always seem to. have

another job for you. No way
are you going to be able to

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ripening strawberries up off
the soil, preferably on straw,

Wednesday, June 30,1999 _-

centre of a cloud since you —

~even in the rain. My daugh-.

balcony. where: the deer -

-clous. agapanthus,

I notice she still needs a didn’t flower at all last year,

small pot of parsley, and one.”
”<..of:mint,.to: go with.the new. -

While incre I did a lot of
and came across some facts. -
etable gardeners. This in-

American - publication but:

lie in that hammock all sum-

If you are able to lift your -

or something that doesn’t
remain wet, you'll stop them

from mildewing: in this

warm wet weather.

I notice that some of our
plants are already sending
out runners. I’m only going

. to pot up a few of the baby

plants, by. pinning them

down in a four-inch pot of
-soil. The rest I’m going to
ruthlessly snip off to allow

the parent plants to: save

~-their strength for berry pro-

duction.

The lilies are just now.
coming into bloom. They
have to be among: my ‘fa-° -

vorite flowers, but my pre-

a phone number. | hope
she'll call again.

Sita wondered why her
hibiscus has yellowing
leaves that eventually drop
off. This would seem to in-
dicate need for a nitrogen
fertilizer, although, at this
time of year, most house
plants will shed some of last
year’s leaves to make room
for new.

She wondered if it might

the soil, but my books say
“any good garden soil” will
do. I think she should put
her hibiscus outside for the
summer, in full sun (they
grow in Hawaii, remember)
or partial shade..

In fact ali house-plants ©

with the exception . of
African violets will grow
strong, and beautiful, dur-
ing’ a summer outside.
Most, though, should go in
aplace where there is some
shade: under a fairly open,
deciduous: tree is. ideal.
‘Probably up on a table of
“some sort would be sensi-
ble, to make it more difficult

for slugs to find them.
If your house-plants are.

Suitgrowing their present

pots, this would be a a great ‘

which.

and:this year has six large. aa’

buds, has me puzzled. I'm
os reasonably sure its original
~~ flowers were “a. beautiful -

blue, but these appear to be om

White
It cannot be.

dead-heading her lilacs. I'm

afraid I didn’t make the di-_
_Yections too clear, as several
people called for further in-

formation. Unless you want
to reduce the size of your
shrub, all you should do is
remove. the’ spent. twig

‘which held the blossoms,

much as you'd dead-head a
rhododendron.
you've done that, a handful
of Dolomite lime, and an-
other of. 6-8-6,.OR 4-10-10,
OR 13-16-10 would. give
your lilac a head-start on
blossom production for next

. year,
Doris J, had a question

about lilacs, bul. didn't leave

an it? 4
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time to transplant, making
sure the new pot isn't a
great deal larger than the
present one. Immediately
after transplanting fertilize
with your regular house-
plant mixture, and keep the
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several days until it has had
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“Archer, Ella Hermine
Born September 5, 1917 at Anselmo, Alberta; passed away
June 24, 1999 at Saanich Peninsula Hospital. Resident of
Sidney, B.C.; former resident of Mayerthorpe, Alberta.
Survived by son, Terry (Connie) of Spruce Grove, Alberta and
daughter, Sue Archer (Ron Kusch) of Sidney, B.C;
grandchildren Corey, Cameron and Kari Lyn Archer and
Adam Kusch. Predeceased by husband, Syd (1988), sister, Lily
Krenz (1983), mother, Hermine Schiffner (1966) and father,
Paul Schiffner (1935). No service at Ella's request. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to the Saanich Peninsula
Hospital Foundation, 2166 Mt. Newton X Road, Saanichton,
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