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MULCHING PREVENTS
Pe EROSION
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le the leaves of lawns,
vegetables and most flowers do-
mand sunshine, and lots of it,
researchers agree that shade

on the soil over their roots is
good for practically all plants.
At first glance this might seem

a difficult prescription to fill,

* but it can be done by covering
the soil with a mulch.
The latest argument in be-
half of mulching is that it pre-
vents erosion,
A goyernment bulletin. says:
“Raindrops come hurtling out
of the sky and hit the soil so
hard that the soil is splashed
up on your lettuce. Scientists
have measured the splash and
found that it may he as high
as two feet. Then, the detach.
ed soil may be carried off in
the water which has accumulat-
ed from the rain, Or, those fine
Particles of soil in the water
will settle down into the pores
of the soil and fill them up.
That will prevent the water |
soaking into the soil as rapidly |
@s it should. When water docs
not soak into the soil it accum-
ulates on the surface and ul-
timately has to flow somewhere,

Luckily, there is something

rains are allowed.to penetrate
the soil.
like a mulch of this kind

‘THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1959

Garden

E. Sery

‘to the soil gently . It keeps the
Weeds down and lowers the soil
temperature in the hot summer
days and helps conserve the
moisture that goes into the
soil. _
Paper mulch, and even stones
and slabs of concrete have been
experimented with. But tesis
by the Ohio State experimental
station, emphasizing the import-
ance of soil aeration, indicate
that the best mulching materiais
allow free circulation of air
through the top eight inches of
soil.
Mulches of fresh organic
material, such as manure, straw,
alfalfa, peat moss, lawn clip
pings and others, stabilize the
granular structure of soils and
prevent surface compaction.
Excellent results can be ob-
tained. from a heavy mulch of
dry lawn ¢tlippings, applied a
little at a time:
plication should be well mixed
with the top soil; and then it
may be built up to several in-
ches in thickness, so that weeds
are kept down and evaporation
checked, but at the same time

Tomatoes especial

the average gardener can do
about raindrop or splash eros: !
ion.
his garden

ten, we can’t get the straw or
it costs too much. But we can
take the mowings from around
the edge of the garden and put
them between the rows. Later
the Iawn clippings can be
spread out between the rows
An hour or so spent with a hand
sickle cutting down the weeds
and spreading them in the rows
will pay. handsomely.

Men who have gardened for
years, but who were not taught
to use mulches continuously.
Press surprise at what a won-
derful help they have found at |}
last. It prevents the raindrop |!
erosion by intercepting the rain- |
drops and Jeads the water down

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He can put a mulch on),
All of us would |.<
ike to have enough straw to|-The
put a layer of three or four | sioot
inches over the garden. But, of-| ryems
has fulfilled
function, it begins to die back

profusion of “flowers

pinch out the top of spindly’ an-
nuals.

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PINCHING BACK

AIDS ANNUALS |
Like some children, annuals
ten grow too tall and leggy
pecially if they are crowde
result is that the ceniral
produces flowers and |
seed. Since the plant |
its reproductive

The gardener who desires a
should

This form of pinching

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Action against
city threatened

Brian J. Luken, of 990 Finlay
Street, has threatened to take
action against the city if the
hill on Pacific Avenue, between
B and Finlay Street is not clos-
ed to traffic.

Mr. Luken claims speeding

back will act as a tonic and
result in strong, bushy plants.

When the top central shoot or
top buds are pinched off,: the
plant will develop side growth
in the axils of the leaves. There
will also be more flowers and
a longer season of bloom,

Among the annuals which are
benefitted by pinching back are
stock, snapdragons, marigolds
and zinnias. Such plants should
be pinched back when they are
6 to 10 inches high

There are, however, some an:
jnuals which do not respond to
this treatment Among them
ure asters, everlastings, nico-
lana, celosia and popp'
tain biennials such as
bury bells and foxgloves, o
lresent being pinched back.
Disbudding also should be
practiced by the home gardener
on certain plants which pro-
duce many buds at the top of
the stem. Among those often

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traffic coming down the hill is
creating a hazard to his wife
and family, Screeching brakes | J
ore heard throughout the night
and several near mishaps have
just brushed his premises. He
fears some auto will crash into
his home,

He pointed out in a letter to
Council that if the city did not
undertake to correct this situa-
tion before June 8 his solicitor
would take court action against
the city.

Ald. John Hynds agreed that ||f
from his observation sone
youths have been using the hill
as a speedway and can barely
keep to the road at the bottom
of the hill. He urged Council
to erect Caution signs on the
hill, or limit the speed limit.

Ald. Sid Fennell pointed out
the speed limit within the city
is already 30 miles an hour and
if that were adhered to there |
would be no danger.

Council felt there were other
hills in White Rock just as steep
as Pacific. No action will be
taken by the city.

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needing such treatment are

oses, dahlias and chrysanthe-

mums. Pinch out side buds

y are\still smiall and
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santhemum plants
which haye recently been plant
ed out in the garden should be
pinched back when they are
about 8 inches tall. This will
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