Page B2 BON Ce By HELEN LANG Although the sun is still shining as brightly as ever, today there is a real chillin the air. and the wind is blowing a gale. ~ This wild wind nearly drives me out of my small mind, and I dash about propping up the apple trees, tying the remaining glads to - stakes and praying: that the corn won't Aopple over. For the first -. time it really feels like fall. My neighbour has her tomato plants under plastic, already. The ~- wind has also cleverly removed the Reemay cloth that I still had over the turnips, so I have: given up and folded and put that piece’ away for this year. The other piece is still over the latest carrot planting, but I ‘think I'll take it off as well, before it gets torn. . That is the one drawback to Reemay. It is pretty fragile, and | “don’t imagine ‘all that. scorching sun has done it much good, but it should last at least one more year: There are a couple of ‘small tears in each piece, but I think they could be mended. Before it starts to rain it would be a poo’ idea’ to pet your. “squashes up on one gallon pits, partly to, protect them from. slugs and snails, and also to.keep them: from mouldering on the bottom. : al think it helps them to oe too, since up in the air they get more exposure to. the sun. “Had a-nice Irishman ride i into ihe yard today and startle me while l was dreamily watering some vegetables: He said, ‘‘Imagine an Irishman asking what to. do thi potatoes, but there it is! What do you. do about the ‘pugs that are making holes in the spuds?’ eA dumped the water out of my Shoe: 1 ‘said, “At this: stage, oe probably there isn’t a lot:you can-do. ut cut out the damaged 3 2 Spots: when you are preparing. to cook them.’ ne From his: description it sees his potatoes were dariased by ruber : a e flea beetles”” ae “which bore beneath the skin. and leave small tunnels : oe filled. with corky. tissue behind them. eee Next year he. should: treat-his’ potato. plants with. Sithé Méthow: ; ae ychlor or Sevin ‘when damage appears on the leaves.“And he should ‘probably grow. them in a different location. if; possible. : ES : We have trouble with a different monster which’ ‘digs large holes McDonnell ‘said the plan cellent running order. “McDonnell: said. “water : tests: are. being. done to. ‘and. “check fecel bacterial levels at. the sould Bazan: Bay last. week. is”. being. attributed: ‘tothe: : nearby. sewage” “disposal plant | according . to ‘municipal ~ Capital : Regional ” District. Sewage. outfall,. 750° metres off rs engineers. be ’-<-the Bazan Bay ‘shoreline. ee THe: ‘combination “Of hou: Zahynacz said biologists: and Bs temperatures and: dead ceased” a exposed on long tidal flats ap- - pears to’ be creating to hydrogen "s sulphide odor. Igor -Zahynacz, ‘municipal -. cengineer:.. for. ‘North Saanich, » said, he. received some com- clear the dead seaweed off the” ~ plaints from local: residents last if week, ; mon fish habitat area. and we don't The smell,’ he “sale was want to disturb it," _ noticable up. ‘to 3km north of said, ~ the sewage. plant, operated and. * Dec caying seaweed, maintained by the CRD,. “on has produced a similar probleny Lochside Drive. se yea laps, al View Royal, Portage. inlet CR Dd or Seamus © and Oak Bay.in the Pails: Sy Ocean: Sciences have. also’ ‘been: ~ consulted. “Until: the weather cools off “there is not much we can: do. pupiness: - : earned: the disniaclion of ihaving! the: best trained Welsh’ Coral. 'y ‘ling’. oo - i Graham, previously. has ¢ ae ree. members ol the North Sdanich dog obedience. training “élub gained’ national Tecopnition | ® in, the: Canadian. Kennel: Club! y ’ ape. Wallice of Sidney. and. Mariorr “Graham ef Vic tora: earned the “recognition. based oy the points scared. by) ‘heir. dogs. in Pe red. obedience t a yt “The point totals are! tabul and. vf Spaniel I divi- : Ore ade ee dience’ club. has” ted from across Canada and results been teaching, people how, Oy published» canntually,, by (he. “train their own dogs since 1954 Hee miagagine, neue Be The \ “classes. are ohelds at © Mills Rad, Aeeldente" Suite —Sanscha Hall beginning | ins Schmidt. and her. black September through: June ae Labrador, Retriever 1 hina’ _ Thursday evenings. ak “finished first In ihe abradar The September to. January. “session begins: on Sept 12 with» (aN, clas 5808 ‘ already. ; spay a Retriever class, third is athe. oe sporting group and tenth aver rath cee among all breeds, . Schmidt. training: hairmiir: i for the North Saanich club, and “China have pr eviously been pare ticipants on B.C, teams com- mee peting in international dog obe: ‘dience conipetitions he Yast ny o Me years. 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I suspect it is a large caterpillar of some type; -but interestingly enough the damaged holes seem to acquire a protective coating and the spuds themselves store well in spite.of their pockmarked ap- pearance. The tomatoes are finally ripening, as we get a few red ones each day, but not enough yet to inspire me to make pickles. The ‘‘Golden Boy”’ variety is producing nicely as well, but it has the advantage of being in the greenhouse. I think you should begin to think seriously about bringing your houseplants back inside. | hate the whole idea, since ‘‘himself’’ and L always have a hassle before the operation is completed. He thinks they are all far too big, anyway . . . (and God knows they weigh a tont), that I should reduce their numbers, that we should hire a front-end loader to at least get them up off the ground . . . oh dear. I know it looks something like a jungle for a few days after they are back inside, but gradually he gets used to the idea, and in fact, sometimes | think he is almost getting fond of them. The winter vegetable plants, which are actually ready to go out into the garden, are on ‘‘Hold’’ for another week at least, waiting for room. The ‘‘Lidle Sweetie’? sugar snap peas are covered with mildew. They are still producing, however, where there is no culgey on the pods so 1 can’t bear to pull them out just yet. And the wax beans are outdoing themselves so that means they ‘should get another week or so. Some of the potatoes are ready to be dug (the Pontiacs, whose laves have fallen over and turned brown) and the onion bed is now emply. But cabbages, cauliflowers and broccolies all take so much room that you really have to plant them a good penicen inches apart. The ones I. put-in a month or 50 ago-are growing strorigly. now, and fortunately 1 staked each one so that as they get to about a foot in height. Ican tie them up and not have them lying ali over the ground by spring. : : The colchicum are coming into flower: . those delicate mauve beauties that appear out of no-where at this time of year..They are sometimes called ‘‘naked ladies’? because. the: - flowers. appear | without. any foliage. Each.spring when their lush leaves take up “what seems like acres of. room I swear I am going to dig the whole lot out and garbage them, but when these lovely things pop up each ~ fall | decide the garden wouldn’t be the same without them! Those of you who didn’t make it to the Sidney and Saanich Peninsula garden show really missed ° something wonderful. Those remarkable hard-working members had created an absolute. fairy-- land,. and the entires, in: Site of this. pr olonged ary summer were outstanding. Es I’ve never seen more ‘beautiful dhrvearithermums. nor. -Jovelier nae x dahlias, and there was one basket of orange begonias: that was sO - huge and glamorous I nearly wept with envy. I would like to mention some of the ‘people: who nade. this’ show: - possible but I won ’t because as sure as shootin’ I’ll leave : someone ~ out and have the. whole. club made at me, ang they have two hun: dred members! sg ed ms Call me va without children often iavel in has. “game as last. summer. despite. the fe September © “once: "school fact Expo. 86 may. have altered’ — Started,” a ‘Tredgett Said: 2 omany~ Americans. travel plans: B ~ He said, most tourists arriving ° this year. : : Peter. ‘Tredgett, “the” Peninsula’ Commerce, said about. manager’ ‘of ‘Chamber. : of. 60 000 ~ ing the number one attraction. - tourists have driven | past thes: He. said” ‘the: ‘four Chamber Highway. 17 tourist ‘booth since “. fOUriSl booths » ‘were able to “May. os “operate this: summer: despite Many tourists, ‘pavdiculanly’ “having” only four Lee Americans, : said: Tredgett,, ap. employees. | pear, however, to be, waiting un: oie ‘asked for 16, in our: ti) next year 10> “visit: OB. c. ~ Canada Works grant applica- : “because of Expo. 8 oon: and = ‘received. monev. for “Still, the. number «of. four so we had to depend on - Ameri ican tourists was about the’: ‘same as last year but | think the “percentage of tourists from out The: Cuan Saleen hag ‘side the U.S.A. has ‘dropped “Fdevelanéa’ a 35-stall) RV: park off,” Tredgett said, aes which will be heavily promoted The Bc. Ferry Corporation next year. | _ vehicular. traffic at We. . Swartz Bay dropped 1.4 _ per cent for the month of duly com: ~ pared to. last year, while, wwaffic. chance: 10. _ in June was up 2,5 per Cente yet, ox a said, Spokesman’ Betty Nicholson: said “tourist, traffic. for the. “ Horseshoe Bay terminal has palsa shown. Tite “chant over last years: OP think p ante: a seem to think. if there are, na long fei “liné-ups (hen traffic. musi: down," Nicholson | : YON The vessels can care vehicles. now: so: ‘there | no. more than a one sailing wait help. from volunteers: T redgett, said, : did) not, do) imuch ~-prass and bushes had not had-a- “Treciett said adding ‘ant ~-Anacor tes ferry runchas benefit “ated downtown, Sidney. : mer- ie mechantgy. ther than. downtown: Victoria. a be -with Butchart Gardens. remain- ee Wednesday, September 4, 1985 Page Be 656-2932 | for b Call | ‘Sunday B - Deep Cove Chalet Chapel of Roses YOUR COMMUNITY CHAPEL SERVING . .. 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