Wednesda , June 21, 2000 he longest day of the --year today! Let's hope it will be a beautiful one. Himself is back from his three weeks in England, having had a marvelous time. Even he admits that he’s. been completely spoiled; which may make it tough for me if he begins to make comparisons! It’s wonderful to have him home again, anyway. He came bearing gifts — lovely perfume from him, gardening aids from several relatives anda re- ally exciting “flower press.” I had never seen one be- fore, and am thrilled with this one. No more ruined encyclopaedias, with pressed leaf and_ flower stains on their pages! Lots of calls. this week, beginning with one: from Cher B. who has been pick- ing broccoli with heads five inches across. This kind of. thing makes it tough for us average gardeners to com- pete; doesn’t it? fh One_ nice ‘thing. about Cher is that she shares the bounty from her ‘garden. with friends and. neighbor Ss: ered*my. lost: sun. -glasses - : between. two™ large] ~ from’ view. er 2. ~ think I'm “losing it”?. Art A. called to tell me that he and his wife are eat- bloom. Gardeners love to out-do K, who outdoes everyone! - hev! ie ing new potatoes, Swiss. chard, and have tomatoes eis one another, and Art seems ~ to be ahead of most of us, © and then there is Carolyn — Margaret J. has been. having the same © Pr oblem as nla Seon WADE @ SOFA / es BEDROOM SUITES [c ENTERTAINMENT CENTRES I have. Our pole beans sim- ply won't make an appear- ance! I've planted them three times, and only one or.two beans show up each time. However, when the soil warms up on a sunny day.a few others seem to poke their heads through. Today _ has been beautifully warm, and three beans have sud- denly sprouted, so maybe | there is hope yet: Margaret, for the first time ever, has chard whose leaves are too bitter to eat. I wondered if her soil needed : lime, but she assures me she’ had. applied this soil. Sweetener earlier. Sondra, ‘who. works at... Lunn’s,. very. kindly deliv- oe ‘which Thad carefully iced a Pes 0 flush of jae willbe : weet. “Ginny °C. called to ‘ask ” what could be damaging her. rose buds, which are. dis- -torted and ugly. I suggested it could be.those hungry ~ She has been eating peas. and new potatoes for several} - weeks now, plus artichokes’ as big as grapefruit. I make | ‘no effort to. compete. with a town ” ad - worm popped his head out. ‘pale and yellow. We decided four feet tall, and has pro- “-we-had:to move, or. it had to’ “several. seasons. without’ ~ : flowers, it got'so huge Aim-.. “Ttn may have been the slow - the gr eenhouse, where. growing weather, although’ : thrive inside as an exotic, ’ Valerian flowering’ in’ sev-.” den, and:n now: wants some. fica pseviy | 412 Coils «Insulated Pad 172" Foam Pad Me Quilted with 1/2" Foam Mattress. - wow hy Cray NOW By Ow 00 nea, v4 ad ) D tow si + mi DODDS! FURNT T URE __PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW 25 sn’t seed, or she'll have nothing in her garden except Valer- ian! ‘Its ‘seeds. come smail worms which tunnel into rose buds. She went out and poked into one small hole and a startled green seed. If she plants these she will have to remove fading flowers before they set equipped with silky umbrel- las which’ drift aimlessly everywhere. She will apply BTk which ; : oot should get rid of these pests, ,j==ss"s=masiamnsnunezeneumpsszasem rneeerumaenararensRE MRSS scrermmomunenece -Ginny’s neighbor's sweet pea leaves are turning she needs to apply a small Be ee Mea Seren ae ; eR Are ae ose of a high nitrogen’ §°. °.- meee go Hee ae fy fertilizer. Even 20-20-20 — — BBQ Salmon Dinner $40 p.p. could make a difference. etl A : BE ee gdh Sta Dorothy R. planted a sprouted piece of ginger . from the grocery store: The resulting plant is now duced a very strange-look- ing’ flower. stalk,.. which opens one odorless small flower at a time. _My only experience with ginger plants was with one which originated in Hawaii. It. got so enormous either: go! It only flowered once, and its perfume.was.ab- ” cee ae Enea ears mae ep ef has EL solutely glorious, but after . he ae re GGG SRS aE self had to hack his way across the living-room with: a machete. 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