8 The Guardian, Charlottetown; Tues, June 28, 1966. ,
- Proper Summer
Care Of
Once their roses have been planted and pruned. many ama-
Roses |
ternoon or evening, but nevet during the hoftest oe 2 the day
teur gardeners are inclined to SUCKER SHOOTS think that this ts_all ‘they have , Keeps a good !onk it af al! to do. Thy think they can sit times for . sucker shects that
hack for a while and then spend the summer cutting high aua- lity blooms. This is a fallacy: summer care of roses is just.as important as the selection and planting of the bushes Here are instructions based on our procedures: in the rose garden at the Plant Research Institute FEEDING
7 first ~.thing to ‘congider Fight er program Although roses
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are not as heavy feeders as we | have been led to believe, occur- ance of abundant good-quality blooms demand regular appli- cations of the right kind of fer- tilizer The best way for the - average gardener to fertilize ts, to use one of the mixed rose) feeds If you want a sperific formula 1 would suggest 510-5. which is the one recommended by most rosarians Apply one heaping teaspoonful of this fer- tilizer per plant to the soil sur- face around the base of the bush |
and about six to eight inches \untidy rose garden. Rake the fertl
the stem lizer im lightly. Follow with a thorough watering so that the fertilizer will soak into the soil Make your first application |
when the shoots are-four inch- |developed leaves on the branch es long, a second when the first between the cat
flowers appear, and a third in mid-July or later when the first
WATERING Roses are thirsty plants quate moistire is necessary a even and steady EY This ts especially true during the hot summer months. Wat- er every 10 days if the rainfall to ik cullen So cack 9 oct ~te-9-depthof 16-Inches._A_good. __ method of watering is te remove _ the nozzle from-the hose “eg ‘place the end on a shingle 0 piece of board so as to allow the stream of water to flow — Sato the soil until it become thoroughly soaked. The spec g0il-soaker hoses act on
To prolong the life of
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Blood Plasma iY
come from under the bud which is usually buried at the base of the plant If Rosa mul- tiflora stock has been used the suckers can be defined as those having light-green, du!!. rough | foliage. The leaflets are large | and narrow. The old idea that | leaves with seven leaflets ind - cate suckers is of no significa- nee. All modern hybrid tea ro- ‘Ses produce leaves of seven leaf-
growing vigorously. Watch ns shoots from below ground level ‘Some of the good ee shoots will arse just at ground level To locate suckers follow nam shoot right down to the if it is below the point of ‘union with the sock. i mee lker, which, if not removed iptty will overgrow and lly kill the original rese
CUTTING THE FLOWERS
At all times make ‘sure the old flowers are cut off and the pe | tals carted away Nothing spreads disease more than an
To—eut_fresh._—flowere ase __ sharp clipper or. knife and make the cut diagonal. Cut stems @- \bout a quarter of an inch above a leaf, leaving at least_two well
and the point the cut water of bath
where the branch joins eane roses tem-
OTTAWA (CP) — A federal) health official has denied
that stockpiled supplies. of dex- ‘al tram. 2 blood ‘plasma substitute, this have become unusable and or]
and are ideal for wat- gerous
ering roses. Standard lawn sprin-
Dr. W. §S. Bacon, chief of the |
Klers are not recommended for emergency health service divi-
they wet the foliage and-so-en-- eourage disease MULCHING
The addition of a mulch ts de erable in early summer. . This not only ‘conserves soil moisture dur ng. hot. dry periods, but helps prevent water from splash- in7 on the leaves. A mulch aiso helps keep<the roots cool and q¥s kind that can be obtained ally such as buckwheat hulls eccoa shells, shredded bark. de- coved leaves or corn cobs. Peat moss is excellent. It is attrac- tive and it improves’ the sv'l when it is worked in later. Soak peat moss well before us ng it; applied dry tt will absorb wa- ter from the soil and prevent moisture from reaching the, plants. . Later, when it disinte- | grates. into the soil, a further | mae application
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- Changeover 10 Days et
DETROIT (APy Corp. announced tion schedules call for TS. as- sembly plants to build 67.900 units in July before beginning a phase out of 1966 model pro “duction ~
“The annual changeover will he. made approximately 19 davs year when plants began these operations. in the July 27 to W period.” a Chrysler spokesman said
No reason was given for the earher changeover dates
The firm said the changeover
to 1967. production will bezin July 8 ene Hamtramck, Mich plant, stopping work for days’ The second line wil) shut down July 18 for 18 working davs 3
The Detrow fTefferson Ave and Newark. De! plants will end 1966 production on’ July 15 arn? resume work on Aug 8
Th Detroit Lynch Road. Bel- ys sre —and-St—hoe plants «° afd 1966 production J » anc’ will begin producing . 1967 models Aug 4& The Los Angeles plant -will end 3966 production af the same time and wil! hezin 1967 model. output Aug 15. the firm said ‘In addition. Chrvster aid a sembly activity a he Det Lyneh Rd. St Es and’ Loa Angeles plants wil! he
pending for four days beginning July 5--with;> production resum: ing July UL
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putchased in 1952 and 1953 and | stockpiled for émergency use have stood up well.
“T don't agree “at all,” said Lewis Brand during a parliamentary com-) mittee’s study of health and welfare spending estimates | Dr. Brand said the -division
katoon a. supply of dextram | which _Pharmacologists there felt was “unusable and. danger- ous.”
Repeated complaints “to Ot tawa brought only ‘‘a long ‘ine of platitudes” denying the mall ' plaints.
Dr. Hacon replied that | tram bought about 13 years ago is still safe according to food land drug directorate studies.
There. had been color changes which might have made the
and replenished \arge fresh stock. . “I'm talking about deposite—- ‘solids—that ate considered az- ’ Dr. Brand said. “Tl
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MEAT PACKERS BENEFIT KITCHENER (CP)—The 1,350 emplovees of the J. M. Scheni der Ltd meat packing plant here will get. a 40 cent-an-hour | increase, and a reduction of the work week under terms of 4 new during the weekend. The work week is being cut from 43 to 1i--hours. and to-40 hours next wear SEES MALAISE IN CHURCH MILTON. Ont. ‘CP)\—A_ Ro man.Catholic_priest says those support the theory that is dead are Rev J P Lardie of preaching the first n the new Holy Resarv holie. Church here, said Sun ckness of the world
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