Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
SUMMER WORKING NOTES
By E. Van sENTHuYsEN.

July is the time to propagate rub
Der plants. Pack a handful or two Of
moss around the stem and keep It well
soaked. elm a short time roots will
appear. Saw a flower pot in half and
bind the plants or roofing portion Of
the stem. Fill with a very light soil
with plenty Of sand and keep watered
thoroughly. During the winter the
roots will take good hold and in the
spring the stem may be cut level with
the bottom Of the pot
The latter part of this month the
outdoor carnations may be potted up.
Cuttings from the g~eranium may be
made the latter part of July and all
through August in most climates.
Watch the tender greenhouse plants
that are in the open and take them up
before the last days of summer have
passed.
Have the pots ready for the bulbs
which must be taken up soon.
About the middle Of July is a good
time to SOW m~ignonette for the win
dow garden. Sow in pots or boxes
and water frequently, but not too
much.
Insects will now begin to attack the
scarlet runner and other flowers Of
that nature and they must be watched
carefully.
The dahlias, gladioli and other rank
growing plants are likely to be blown
down by the wind and should be
staked.
Unless the chrysanthemums are
shaded during the hot months of July
and August, they will be injured by
the sun.
Drench the ground around the tea
roses but do not spray the bushes.
Roses of all kinds should be thor
oughly MANFRED with well-rotted COW
manure and mulched with lawn cut
tings and leaves.
Liquid manure should be applied
only when the ground is moist enough
to absorb it.
1t is fatal to some plants to f~ertilize
them with rich when the
ground is very dry.
Never allow roses to remain on the
bush when the petals begin to fall.
All plants that are intended for win
ter boomers should have the buds
pinched off now
Pick the p~ansies and nasturtiumt
every day if you want to have plenty
Of bloom.
When the lilacs have finished bloom
ing, all the seed clusters should b
cut away. If the seed is allowed t
develop on the lilac it generally haI
few flowers except every other year.
The best way to kill weeds now il
tt pull them up by hand.
The red bug and other enemies o
the rose, if not killed off last mont
should be effectually removed now
An excellent spray for rose bushes
made of one-half pound of laundr.
soap melted in hot water to which i
added n cupful of kerosene. Whel
this ONE to a boil, use about on
part to Is parts Of water.
: Scrape up road dust and apply abou
the roots of your plants during tn
hot weather and keep the moisture
3 the soil. Lawn clippings make an e.
cellent mulch for the larger plant
t and shrubs.
r Save the grass clippings from tn
lawn to serve as a mulch for the be
= of tea roses. These plants like I
: have the soil about their roots coz
: and moist. Spread the grass over tn
bed to a depth of two or three inches
When it withers, work it into the so
! to act as a fertilizer as it decays an
apply fresh clippings.
In a dry season don't NOW the law
s as often as in the showery one. Rel
r ulate the frequency of your moving b
the appearance of the grass. Aim t
:. keep it looking green and velvety.