Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-13
Making Coleus Bushy

P-The reason your coleus plants. which
started out in bushy form, have turned
spindling is because you have not pinched
them back While the method seems a tritie
ruthless the only way to have thrifty bushy
plants is TO pinch or cut out the centres
from an inch to three inches back from
the top. This induces side branching
Every three or four weeks repeat this pro-
cess and you will have great satisfaction.
Asters scarlet sage and chrysanthemums
can also be plnched back advantageously
and new blossoms will be promoted
For Mildew
S. H APPLEToN-The best remedy for
mildew on gooseberries and phloX is good
sprinklng of flowers OF sulphur, powdered.
Planting Evergreens
]. 8. by all means defer planting
the evergreens till fall. and pretty late at
-xhat, say about November. Order them
with good balls of earth about them. This
may cost a dollar more on dozen In
freight charges, but will be worth the ex-
ira cost Buy two blue spruces, two arbor
vitae two cryptomeria dwarf Japan cedar)
and six retinsporas to alternate with the
others The effect will be grand.
Trouble With Geraniums
SADIE C-PIuck off the yellowy leaves
of your ailing geraniums and cut off the
weak branches. 1t would not hurt either,
10 pinch back the leaders or main branches.
Water WELL about the roots and not upon
the leaves. Do not give your geraniums
any stimulation in the way of a fertilizer.
But keep the ground about them porous by
cultivation and keep the plant free from
supporting faded blooms. One can obtain
the very finest results from little care of
geraniums. Because they are hardy and
do their best under all circumstances they
are often neglected and the maximum of
charm and prolifieness is not attained.
Epindling Cosmos
COSMOS LoYER-You can relieve the
Kangling condition of the cosmos by follow
ing advice TO L. p in this issue.
A Summer Lettuce
EsMoND-The best thing in the salad
line TO plant. now that we are on the verge
OF midsummer weather, is either Cos,
black-seeded Simpson or salamander.
Ants and Moss
J. K cARR-The moss is doubtless
caused on account of damp soil with a
tendency toward sourness. Sprinkle on
some air-slacked lime enough to whiten
the grass slightly. This viii soon be alb
sorbed so will not be unsghtly long Then
give a very light top dressing OF sand a
few times. which will make the soil more
porous. This viii relieve the condition |
DO not water the terrace too frequently
OF course the best treatment for this ter |
race would be 10 make the terrace |
- the fall mixing q generous quantity of |
good, sharp sand in She soil when 1t is |
pulverized. (2) For the ants, which make /
your lawn unslghtly with their hills. try |
several repetitions Of powdered boFax. /
Powdered tobacco dust and red pepper are |
other remedies recommended for relief from /
lhe ant pest
Brussels Sprouts
@ E--It IS not too late 10 plant Brus-
zels sprouts Do this In a seed bed keep /
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IoFnaed Get one OF the dwarf varieties.
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~ merely b necessary 70 give them some
neaEaaIIon over winter. such straw or
manure. xon VIII have good results with
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