Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-19
ORCHARD AND GARDEN NOTES


two good evergreens for the home
yard.
Experience in handling and sim
cere love of plants are essential in
growing house plants.
A ported plant or bouquet of flowers
makes good birthday gift.
Thousands of poinsettias were used
in Minnesota this year. They are USE
full for all sorts of Christmas decora-
tions.
Phlox may be set at almost any time
Of the year with good success. Spring
and fall are, Of course, the best times.
Some Of the bulbs may be brought
from the cold cellar to warm room,
and will soon flower now.
A few years ago apple and some
other fruit advertisements were un1
nown. Now many fruit associations
and, in some cases, individuals, adver-
tise in papers and magazines freely
and thereby encourage the consump-
ton of these fruits and their sale.
home. There is nothing much prettier
than we'll grown spruce, the branches
of which are partly covered with snow,
after light snowfall in early Decem-
Der, Have you ever noticed the effect
Of snow on the branches of spruce on
clear moonlight night in winter!
Is your school ground going to be
provided with a good windbreak or
with a good variety Of spring and
autumn Towering shrubs this years
Now is a good time to think and plan
about it. Why not interest the
teacher and pupils and few Of the
neighbors9 It is worth trying.
Propagation of carnations and chry.
santhemums may be begun in the
greenhouse late this month and
next.
Keep greenhouse soil sweet. Some
times it is well to add little lime to
freshen it.
Pansy seed for early plants should
be sown in the greenhouse now. Use
only good strains of seed.
Apples are a good conditioner for
livestock. Try feeding them when you
have an over supply.
Liquid manure is good fertilizer to
apply to peonies during their growing
season.
When planting commercial Or
chard, set enough trees of kind to
sell by the carload or in large quanti-
ties. It does not pay to potter with
small lots of many varieties.
Why not advertise winter vegetables
more7 Well written, attractive adver-
tisements would, without question,
sell much more of this sort of produce
in it's season.
Don't plant peonies deep. Two inch
es is enough. If necessary, more soil
may be put over the roots as they
grow. There is more danger Of getting
the plants too deep than too shallow.
Peonies are much better of set in
the fall than in the spring. Some
growers very strongly discourage any
spring setting, as 1c takes at least q
year for the plant to recover.
Peonies should not be moved early
in the fall before they have ripened
their wood. They should not be set
before September 20 and may be set as
late as the ground cal be worked.
Don't cover ~eonfes with manure
over winter. A light straw mulch is
good On newly Sc. plants, but estab-
lished plants are petter off without a
manure mulch in winter. Put it on
during the growing season.
Is that bird shelter and feeding sta
ton working well9 Birds like suet and
bread crumbs. They will soon make
regular trips where these are to be
found, once they begin. - .-.s:
The Salome md Superb apples were
added to the list fur trial at the meet
ing of the horticultural society. Patten
Greeping was taken from the CONNER
cial list, because It does not seem to
be satisfactory as commercial va
rietv.
Strawberries should be planted on
clean, new land, -:,hich has been under
cultivation for two or three years and
is free from weeds and insects. It
should be we'll fortified rreferably
the year before planting strawberries.
House plant; need fresh air and
clean skins just as much as human be-
ings. Hence they soon become Grip
pied in hot, dry. dusty rooms. Srray
or sponge their foliage once in a while
and see that there is plenty Of moisture
In the air at all ii ss.-LeRov Cadv,
associate hortieulturist, University
Fsrm, st, Paul ),
/. r. e.