The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-12
Do You Long for a Desert Garden?
; Read How Local Woman Made One

still holding the plant In the right
position. with the other hand pull the
soil into the water filled hoie about
the plant DO not press OF pack the
soil as the water has done that more
thoroughly and gently than human
hands could do. Use this method with
all varieties OF plants. And you can
transplant things. even cucumbers. n
care II used. Never touch a plant
with your warm hands any more than
In necessary. Dig the hole and fili
full OF water; then 10 cut on all
sides a safe distance three or four
inches from the plant to be moved.
Gently pry up with the spade and
llft Il dirt and all. Lower Il into the
water filled hole and quickly pull the
soil In to meet that about the plant
20 that the water does not cause ~
TO crumble. Remember. do not press
the soil
Another thing. " your soil IL
loose and sandy, Il Ia a great thing To
bury a few good sized tin cans below
your trees and bushes TO hold the
moisture. Try II.
Don't the catalogues look great
when they come pat In all the colors
Of the rainbow. and such bargains
aud splendid offers. Hut look not
upon u or be tempted therby. In his
case there are all the reasons why
YOU should buy at home. Plants are
more sensitive TO change Of climate
than are people. n takes longer TO
acciimate them. From one to two
years are lost In getting them started.
often they fail to get any start and
pass out aa % as winter comes.
we nave right in our country a
nursery. the only lavge one between
Phoenix and Denver. which will put
/ out their first catalogue this coming
spring. They are propagatinE 10000
apple trees. and every sort Of fruit you
will want can be obtained from them,
-acclimated, all ready to take root
and grow when planted. This firm
Is only offering known varieties bcs,
adapted to this climate. IL glands TO
reason a good graft on an acclimated
root will be as handy ~ the o
"A local florist gratis wonderful
roses on Wild rose roots. resulting In
such hardy monthly roses as you can
see In our yard. which have been
there blooming every month I'll win
"Raspbcrries and gooseberries have
both done well Cor US planted on the
north side OF u south fence. We got
"a dozen ever bearing black cap rasp'
berry plants. and q half dozen goose
berry plants two years q this spring
We would have had quantities Of
fruit this year II the freezes hadn't
come. But down low on every bush
II some fruit We've had two goose
berry pies already!
AN the long stalks on the rasp'
berry bushet were frozen on top,
making u necessary to trim then
closely. As they will bear next yea
on the talks grown this year. al
these trimmed one which are bear
ing now viii be cut out this fall OF
early neXt Hpring.
I'VE use the rose to water as II j
not satisfactory to try to irrigatc IL
sand. Everything Ia the way o
small fruits and garden stuff need
plenty Of water. not Just "a iitti'
sprinkle. hut a good wetting regu
larry. every evening or very EARL
In the morning, or o In eNtrcmcl'
hot weather. The most comfortinl
thing TO think OF when the wind up
scts everything, h that we have n
pests 90 fight out herc.-no tate
bugs ugh'-unly q few nice whit
grub worms with dark blue head.
and yellow noses.
The thing that viii make an east
ern gardner grasp n the way thing
can De crowded The sun is no
enough q reach each one sufficient
and they seem 10 help zach other Q
hold the moisture. Besides they ar
less apt TO be- dcvourcd by the it'll
English sparrows.
" have rosctding ANIMALS lik
cosmos. four clocks and larkspui
AN mixed in promiscously When ON
comes up where Il will Interfere. uu
u comes. Hut they can be left II
sufficient quantities to make a won
derful display. AR your fruit an
vegetables are gone.
- sturdy cosmos is left az intcr
walls among the raspbcrrics and goose
berries, producing the shade the bct
rics need IN The heat Of August.
AT each post Of the raspbcrrl
trclllH are from three to five Ken
lucky wonder beans going induHtri
ously up. until I'm wondering "
could have gotten some OF Jacks Ga
/, mons beans"
tMllS. &. O. HESS W SUTTON,
O., EOS south Walter street