The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-25

Bermuda sod as free from weeds and
other grasses as possible, carpet the
ground and lamp down. Then SOW
on the sod English rye grass, using
a pound of seed to every 20x20 feet
t400 square feeD. The rye grass will
give winter lawn and together with
Bermuda will create an evergreen
lawn the year around.
@. A few days ago l received a
box of rare dry bulbs of eladioli
Would you plant them out now like
hyacinths and nareissus or keep them
ever and plant in spring? A. Il. X.
A. If the bulbs are Towering size
that is, two years or more old,
would pack them in perfectly dry
sand and store away until next spring
and then plant. There is danger in
planting fully matured, dry and
Towering size gladioli in the fall as
warm weather is likely TO induce
growth before the hardest OF the
winter has passed.
al. While in California recently
sawssa lot Of hyaeinth flowered
candy tuft that l want to grow
When do you plant the seed? Mrs. j.
A. Hyacinth lowered candy TUT Is
hardy annual, quick growing anu
should be planted in early spring
This variety is particularly good .oI
cutting, as each plant produces i've
or six pyramidal spikes of handsome
white bloom.
@. My turnlps are infested with
a tiny green fly that injuries tbs
leaves and buds clear down to tn,
root. What is this and is there
remedy? p. c.. Bessemer.
A. Turnip aphis or lice. widely re-
norted from many sections. Spraying
with strong soap suds does soms
| good. Strong tobacco water ana soAl
is still better. Tobacco dust ane
| tobacco soap are effective. "A pre-.
pared remedy known as Nayclde ~
dust is particularly good
O. l planted tulips in bowls Of
| water and pebbles month ago pu'
! IL ere is no sign of growth. Should
they be in soil or does 1t take longer
to root2 Mrs. c., Blocton.
A. Tulips are unsuited for grow
ing in water. BY nature, they are OF
slow growth and only few varieties
can be forced, even in greenhouse
where there is heat control. Better
remove them and plant about four &c
six inches deep in good rich soil
Nature will then bring them on al
their proper time.
O. / have two splendid oaks In
numbered with trumpet vines twinec
around the trunks. Do you think
| they are calculated to injure the trees
and if so when would you cut away
When would be the proper time tt
! top my oaks to make them spread!
Mrs. X. ii. j.
A. Your vines must be yellow Jas
mine. known also as yellow trumpet
lft.o ft-II
(bigonia) don't Irvine. l would not
destroy unless there was ample evil
dence that they were constructing the
trunk or branches of the tree. then
tie lob could be done in the fall or
winter. Trees may be safely topped
any time from now until February
O. Why is it that so many of the
dahlla buds don't develop into perfect
flowers? Many are misshapened, one
sided, producing only a half flower.
Mrs. NJ. E., Montgomery.
A. Some root disease Is respon-
sible for a portion of such trouble
but the greatest cause Is the attack
of insects. The insect punctures the
towering buds and nature in repair
ing the damage causes the hardening
of the TISSUES around the wound and
the bud is blasted into an imperfect
~
control as they don't consume foliage.
busting the plants with tobacco dus.
or spraying with tobacco and soap
is sometimes effective in keeping off
the insects.
Q. / have piece Of land thai
expect to set out in peaches about
December. What would you recon- :
mend that l do to this land now?
F. A.. Peil City.
A. would break it thoroughly
even il you don't expect to plant
anything. 1t would be a good idea
to SOW down in rye, and better still.
to SOW on the rye eight or ten
pounds of alsike clover TO the acre.
Young orchards set in ground not
broken often suffer seriously from
dry weather and have seen some die
out altogether the first year right
here in Jefferson county.
Q. Can you root cuttings of crepe
myrtle and when should it be done:
Mrs. B.. Athens.
A. Crepe myrtle cuttings are not
difficult to root. The cuttings may
be gotten into the ground during
November and December.
Q. In banking sweet potatoes is
there much danger of including those
that have a cut place on them? B. r..
Route Z.
A. Any cut or bruised potatoes
should be left out of the bank for
consumption or sold off for imme-
date use. If disease or rat attacks
the potatoes it usually hits the in
jured ones first. 1t really pays 10
hand pick potatoes when putting
away TO keep. Put the culls in a
separate Mace.