The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-06

Crimson, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria,
fine pearly white; Nine. Edouard Her
riott, coral red; Red Radiance and
Pink Radiance.
@. Can you mention a few ANIMALS
that are easily grown from seed and
that bloom a long time? Mrs. H.,
Woodstock, Ala.
. A. There is no limit to, the number of
splendid ANNALS and any selection be-
comes largely d matter of preference.
Amy or all of the following would serve
a good purpose: dwarf nasturtium,
zinnias. verbenas, marigolds, cosmos,
straw flowers, California peoples, an
nual pinks, petunias and; asters.
q. / have a ponderOsa lemon that
was injured by the cold weather and
some Of the tip ends seem to be dead.
/ don't want to lose it and ask you to
tell me what to do. Mrs. f.
A. All branches that seem to be dead
should be cut away or the tips cut back
to live wood. The live wood can be
easily identified when the plant begins
to bud out or put on new growth. Stir
soil and apply little fertilizer.
Q. I have piece of ground, while
sandy, is rather flat, low and inclined
to be too wet to grow early crops. What
would you recommend to plant on such
ground? j. R., Montevallo, Ala.
A. Such land if thrown up with a
two-horse turning plow into beds four
to five feet wide, leaving good drain
age furrow between the beds, will grow
successfully on the beds such quick
growing crops as lettuce, cabbage, car
rots, mustard turnips, beets and rad
ishes. These crops will be off in time
to plant other staple crops when the
soil has dried out.
Q. My oleanders were badly frozen,
although placed in the house for protec-
ton. Will they come out later? Mrs.
B., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
A. 1t is not likely that the roots
were injured and it may be that some
of the branches are not killed clear to
the soil. 1t is, of course, necessary to
cut out all injured parts, even if you
have to go down to the soil surface.
think you will at least find the roots
alive, which will furnish new growth.
@. I had saved a lot of choice seed
corn, pulled the shucks back and hung
up in an open shed to dry. Do you
think the extremely cold weather we
had ruined the termination? NJ. NJ,
Guntersville, Ala.
A. 1 don't think you need to be
afraid to plant it. Much, of course,
would depend on the quantity of mois-
ture present when the coolest weather
happened.
Q. have a quantity Of various
sflrubbery that seems to me should be
pruned. Do you think it would be too
late now to have the work doneeand who
could l get to do it? w. E., r. f. D. 3.
A There are some shrubs that may
be safely pruned at any time and it is
really hard to lay down any definite
rule, but generally speaking, early
Towering shrubs should be ,pruned early,
perhaps before now, and if already
blooming, the matter may be deferred
until through blooming. Late flower
ing shrubs may be pruned now. 1t
should be known that early Towering
shrubs bloom on wood made the pre-
vious season, while most late flower
ing bloom on newly made wood of the
season. See letter.
Q. / have a few rows of parsnips
and oyster plant that have stood out
in the open ground all winter. / want
to use the ground now for other things.
Can / keep these roots for time and
how must l go about it? Mrs. H., Wy
lam, Ala.
A. Both of these vegetables are more
easily kept than sweet or Irish potatoes.
Just dig them up, remove the tops and
store away in dry, cool cellar or they
may be buried in boxes in dry sand
and stored away from dampness.
@. How long do you leave chrysan-
themum cuttings in the sand after root
ing? Miss j., Selma, Ala.
A. They should be ported or trans
planted to the open when roots are
about an inch long.
Q. 1t seems to me that my rasp-
berries and blackberries are too thick,
but I am told that they should be
thinned only in the fall of the year.
Could such work be done this late?
r. E., Cullman, Ala.
A. 1t is best othin out and head
back both in the fall, but I would not
hesitate to do the job right away, but
don't delay the matter.
Q. In growing roasting ear corn
for market, where you want a success
sion of crops, how long a time should
paintings be made apart so there will
be no break in the supply? H. j.,
Dora, Ala.
A. The proposition would depend