The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-25

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% begin.
Il occurred to me that
there are many others in this
|prdicament, so decided
right then and there TO come
10 their rescue.
n IS too late 10 plant roses ana
ns early spring flowers; but there
81 lust loads and loads 81 seeds
est may he tucked away In the
~ now that viii blossom into a
nn,Ahle falyhnd all summer long
81 into the fall And one dollars
vusih Of seeds IS ample 10 turn the
tkk.
ne main DON'T for amateur
rrdeners 10 keep In mind IS:
peat bite off more than you can
,ssw." Have a small garden, but
lave Il right Remember when you
,hat the seed you have hardly
sarted. soon you must pull weeds
I'd cultivate your patches. and Il
axes time and energy. Better a
a.-fooi bed Of peoples. to which you
~ five minutes work n day. than
q, full Of haltwithered. flower.
|lss sturted. wec,lchokod plants.
View for the seeded. II Is OF
~ Is much Importance as the
hrulixsr. Spade your ground al
bast olgh, inches deep. Maybe 10
|hches will be better. SEQ that every
hmp in every spadeful Is beaten up
|tas. II your soil IS sandy this
vsrt be hard. But II Il Is heavy
tu. you may have considerable
vcrx But do II. anyway. a lot
espsrls on Il. The roots Of seed
rics are tender. and when they
II clod they cannot penetrate Il
| re roots must be able TO reach out
/ ~ feed where they please or your
|,hat win be retarded.
pULyERIZE THE SOIL,
Dcrt spade when the sou n too
w or II win form hard Jumps all
banner. II fistfui OF earth
'rsmbies in your hand. 20 ahead
|ias spade. II It forms a putty.liko
Iznp. wait.
Coal ashes are no good as fertil-
Iss. but II your soil IS hard clay,
ls,,ly stfted coal ashes VIII loosen
L Up. Wood ashes are. Of course.
hitter still.
Xox you are ready for seeding
ri planting.
Here are some OF the blossoms
'rai can be Included IN the dollars
|Tsrth OF seeds: Nasturtiums, which
an Be sown along the fence. They
I1sxeF heavily and have bright, rich
ieiors. Altho many people sow
Esc. pea seed in February. II one
rs sunny exposure. they viii be-
! - 70 blossom in July II sown now.
Fare are other secds that win give
Igs an abundant supply OF flowers;
iazpdragon. phlox, candytuft. an.
szzl iarkspur.
Narigolds-The African type grows
I TO or three feet il height. with
afgs flowers. two or three inches
u diameter. ranging in color from
re lemon-yeilow 10 deep. rich
range. The smaller. or French
he makes compact bushes about
foot high; they begin TO flower
rAsn quite small. and continue TO
fnm freely until frost. The flow
- are generally one inch I'm dam
ss- and are beautifully shaded and
rztked with gold and brown.
There are many types OF asters,
acf Of them well known. Beg or
81 little wood ashes TO put with
i5r aster soil. II viii protect
ZEN from an insect that preys on
e early plant. A later insect has
= 70 fought with insectIcide.
The zinnia is an old garden IA
fsts. It grows well and blooms
rssly under the most adverse cir.
instances Of location and weather,
~ may be counted on for con.
l'uous show Of bloom. There Is
'al!s a wide range. both In color
"a form. in the various types.
c'smos does best when sown
1'aly. Their gorgeous wealth Of
s''fn ends our out-of.door flowers
he fall. II takes mighty hard
0'eber frost TO kin them.
Nett Friday I viii tell Of the win
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