Evening star., 1926-04-03
Gardening in Washington
AND IT'S ENVTRONS
CHESTER ]. HUM Garden Editor The Star.
AND IT'S ENVIRONS

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protectors.
| Have YOU cleaned up the bramble
! patch? The old dead canes should
have been removed ere now ana the
/ 1926 bearing canes tied up so thai
| they will not he broken. II manure
! is available. use liberal quantities as
| q top dressing. As substitute. sheer
manure is good. for he plants neeC
plenty of food for fruit production
The strawberry patch also needs some
! attensicn in removing the mulch ana
| pulling out the weeds,
| knot-root is prevalent in this region
! being perhaps one Of the most WldelN
/ spread and serious garden and shrur
disease. 1t is caused hyAthe attacks
! of the nematode worm Which causes
! irregular sweliinss or gals on the
! roots These stunt and cause reduc
! ton in yield or in the death OF the
| plant. II is not the same as the no
dulles on the roots of legumes A new
! garden plot or a rotation of crops with
| ; lngv8 gle section for chickens are
! the best measures Of control Farm
| cr'S Bulletin I345. Root knot
1t is about time that the gardeners
are hardening off the harder ANIMALS
which have been growing in the
house.
Narcissus and tulips are pushing
up out of the soil. Do not let them be
smothered with leaves. yet do not en-
tirely remove the mulch for the nights
are still cold.
The old tops of peony plants should
he cut away carefully and burned.
At The ame time pull out the clumps
OF grass which are blanched under
the covering of leaves. A pull at
stray pieces of grass and at weeds
will save nine later in the year.
Watch for scale insects. particularly
on iilacs. Japanese EuonymuS and
japanese qu nee. and spray for con
trol with one of the miscible oils.
Do not let the climbing and hybrid
perpetual roses throw their strength
into old wood which win produce lit
10 OF no flowers. This wood ought
TO come OUT right now. Then there
are the hybrid teas. When the leaf
buds have pushed out third of an
inch prune. and do a good job of it.
Do not be sparing of the bush. A
good pruning now and a little manure
will provide plenty of bloom during
late May and June.
The wide spread of the roots Of
trees has a powerful influence upon
the well.being of roses and other plants
set in beds near trees. The tree roots
absorb the plant food and water need
ed by the bedded stock. Some grow
ers when they cannot avoid proXim-
itv 30 trees. dig a trench between the
he'd and the trees and line 1t with
heavy planks. Special ''cranks' Will
build concrete walls to protect their
plant beds.
Hedges should he pruned in early
April lust before the plants start into
growth: This VIII cause the buds to
break lower down on the stem and
thus clotha the lower part of the
hedge with new foliage. 4 second
pruning can be given in late May or
early June. Al which time the new
erowths should be cut back from one
half to two-thirds to cause the new
growth to thicken up. Do not prune
after the lst of August. as this causes
new additional growth, which will not
be sufficiently mature to Withstand the
in furious effects of cold weather.
Watch for the crocuS-dotted lawns
a bout town If YOU like the idea. do
not fail to place your order early this
Fall.
The Tidal Basin will probably be