The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01

garden problems will be answered
through these columns if ad-
dressed to the garden calendar ed
News society editor.
KIDDING THE GARDEN OF
AND MOLES. -.
Mr.. S. continues his enquiries
about problems which other read
ers seem to be having, too: us
there any control for ants? l tried
a few commercial bats in metal
containers, also verious sprays.
About all I did a to chase them
from spot to spot. Our lot has
vacant spaces between it and the
next which l imagine makes good
camping ground for them. Then,
for many years. the lot a a
pasture. Is there a mole poison
is safe to use with a dog
who is curious and who has a good
sense of smell?"
To get rid of the ants you might
try fumigating the nests with cal
cium cyanide granules, making
holes with a pointed stick down
into the nest about 8 inches Geep.
Pour in granules and cover the
hole Immediately with soil. Or
open holes and pour | teaspoon
full carbon disulphide into a small
rest and | tablespoonful into each
of sevtral holes in a large nest.
Or make holes over nests and
pour into each a few crystals O.
observation-disclosures.
For getting rid of the moles you
might try the Observation-Disclosures
treatment Or use a teaspoontul Of
I've or n%apthalene at intervals in
the runways, opening them up
with a sharp stick. These would
discourage any Investigating eff
forts of the dog as he woudn'1
like the smell. A cat often makes
the best mole eradicator Of a.
and doesn't harm the garden. Il
you have time and enjoy an hour
OF so of meditation, sit we the
newly-made main run and Watcf
with two spades in hand Until yol
see a movement and act quick,
20 catch him between he 2 spades
You will need to Be perfectly
still and quiet as a mole a hear
or feel the vibration from the
l.ghtest touch on the ground il the
vicinity of his runway. and ha!
more patience than the average
human. And do not become 81
lost in meditation that you fail te
catch the slight movement o. the
soil above him. All that remains
to try is a trap.
Mr.. S. asks if it will be ad.
visable to plant pansies and dwarf
marigolds among daffodil bulbs tc
occupy the space after bulbs die
down.
Pansy plants can be set in fall
as an edging to the bulb border,
but will die down in June when
not dry weather comes To take
their place you could plant seed
Of sweet alyssum after setting in
the pansies. The alyssum viii
come up in spring and be ready
to fill the pansy space when they
Gle down and will bloom all sum.
mer and fall, often until Deem.
Der. as it Is not discouraged b,
light frosts.
Seed of dwarf marigolds can be
scattered among the bulbs in late
fall November or D~ecelnber) OF
early spring to bloom until frost
cuts them down in fall. It is moi
necessary to plant them TO shade
the dormant bulbs, but to cover
the bare space left after oulb foli
age is gone, for you will have g
bare border or a Weed-gvowr
border unless something is plant
cd tc occupy the area. Any annua,
that is not too husky is good. 1
too vigorous a grower is used. al
the plant food in the soil will be
taken from the bulbs which begir
their root growth in late summer
and need the food.
ROSES
Mrs. e. K. Of Gaffney, S. c
sends in specimen leaves from he,