Evening star., 1950-09-17
This Week in the Garden
Ameneon Beech-AmeTeon Linden

Before planting daffodils, pre-
pare the soil to a depth Of 10 or
II inches. The bulbs themselves
should be placed 4 to 6 inches
below the surface and a 6-inch
root run below the bulb is needed
Liberal quantities Of compost and
bonemeal should be worked into
the feeding area, sufficient to sup
ply the bulbs for several years. II
compost is not available peatmoss
may be substituted. Superphos-
phate may be used instead of the
bonemeal.
Daffodils may be planted as
close as 4 inches for a quick mass
effort, but such a close planting
requires digging within 2 or 8
years. The usual spacing is to 10
inches and at that spacing most
varieties will not need lifting un-
der years, a few may go as long
as 10 years.
Seeding perennials should be
transplanted to bed or border as
soon as they are large enough. The
earlier the better so that they may
become we'll established before
winter. Our winters are normally
mild enough SO that the seedlings
will not need protection from the
cold, but unless planted early they
may need protection from "heav-
ing" Heaving is the alternate
freezing and thawing which nor
mally pushes plants that are not
well-rooted out of the ground. To
counteract heaving the bed may
be mulched after the first good
freeze to keep it frozen.
Fall webwormS are much in
evidence and should be controlled.
These greedy worms will strip the
foliage unless checked by spray or
dust. Any good poison CDDT, Lin
dane, methodychlor, lead arsenate.
rotenone, etc. may be used. Dusts
penetrate the web and are usually
more effective than sprays.
Everlastings and other plant
materials for winter bouquets
should be gathered as soon as
ready. Some. such as the ever
hastings, should be cut before the
flowers are fully opened, tied in
punches and hung. with the f1ow-
ers downward. to dry in an open
airy situation.
Keep watching in the flower
border for small thrifty plants Of
calendulas, marigolds. ageratum.
etc., that may be potted and
brought indoors for winter bloom.
Now is the time for fall pruning
of evergreens-the pines, spruces,
frs, arborvitates, jumpers, yews,
etc. Most of these need an an
nual trimming to keep them with
in bounds. compact and of good
foliage color. In pruning, 1t is
desirable to avoid a clipping which
will destroy their natural growth
habits. This is the easiest, quick
est way of pruning but tends to
give the trimmed plants formal
outline which hardly fits into the
landscape of the average home.
Better take bit longer to do the
job and keep the evergreens as
natural as possible. Fall growth
will soon hide pruning scars.
Newly planted evergreen hedge
should be cut back rather severely
in order that the tops may be
kept in balance with the root sys-
tenn. Properly prunned, a we'll
planted evergreen hedge will make
quicker recovery and stronger
growth than one that has not
been sufficiently cut back.
With the exception of the bull
bous iris all spring. Towering bulbs
should be planted as soon as
received.
Few perennial flowers can with
stand poorly drained soils. In
stallation of some manner Of
drainage, such as an agricultural
tile line to carry away the excess