Evening star., 1950-07-23


season in which they can be lifted,
transplanted. propagated and han
died successfully without fear OF
loss or injury. If disturbed at any
other time they are apt to go to
sleep-pass out of the garden pic
ture. Occasionally Oriental pop
pies are successfully moved in the
early spring, but the chances of
their living are materially less
then than now, In fact they are
hard to kill now.
There is still time to lift those
crowded daffodils (narcissus), re-
work the bed, adding bonemeal
and compost to a good depth, and
to replant the bulbs. This work
should be completed early ir
August since normally the bulbs
start into active growth in Sep
tember.
Spring Towering perennials car
| still be tranSplanted and divided
if that is desirable.
| A good spray for those nasty
little red spiders that attack sc
many plants at this season may be
prepared from liquid lime sulphur
four teaSpoonsful to the gallon
of water to which a quarter tea
spoonful of Dreft Is added as q
ESpreader and sticker.
The last planting of snap beans
should go In now. There are ap.
proximately 115 days Of growing
weather ahead but, the length Of
day has an important bearint
upon such crops as sweet corr
which is unlikely to mature salts.
factorily If planted now. Kale
cabbage. caulihower, broccoli ant
many other crops. however, shoult
be planted at this season.
1t is not too early to begin pre-
pairing the ground for the ne,
lawn. Add all of the compost, leaf
mold. weeds, grass clippings, saw
dust and other vegetable materia
available. together with groun,
limestone and phosphate. The,
should be thoroughly mixed Will
the soil to a depth of six inches O
more. Allow the ground to settl
between the time Of Spading an,
the first Of September before rak
ing and leveling. This gives plent,
Of time for thorough settling, al
important consideration If 70,
would have good smooth surfac,
when the lawn is completed. I
weed seeds should sprout it ma,
be necessary to stir the soil to xii
them. In fact, it is q splendit
idea to have the weed seed germi.
nate now while they may be killes
without too much effort.
Do not hesitate to spray dshlia.
with DOT to kill the borers ane
corn worms which may attack thu
plants. OF course, DOT kills tn,
enemies of the red spider so yo,
will need to fight that pest witt
llme-sulphur as mentioned above
HETP. or some other material.
Dahlias should be topped ant
kept disbudded If large specimen
blooms are desired. Keep the rapie
growing, soft, succulent stem.
carefully staked. otherwise there |,
danger of their being snapped of
in a thunderstorm.
It the chrysanthemumS have moi
been pinched this Is the latest II
can be done without running the
risk of delaying bloom beyond
the normal Towering period. Keep
the chrysanthemums cultivated,
watered, and fed If you would have
good foliage in the fall.
Cut back petunias and sweet
alyssum If you want fall bloom
give them a liberal feeding of
commercial fertilizer.
Madonna lilies will be as near
dormant this month as at any
time during the year. If they need
lifting or the soil improved, this
is the time to do it. In replant-
ing remember that they are basal
roofing and need not be covered
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