The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-04-06

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admiring your lovely Easter
plants. If you take care of your
Easter lilies, azaleas or other pot
ted plants, you can enjoy them
again next year. The best way to
handle Easter lilies, azaleas, hy-
drangeas, tulips, hyacinths and
narcissi is to place the plants in a
well-lighted room and keep the soil
constantly moist. At night place
them in a cool room with a temper
ature of around so degrees if pos
sible. When the flowers fade, re-
move the plants from their pots
but don't disturb the roots and
plant them outside. Light frost
will not hurt them. Bulbs are set
in their pots too near the surface
for outdoor culture, so when
planting them, bury the top of the
ball of soil 8 to a inches deep.
Set azaleas and hydrangeas in
shady place and leave the top OF
the ball of soil level with the
ground. If the plants are kept in
a healthy condition until set in the
yard and if given good outside
growing conditions, they should
bloom again next year.
Here are few suggestions on
how to make your cut flowers last
longer. az Cut your flowers with
sharp knife in late afternoon
(2) Be sure your container in
which you are to arrange the flow
es is thoroughly secured, even ster-
ilized, because scum (bacteria)
clog up the stems and cut down
on water absorption. (3) Copper
containers work good because
they give off small amounts OF
copper which help keep down bac-
terra. Copper wire in other type
containers will help in the same
way. az Plants absorb most OF
their water through the cut end
Therefore, it makes little differ
ence how deep the stem is in the
water. Make sloping cut so the
water can enter the stems. Pin.
cushion type holders may stop W
part of the stem and thus prevent
some water absorption. ~ DOM
allow leaves to stay in water
They soon decay and foul up the
water. (6) The cutting of stems
under water helps with some
plants, others show no effect. (7)
Most writer's agree that dahlia
poinsettia, hollyhock, heliptrope
and poppy keep better if cut enc
of stems are burned before plac.
ing in water. ~ Keep your flow.
ers out of drafts and as cool as
possible, especially when first cut
(9) All kinds of materials were
recommended for putting in the
water. The commercial prepare
tions available from your florist
usually contain several materials
and should be satisfactory. One
home mixture consists of 2 tea
spoonfulls of sugar, one-half tea
spoonful clorox, and one pinch fer
ric oxide (iron rust) in one quart
of water. (10) Changing the wat
er and cutting off the stems after
two or thre days will help but
ifJc 1ofc of fro,,hlo
All the Easter eggs have long
been eaten by now Pm sure. Candy
ones present no problems, but
have you ever wondered about the
food value of graded eggs?
Grade B eggs are just as nutri-
tious as Grade A eggs, but should
be used mainly for scrambling
baking, buildings, ETC., where ap'
pearances are less important.
Did you know that some dryer
manufacturers are recommending
their dryers equipped with brack-
cts on the basket for drying off
baby lambs and chicks in emer-
gencies? Farming has really gone
modern.
Guess What's New! DehydrateG
steak developed at the Uni
versity of California. This product
is said to have a shelf life of two
years when stored in an air-tight
container. The dehydrated meat is
prepared readily for cooking by
soaking it in water for few min.
utes.
Mrs. Florine Williams kitchen
and in fact her whole house was
converted to HID. Tray Making
Workshop last Thursday after
noon. Ten women from the Mantec
and Wanchese clubs etched trays
coasters and bowls for home use
Mrs. Thompson of the Mantec
club didn't make a tray, but was