Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1926, Page 19

REAL ESTATE, Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Garden Editor, The Star. ’ _PLANTING ROSES. l Roses may be planted with success elther in the Fall or Spring season. or early Spring planting the rose bed, if not prepared the previous Fall, should be made ready #s the frost is out of the ground, so that the plants have the advantage n - early vigorous xrowth the A warm, sunny location, shielded by buildings or trees from Winter winds, to insure against Winter ing, should be chosen for the beds. The gFound should be well drained, as roses der nd an abundance of wa ter passing through the soil, but will | not thrive where the ground is wet and soggy. If nature has not provid- ed good drainage, then artific means must be resorted to for this correction An ideal soil for rich loamy clay that is well drained. Such a soil is seldom found in or about Washington, and in its stead we are usually confronted with a heavy gravelly clay almost void of leam or humu, This soil is usually well drained a will produce exceilent roses if erly handled. Regardless of soil textures, roses re quire plenty of food in the shape of manures and commercial fertilizers e beds should be to a depth of ]fi inche nd if drainage is neces: extra 6 inc hould be subsoil and top soil bein placed in ‘separate piles. A layer « broken stone or coarse gravel should be placed to a depth of 6 or v over the bottom of the bed and the subsoil and top soil with one-third their entire bulk with well rotted cow manure, placed back n their respective pliaces to_settle thoroughly before planting. Where roses are grown on an ex ile the use of iltural | e 1 will be found t eco nomical method of draina Roses received in early Spring for planti ar dormant and usually soil, the roots being kept mo transit by the use of damp sphagnum moss. If planting is to be delayed any considerable length of | time after plants have been received, | the plants should be separated and “heeled in,” which is the placing of the plants in a temporary trench and covering the soil about the roots to exclude the air and light. anting that the ground is pra- pared for planting, mark off a space of from two and one-half to three | feet for each plant and proceed to| ve the holes made ready. ne all mangled roots with sharp > or shears and prune out all but | four or five of the st est | o shoots And. trim beick ach | e shoots to five or six strong huds or eve: | The holes should be several inches | arger in diameter than the root spread | of "the plants, 1 if the hole is | deeper than desired, fill in sufficient | soil and firm with vour feet, being sure to set the plant from one and onehalf inches to two inches lower | thah the crown, or that point from which the shoots arise above roots: then spread roots in order tha fine soil can be brought in con with them. As the soil is rep tbout the roots it should be firmed | with the feet until it is equally | level with the surrounding arew. | A few handfuls of round bone | (commercial) mixed well into the soil | when planting will be highly bene ticlal. The plants should be given horough wates ant and are now ready ~l!l(l out new growths with the coming warm days and Spring rains In addition to what nature supplies, it has been found to be good practice to water the soil thoroughly and ~yringe the foliage at least once euch week in the Spring and twice a weel during July, August and September. Culti on - of rose s generally recommended during the growing season. [ am, however. adverse to this prac- e for the rose and I advise in its stead the use of a heavy mulch of | cow manure of at least two inches in depth placed immediately about the plants and left throughout the entire This insures maintains an ood supply at all times. thereby in reasing the quality and quantity of flowers. TIMELY HIN It is now ‘ime to set out havdy , trees and vines, for the frost | practically left the ground. Some | be planted either in pring or Fall. but some need stra._protection if given a new posi on late in the year. Some plants owever, develop much more readily [ transplanted in the Spring. because the long growing season allows them iclent time in which to establish + good root system. Among those <hrubs which should be planted at his time are rhododendrons. moun- 1ain laurel, Azaleas and some of the other plants of th type, strawberry bush, “the thorns (Crataegus), rose of Sharon, globe flower, spice bush, fowaring dogwood, Rugosa roses. apanese snowhall, the vews and a few others 1t good rotted r s on_ hand, it u over the soil and hery groups. ally raked into rose roses is a strong. Alure or compost oon | prop- | 8 inches | | each mixed | and allowed | | perf | ot the | ning_out process, | handling and | growth in the shrub border. will encourage better | In spading the garden and flower work a | ear. A deeper | needed for little deeper soll than may be the roots of the plants should the coming Summer happen to be a diy one There will be many when the frost will nip the tend owths in the perennial and orders, so do not Winter protection for a more. a start last Jall before it crowds out the better plant material. | The young cabbage and | plants should now in the cold frame planting out in the first April. | Do mnot forget to start a few | flowering annuals in the hou [Among those which & | flowers becuuse of th |are: Drummond's phlox, annual asters,” snapdragons, | heliotrope, verbena, ageratun via, scabiosa, stocks, balsam, gaillardia, annuals, | and others. As soon as these plants develop their triig leaves thiey should paper pots or in for a few out in th treatment SN, zinnia ! annual before being cold frame for hardening-off. They | to be ready to set out in th 't of April or the first weeks Damping-off.” a disease, is the most frequent trouble in the flats and its presence i by the de the seedling near the surface of il a lack of circulation ¢ | to blame for the trouble. The di: organism is usually present in most | soils and needs these condition for devolopment. The control is simply to remedy the above factor: The last warning on the pruning of | hybrid perpetual roses is to watch | the opening buds on the hybrid teas so that these may be pruned in time. Tie up those stray branches of | climbing roses and other vines so that they will not be broken rush of Spring work. Are you thinking about poppies Lscaller a packet of seed in some cor | ner and just press the seed with the feet into the loosened soil. Apple and pear trees can be top- worked or grafted to desirable v rieties any time now during pleasant weather, being sure that it is done before the buds push out from the Winter scaly coverings. Japanese spurge or pachysandra is a good ground cover for places. Tt keeps the ground c {and is usually spaced § to 8 inches| | apart. 1t cannot, however, on like grass, but is espec did under hardwood tree: An inspection of the b lawn and borders shows rly snowdrops have gone e late type is now in its glory crocuses must be fine in the but they are closed at night when we get home. Hyacinths are pushing out of the soil and are closely fol lowed by the earlier tullps. On the south slopes the early narcissuses are a'mass of -green leaves, and the first flowers are in bud. DRAINAGE The old-fashioned gardner ex- pre d his idea tersely when he suid “Plants do not like wet feet.” Drainage of garden soils i important subject and warrants a ieng discussion. Drainage serves two S First, to car be walked ally splen- bs in the The from the land: s to lower (he water table and to make the soil loose and friable. Clay soils are very liable to suffer from a lack of drainage and should be improved by placing tile drains at intervals through the garden plot. Drainage allows more air to enter the soil to the advantage of both the plant roots and the favorable soil organism: Drainage allows a deeper penetration of plant roots in search of plant food. Drainage re- duces the dangers from droughts by inducing deep ooting ~ of plants. Drainage aids in hastening the warm- ing up of the garden soils in the sring and makes it possible to plant seeds at an earlier date. Drainage is a big problem in the home grounds, and is worth investi- gating in various agricultural buile- tins. A lack of drainage may be one reasons for your fallure to have a productive garden or a splen- did lawn. ROSE PRUNING. There are two distinct points in pruning roses. First, there is the thin- which means the complete removal of all dead, weak, misplaced or otherwise useless shoots. Second, there is the shortening of hose shoots which are left, to such an extent as to give the hest chance of obtaining the right growth and the best bloom. People often make mistakes in prun- ing. They frequently leave too many shoots when thinning. They also fail to prune according to the variety of the rose. They often leave the rose bush crowded with shoots and then they shear these to a uniform length, just like a privet hedge is clipped. When pruning is neglected, the rose plant usually produces an overabund- ance of small buds on weak stems, and a most | mornings yet buliy remove all the week or Pull out the grass which got lettuce be hardening-off preparatory to weeks of earlie; sal: | anthemuns in the| that the | wd that | avtime, | | | | YUY EVENING about the middle of March. The hy- brid teas should be pruned just as the leaf buds show signs of opening. Climbers should be pruned right after flowering. (Note, a special article on | climbing roses in late May.) In prun- ing use a sharp pair of pruning shears. In shortening the shoots make each cut slant across the branch and about three-eights of an inch above an eye. Always prune above an eye which is pointing away from the cen- ter of the plant in order to have a bushy plant. | With the main stem. STAR, culture wil give advice on ‘“‘Gr Propagation, Pruning and Trainin, HYACINTHS Hyacinths are up through the soll and form one of the early Spring att tions of the well planted gardens. few words on their culture will be amiss. In the first place, hya hybrid perpetuals and X always have good drainage, for t The new shoots from the vear branches of last vear's growth should be cut back to two eyes from the main stem. The new shoots from the base should be left 12 to 18 inches long. Prune again in the same way |received in the after the June bloom is past and these [ {0 6 inches apai roses will bloom again in the Fall. |Inches of soil over them. After thinning the hybrid teas, the |this depth for very sandy | remaining shoots are cut back to four [ decrease it when the soil to seven eyes according to the vigor of | All bulbs abhor fresh, ferment the variety. The vigorous varieties in-| manures. In fact, it is well not Radiance and Red | USe any manure in the tadiance, which can le seven eyes tp | f the bulb bed, but use . Leave fewest buds on the weak | instead. This bone meal into the soil area below the & using a pound for each 10 squ solls. The heavier types of should be made porous by sifted coul ashes uand sand. bulbs should be planted as soon Th with about soils further fertility izer can be a good potato fer should be purchased as ar-old stock for plant- ing in the Spring. Large holes should be prepared as soon as the ground is in fit condition to be handled, but one should keep the top soil separate, for it will be used first. It is advisabie to throw some scraped bones in the bot- | tom of each hole to supply plant food | for over a period of vears. If such bones are not available the gardener can use a few handfuls of the com-|climate hyacinth tops die down mercial ground bone. These bones ave | first half of June, at which time hen covered with the top soil, leaving | bulbs should be dug. ightly mounded in the center tored in shallow boxes 'd against the roots of the grape- | lar until planting time comes ving out as they are taken|i8ain in late August and early | from the shipping package. If the|September. When le grapevines are moved on the place |the bulbs will, after they should be wrapped in wet bur- [ tain size, split into two 4 lap. Plant carefully, spreading all of | When this splitting Is excessive i the roots out urally over the|OFr no blooming may occur until mound. Then cover with soil and give [ bulbs have grown up n. @ach vine o iquabtity of wate In purchasing hyacinths Train each vine 10 a straight stake | essary to avold the first or lath for the first year, tying up the | these are the largest und vine several times during the vy pensive, I as the growth proceeds. Rub off the |and then falling uway urplus buds as they begin to sprout, | bulbs. One should order, for the leader must be kept growing |second size, or upward to form the trunk of the plant. will give several years of bloom. | Keep down the weeds and water |ordering, one should be very when the condition of the soil de- |concerning teh the variety mands it. Be ready to trellis the|color and whether double or sin plants at the beginning of the sec- S ond vear Annual pruning will|in planting begin the second vear and this, with | Fall) spraying, will be yearly operations. LETTUCE. Grapevine: dormant one- 100 square feet, applying this pl food late in the Winter or early the Spring, just come up. Although many wcinths in the ber of years, it them every veople ground for a nu is advisable to year or two for size, most to ve rather, hyacinths this The treatment given grapevines the first years of their growth will largely determine the profit and pleasure to be derived from these vine crops. (Farmer's Your Search OWNER OFFERS New Takoma Bungalows COME OUT SUNDAY 8 ARTISTIC BUNGALOWS — 4 DIFFERENT PLANS Bulletin 471 of the | sively used salad vegetable. Now Ready for Your Inspection All bungalows have large rooms—sleeping porches — open ¢fireplaces and brick mantels and large lots. 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Owner and Builder OPPOSITE TAKOMA THEATER Office Phone, Adams 5254 Home Phone, Col. 4957 WEEK DAYS PHONE FOR AUTO is left, the laterals or “,,“-m-;,.g.] are naturally adapted to sandy loam | teet of bed. It manure is available v o a top dressing after the soil cool: | crapE TRAININ S0 pig xiie ihe sl o rtil- hadeast over the bed at the rate of two pounds for e spec WASHINGTON, United States Department of Agri- ape g.") beginning to push | will soon ac- not inths should hey soil mixing i ‘all, setting them Increase and s heavy. ing to preparation bone meal is worked 1 ar For 1ch ant in before the plants leave thelr im- dig ea- sons to be explained later. In this the the They are then in the c around m in the ground attaining a c more. er- ttle the it is nec. for ex producing enormous spike: small the minintures, as these are well adapted to home culture and n ific the gle. 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