Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1926, Page 18

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGT( D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1926. REAL E ned and the most vigorous plants of the thined material, reset in the va- cant places in the rows, FKFor good sized beets, the plants should stand 3 or 3% inches apart in the row. When the tops of the plants removed in thinning are of suitable size, the leaves may be used for greens. A succession of planting should be made at intervals of three weeks un til mid-August. The length of row for the garden will be determined by the needs of the family. Beets should be used when they are young and ten- der, rather than when they are old and woody. Excesses may be canned for Winter use. Winter beets should be sown in August and these will grow to medium sized roots during the cool Fall months. They should be harvest. ed before severe cold weather and stored in boxes In the vegetable cel- lar, covering the roots with a layer of dry earth to prevent shrivelling. There are several varities, but it is presumed that all will select the red varieties in keeping with the saying “red as a beet.” | CLUB NOTES. | In many cities and communities of America there are groups of women banded together under the name of the Garden Club o America. These local clubs are federated into State or- wanizations and again by States into the Grand Federation of the Garden Clubs of America. This large federa in wash| i watch the daily papers fof further details. It is yequ -xod thé | be sent promptly to L: | retary of the National rz-yu al Dahl nd Iris Societv. who mw |dressed at 1401 H street. tion now includes approximately 700.- 000 women, working under ‘the fol- lowing broad principles: *The object of this association shall be to stimu late the knowledge and love for gar dening among amateurs; to share the advantages of assocfation through con- ference apd correspondence in this country and abroad; to aid in the pro- tection of native plants and birds, and to_encourage civic planting.” The Garden Club of America has its headquarters in New York Cit Among its activities is a qua terly bulletin, containing not only those notices pertaining to garden club affairs, but also, information on gar dening in general, treating of the va- rious aspects in such detail that each issue is a thmely garden manual. In additfon, there is an almanac issued once a year. Among other activities are the Spring exhibit of flowers, held in New York City, and an annual con vention, the one for 1926 being held in the near future in California. This national organization is repre sented in Washington by Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, acting as chairman of the local committee of the Garden Clubs of America. It is sufficient to state | that she is more than creditably rep- |7 resenting this group of women. Un der her influence the Garden Club America is exerting itself for the bea tification of Washington and legisla tively in the interests of such move- | ments as the establishment of the national arboretum. In passing, it should be stated that the representi- tives of ithe Garden Club of America presented able arguments at the re- can provide homemade or purchased protectors for use when the_nights are and thus gain from one to two in the growing of these tender cent hearing of the Federal Quaran. tine Board in reference to the exclu sion of narecissus from foreign sources. Mrs. Noyes has become enthus % over the projected federation of thi different garden clubs in and ne Washington, and will continue, as th local representative of the Garden Clubs of Ame ter this fed eration, or its more powerfu the benefit of Washington. The annual iris exhibit of the tlonal Capital Dahlia and Iris clation is to be held on May 19 at the Mayflower Hotel. All the horticultural clubs and societies in i and near Washington are invited to hade " trees and hibit, while entries from individuals vergreens. Send e encouraged. There is to be no fee § for catalogue for entry xhibits nor will admis = Uil A sion be charged. -Medals of the Ameri can Iris Society will be given to the winners in the several classes of iric while there will be a sweepstake the exhibits of seedlings. Plans being made to include exhibits of rious classes of peonies nlso. Those who are interested in forwarding tvpe garden and field crops cause poorer exhibits returns than those obtained where clean culture is maintained. If the soll is well prepared and well jtilled to conserve molsture and to un- lock plant food, weeds will find little {chance for growing. Weed seeds are often distributed in the manure, espe- cially if weeds are allowed to grow on and ‘mature while the manure pile s ;..ndnnllullmg. From the standpoint of character, there are several types of weeds. The annual weeds grow only from seed, so one should prevent the plants Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS CHESTER J. HUNN, Garden Editor, The Star. Perhaps the simplest protector is one made out of wood; just the sides of & box, & foot or so square and about 8 inches high. These are fine for cucumbers and melons and are cov- ered with a pane of glass during in. clement weather. Later the glass can be removed and cheesecloth spread over the top to ward off the striped cucumber beetle and the flea beetle while the plants are young. It is often possible to buy the oval shaped screens used by old-fashioned families to keep flies off of the food. These can be covered with cloth and used as plant protectors. A few wire loops stitched inside of a muslin bag will make a good protector. Then there are the cornicoplas made of paper, flimsy but suvitable for an evening or so in protecting the early vegetable crops. There are patented devices on the market which can be purchased at nominal sums, but all amateurs with a little ingenuity can rig up their own plant protectors. l BEETS. | Beets are one of the hardiest of Spring vegetables. The first planting can be sown as soon as the ground can be worked in the Spring, selecting a well tilled soil which is free from stones and not too heavy. If the sofl conditions cannot be changed, one should use the turnip-shaped beet, for it does not have to grow so deeply in heavy soils and is not so liable to “ for food, water and With some of the wild plants it has been found that they will not tolerate having the ground stirred about thelr roots. Others need an |t | fcemulation of decaying oak leaves | from setting seeds or an infestation | to maintain the soil ¥ so need- { from the use of weedy manure. Bien ful to their succ growth.— | nial weeds, on the other hand, should American Horticultural Society be mowed or cut with the hoe befor Nt For full details the reader is [they come Into flower or by cutting to United *|the roots below the crowns. Tillage comes 1o me, too. What shall 1 do 1381, “Herbaceous Peren-|and Fall grubbing are effective means to my herbaceous perennial border? | nials.” {of controlling weeds. Perennial weeds 1et’s consider the problem as 1 find it |are carried over in the garden by | We, of course, all put a Winter | seeds. by surface runners or by peren | TIMELY HINTS. mulch about the herbaceous peren nial underground roots or stems. On nials last Fall. Now that the new small areas the root, rootstocks, bulbs this | Usually | When moving plants to the garden K6 te ik pual b tlsele vting and the like may be dug up and istiatiSHoUL b shncvet | 1o burned. Herbicides or weed-killing it is sufficient to pull this nmomwme roots should be kept moist and |chemicals destroy by contact with the clear of the crowns. although with | prevented trom wilting. To secure exposed surfaces of the roots, etc. Such gross feeders as chrysanthe- | the best resuits in flowers or produce;|Roots may b starved by preventing mums nd Japanese irls, it | the plants should be kept as fresh may Je to spade the well | as possible. As the days grow longer the formation of any green leaves above the ground or smothered by a voite inure, straw leaves into | the gardener will find that it is best |dense sod-forming grass. Exposure to the =oil. Those plants which were | to do this work in the home u:n'dl-nli;l‘" strong sun in Summer or to the muiched with fine zravel or sifted | in the cool of the evening. 3 rect actionon frost in Winter is also conl should be inspected to | In all cases of setting plants it is ke his muleh has not | advisable that they be watered imme- ftective when the land has been |plowed to expose the roots, Finally, the erowns, | diately. \When this water has soaked <tems, which are al. | into the soil a small sprinkling of rotation of crops is one of the best jways of eradicating weeds. { dr th 8 e 1 over the over the Winter to|dry earth should be placed LR lenves, | Wet Spots to conserve the moisture and taken out of the | in the pull these unsightly | 1% stems. 1 did 8o for a while and found | gly be wilting That 1% often pulied 4way pleces of the | the “tlakking” some sort of shading neivly growing clumps. iNhle: bare |ib ofieh provided gl 3 id to mulches, fogether with | shingle stuck into the soil at an angle the removal of weeds, should be suffi- | & to overhang the plant, berry cient start the plants into new | boxes or even boards supported by it sy | These shades are removed after a iew S i ,,‘m““.,’.l IS | duvs, as soon as the newly set plants {these crops have but a short season, | The Jpots. however. sho B A T e e their mew it | [or they cannot be planted before May | 3 12 without running the risk of a fro don. ) i One should finish the setting out of |Which ix serious on these tender jtables. The amateur garden early cabbage and early lettuce this |l 3 il ey loften afford to take - he week. If the soil s somewhat dry one | E PR AR RRREL R {may take a chance noxt turday in king the first planting of sweet No Better Home Buy Either In or Out of Washington Watch for a coming article on Values Extraordinary—From All Angles | nials | space. = perennials: in baskets and | pots.. We also have shruhbs e.d g e plants HERBACEOUS BORDER. Na- some Asso- | 18 and “Spring is a happiness so beautiful unique, so unexpected. that 1 don't 0w what to do with myself. What vou advise?”—Emily Dickinson Soring is h and the cuestion do Fairfax Farms Nursery : | Clark, Stabler & Co., Inc. Fairfax, Va. Phone Fairfax 4.F.4 peonies advis or u at ashed in (oo close to old plant b left such now be cut zarden. Do no: soil. L few days the plants will seem To remedy @ part of be injured by stones. Prepare the soil to some depth and surface with a s0_that it is in a mellow con- dition. 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