Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1926, Page 18

REAL ESTATE. | | | Gardening in Washington - AND ITS ENVIRONS ER J. HUNN, Garden Editor, The Star. Our grandmothers had their old-| ground. These fertilizers should be fashioned “pimey<. but they are|scattersd around the plant or between nations | the rows, not over the crown. ! obliged to stretch their 14 realige that their hio: up-to-date prize winnin Are in Any way relpt nd other garden fower strides been made 1= and the | v blooms Perhaps with have greater Peonies require from two to four| vears after planting to hecome thor oughly established and to produce the | finest’ flowers. Do not expect too | much of them the first year and do my is rap. Py idly gaininc In popuiar AMONE | ot pass final judgment until they are 1he many reasens the following may | % foug '3 vears old, When once be cfted: 1t I« a ha oy the plants are established, do not dis- clean, attractive fulia rative and it is an ex -1 the opinion of a T 'hl‘l t':e roots should be planted in the | With age. i st e Gt Fall—September and October are ideal | dn:vlr: 130107:‘-‘ F':';x v::rmé 80 obant m&nl:\:-‘-hu- :;l:“::,::.‘:;"H;-“]h’:‘l‘v‘i"”.l.‘y- 11 ineh above the ground and burned, Tt Treeming wearhor All stema which show any signs of peony growers lnow th | decay whatever should removed | Fall planting affords tima for promptly and destroved. - | of the roots and for new rootlets to | Good cultivation at a ; oue! form ‘Refore the rold weather. season. thorough soakinz of = the planting is not advised hecatuse {zround in dry periods and the removal ®iarts so early that i of all blighted buds or wilted stem will keep the peony plants in an ex- cellent state of health, and the reward | Wil fulfill the highest expectations. TAKOMA HORTICULTURAL CLURB, i Timely Hints | e turb them to divide or reset. With Aardenaers | proper eare they will not Aeteriorate | be Aty the roots without anee. Which retards pnd even at times | proves fatal ta the plant. Roeots dis Tributed In the Spring are heid in stor- | a6 through the Winter months, and | theretare do not po: the vitality | which they had when freshly | #6i! aheuld e prepar weeks hefore planti p den seil will grow good i hest remults, the ground cpadtd 1o A depth of 18 ir well rhtted manire. com meal ahould be werk depthh. Under chéuld freeh man Plant the roats in or sloss ta hulld they will he der turé and fert their natural p or buds are > inche the level of the surface afte Vegetahls gardens shemld be well| advanced in their growth. Now is the time to contro! the weede by thor ough cultivation. Then, too, there are The succession plantinz= of heets, haans and other vegetahles. All sorte of insects are liable ta show up in the zardens and ground: « and leaf.eating rater | ers on foliage, hut a | I epray with arsenate of lead will fix | them. Tha potatn heetla can he jarred | linto pans of water with a laver of | chould hone iower na more- - helow - the lonse 8 Toots have settled he snil | kerosene an top of the liquid. or one e o ariny wwor e the | ean use the poison dusts. Those who Tobts and firm!y packed ta holid them | have currants should tch for "h- In_poaitlon. Ten deep planting mav | currant worm, for & few of thess In | regult In sparse blnems, or even in ne | sects will soon defoliate a single plant | P16omB At Al Tor permanent plant |and prevent the formation of a goad | ing, peonies shoull be t 3 feet | erop of fruit. M pples appear to | apart: 5 feet is | he 'in the proper staze for further) apraving. =0 get out the spray calen. | Ax spon as mixture. through the i surrovndine < dar and use the proper Now that the trees are out in full | bheginning forked over follage. many people are t -inehes and tn fertize and water these large ausnt and plants. It should he rememhered that | ha feeding ronts of these large plants | threnghout the < are lacated In the ground. mostly he wend growth and 1o maintain o d tipe | muleh Aver the rante. In cacs vond the perimeter of the outer weAther priar o the hlacming <ea of the hranches. When fertilizing or wAtering ths plants iz heneficial. Dol Catering, da not apply either closa| net sprinkle with a Liit thor:[4a the maln trunk of the tree for| onghly saturate 1enh of they de Mttls gond at thiz paint. For At leam 18 s fertilizer. apply from i(wn ta ten 10 daye he pounds. according to the size of the tree, of a ready mixed fertilizer or | 4 with a | from 5 to 20 pounds of bone meal. worked | making applications every few vears “all hefore the | Scatter the fertilizer and rake it into sunt of | the soil or put it into holes made with a crowbar and staggered 18‘inches ihe new |apart. In watering. let the hnss run of the ' on the ground and give the snil a good the n malch to held The plants may he fer light Arsssinz of + ints the soil in the cround freezes. A small an shaep manure ar well eq t manure mav he nsed wl =hnot are abot SIXTEENTH STREET HIGHLANDS 1200 Geranium St. N.W. nyard Corner House—Center-Hall Plan $16,750 AndCon Be Bousht On Easy Terms Sample House Open and Lighted Sundey and Daily CYRUS IMMON Realtor 1414 K St. N.W. 4. 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Such soils should, however, be improved each year by turning under humus and mulching with waste vegetable matter like leaves, straw or crase clippings. The soll of the perennial horder should not he neglected. The weeds should he pulled promptly and the hed siven a top dressing ‘of hone meal or sheep manure. Remove the forming aeed clusters the ; strength Into the production of more | wood for the hloom of 1927, Then, too, | on the llac hushes and force the golden bell is now finished bloom ing and_should he promptly pruned | %o that the new buds will form on the unger wood. The bridal wreath d the deutzies and others will soon finished with their bloom and t too, should he promptly pruned. The thumb rule states, “Prune all Spring hlooming shrubs as soon as they have finished blooming." Another point with peonies is that the blooms fade in full sunlight. To secure the full heauty, the flowers should he picked in tha cool ofsthe morning and when the buds are half opeén. on each stem of the plant. for these form the food for next vear's flowers. As the flawers are picked. they should he placed in a pall of water carried vight into the pateh. Then just as | 500N as they cAn he takén into the | house, the ‘stems are reécut in the water te prevent air from getting into the tubes of the stems and thus causing wilting. ete peony buds chould he permitted to open in_ a { darkéned room. This same practlce | should he followed with many plants In cutting roses, leave several huds on each stem of the plan for these | will form the shoots which hear the flowers in the Fall of the year. Pruning Evergreens. Some evergreens of the conifer fam- ily are amenable to pruning to keep them within sultable hounds. This in- ferred qualification {8 based on inhe- rent habits of grewth. With some evergreens the upward growth pro ceeds from a central terminal hud. ziving A pyramidal form to the tyee It i this character which makes the | spruces and pines such charming ob jects in the parks and large esgites Thera are other eronifars, however which send a of branches number Chevy Chase Boulevard, Che and just west of Wisconsin Ave. materials and workmanship. EVENING | drenching at intervals instead of daily | from near the base of the plant, and Be sure fo leave a few leaves | STAR, WASHINGTON, | their effectiveness comes rather from |a denseness of growth and peculiar low stature. Having a number of stems or the ability to produce a num. | her of secondary ieaders, this type of | evergreens may he pruned when de- sired. | i Among the conifers with a central | | terminal bud are the pines, spruces, | firs and the hemlocks when grown as trees. Hemlocks are often grown as hedge plants and sheared into shape. The removal of the terminal buds in topping such trees {8 a grievous error, | for such operation destroys the ajement mmetry expected in such plants. | moval of the lower hranches is always a serlous mistake, for they'| should be retained right down to the ground to give that graceful sweep | of follage from the grass to the crown of the tree. Occasionally it may be necessary to restraln a side branch or two which protrude from the smaoth outline of the tree. Further pruning | should he left in the hands of the ex-| | eért gardener, who fs constantly piant- | |ing this type of forest tree in large { spaces where their formal effect is not | shared hy proximity ta houses. Fortunately, peopfe are turning to the many forms of juniper. vitae (cedars), cypresw aid vew! lected landacape forms - of -which & adapted to planting near Some of these develop very v {amidal or conical habits. These shrib. forms are hest trained when they | Voing. The development of the | density of grow'h and the smoothness | | of outline may he auird v the Intelll- | gent use of a sharp prun'ng knife Thoee hranchlets which are venturing hevond the natural outline ‘should he | | removed so that the remaining shoots | on each pruned branch will blend Into the outline of tha plant. I the up- | ward shoots ‘of these shrubhy ever- e very vigorous and hecome | v," the tops may he taken out in | the =ame way. retarding the upward | | growth and hiending the top into a | more aymmetrical shape | Preferably this pruning should take place as growth starts in the Spring, Although It i not teo late at this mo. ment hecanse of the belated Spring season. With this indication of time for pruning can be added a caution. Be sure that the particular conifer I8 amenable to pruning. Cellar. Gardening. I ‘ Did vou ever hear of cellar garden- | Ing? There are A numher of amateur vegetable growers in the vicinity of | | Washington who are supplying their | tahles with a few vegetables during the Winter montha. Some vegetables make a remarkahle of omes of Elegance and Chase, Md. Three blo Reautiful | tahle | graw it from seed. o D take on that -blanched condition re- in early Spring salad vege- Among these are witloof chickory, which now masquerades as Franch endive on our markets. Cer- quired [ tain forms of vegetable-garden dande- Hons are also used in this way. Sea kale Is grown in the same fashion and || since it is quite unknown to most people, it might be stated that the young shoots are served on the table much like creamed asparagus. Rhu- barb 18 also frequently grown in the cellar to secure an early supply of suceulent stems. TNoots of these ecrops, which are to he forced. are grown in the garden as are other root erops. A few of the larger seed and plant firms are néw able to supply the public with excellent roots In the Fall of the year. When grown on the place, the roof of the witloof chickory, dandelion and sea- kale are dug in the Fall and stored in A cool dark cellar. The roots are taken a few at a time and planted in boxes of earth with the crown of the root on a level with the soll or helow the surface in the case of wit- loof. . These hoxes are watered and placed in the furnace room, where they are forced into growth by the ri#e in temperature. A new top grows from each crown and these are blanch- ed by surrounding-each box with a shade of burlap or by covering them entirely with separate hoxes. ‘The hlanched leaves have a somewhat deli- cate flavor, wherean the natural green- tinted leaves are somewhat bitter. Rhubarb, on the other hand, does not fores readily until after the first of the year. The strong two-year-old clumps must be frosen before removal to the cellar. 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