Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1927, Page 22

REAL Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by J. W. Wellington. Garden Editor, The Star. MOVING LARGE PLANTS Frequently in changing one’s resi dence or in constr to cut down or move large, lished plants, such vines and shrubs, arises whether or not it is pract and worth while to do this wor answer depends quite lars facllittes which one has at hand serymen not hes ing their dormant s le, one has but to inga about the Lincoln Me Nevertheless. for the how or owner without esquéme sistance. transplanti ate sized pl is necessa tien of t state. 1 ground frec have successf ing apple trenches al ground with straw the tree is lifted with earth aboy t desired ar e 1o move large compensate for 1 severed roots. Beveral v trees to condition. may be saved from Lring young t eondition If th willing to take t good sized bull of es there is no real reason why he cannot move any tree or plant of moderate g viged the work is done wh 1s dormant 0 may be moved with much than trees, as the root s as extensive. Old-establis] vines can also be mov is a real question if a plant would not be a better proposi tion. rs are vequired for such ain reach a real fhrifty In this wity several years that required to milar fruiting n sentimental value, which justifies Boing to some expense and extra toil | b ta save them. $500.00 §$65.00 PER MONTH WHICH INCLUDES ALL INTEREST WILL BUY ONE OF THE BEST - HOME VALUES BEING OFFERED 718-738 Marietta Place N.W. 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We honestly bélieve this to be the best home offering in this POPULAR LOCATION Some of The Reasons Why You Should Buy This Home VERLOOKS Rock Creek Park, Kennedy Built, Semi-Detached, Brick Construction, Eight Rooms, Two Baths, H ot-Water Heat, Electricity, Hardwood Floors, Instantaneous Hot- rose bushes and ornamentals & | plant and female on § W !tural stations it has been shown tl Long assoclation often gives plants | the mule plants RIANNON - & LUCH ESTATE, gins the second season from sowiny the seed, some commercial growers |tiples of three feet in lensth as ma leave the young plants in the seed bed until that time and select the |have storm or other odd-sized sash male plants. a practical proposition for the small | accordingly, grower as well. Ma be established, cutting is as resular | the changing seasons. Yesult of this rapid los in | age consumer never purazus at its best But fortunately it is within the prov- ery home this plant satisfactory garden. Derfectly ble for hardy and living 1 year to vear. the bed once estab o continues productive for a long | Gme if kept free from srass and we ind given abundant plant foo FPurthermoere, the fact that asparagus tat the time of year when there conspieuous dearth of fresh vege mother point in It fa < is not difficult to one-vear-old roots may preferably the root an age of useful ary Washing- | combining | and resistance to | ald be set in | clween plants Letween rows. A I to fully accomo- bout” § inches and the roots Many old-time At pains on the ng trenches 2 or nd working in whole manure. zous effort would dis- courage modern gardener from planting aspavagus at all, and for-| tunately is not necessary to getting | e wanure can be | (s begin to grow muy be relied | supplement u Jessened | supply. Like rhubarb, as ox feeder and should | M vear, preferably < ceaxed. The! \ sduced from lfactured the pre- SRE \ start I reach the manure @ peculiar plant in re borne on one nother. At the Massachusetts und California agricul- Aspay that male per ight of edible shoots, are not exhausted by As seed production be- CASH 733 12th St. N.W. beds by cutting too soon. | should be allowed to ps ting, and even the third season should | The hot bed is an essen to the {18 seeling to make the mosi | s0il and his I gardener 10 ErOW | longs the sensor There really I8 N0 MO ing radish and lettuce carly the home | Spring and lettuey: use of tl plants s For those who hay manare, is relatively [ bed should” be tected by a north and west winds [ Commercial | frames of a siza (o 1 | standird hot-bed sash, i1 il THE EVENING D, SATURDAY. FE BRUARY 12, 1927. 'G_STAR, WASHINGTON, and sweet cherry, which carry their blossoms and fruits on spurs which live on from season to season, the peach fruits on the last season’s wood, chiefly on those twi to 18 inches in length. Without some cutting back of lead- the peach tends to bear | the bulk of its fruit higher and higher | nz year, making sp ing difficult and e dering the tree more « down under loads it becomes important considerably veaching the any other Japanese is, six feet wide and as many mul- be needed. The home gardener m: This would seem to he |and should build the wooden frame Often the frames are inch plank, but one-inch v be used with good re- "lsults. An wvation about two feet deep and a little longer and wider ;| than the frame is then made in the, tesired location. The glass should slope fr | made of tw home gardeners injure th | materail m; Two vt withont ing shoots, light. the hed is well as g the | each succeed ¢ off [ing and har er and get the full benefit of the pensive and . This slope is mwm\]lll ed |liable to b using wider I e, | of fruit. s it becon With the aid of sh lll]l“‘l'\lltlh“lu‘:”::ll\l'"l‘f;l"y\’ St it ' and | bearing age than is given sround | fruit tree save perhaps the is then filled to | Plums. of gr evel| On the other hand, the s of ground Joeet] qoes. not noed suclh severe treatment packed and well | except. perhaps, the season of plant covering with soll to|ing..and then only to get it started Manure should be |right. The trees usually arrive mln'.: sout the outside of the boards | the nursery — with ous side tion. The sash may then be | branches issuing from a siv position. Within tiEes on mlmlr ”\: a ln-u.‘hi:"uf 16 to uld be ready for | select three « four days the bed should be veady for | seloct thece, 0F TQIC work for the future ing these branches height, but prefe | to 4 inches t tree ahove the newly selec ted limbs fs then ent off. This will open the way for a low headed spreading tree ca HOT BEDS auxil home garden, especially The hot | at both end with should o plants hot bed iw in getting t ted early in t access o preparation of (he simple. Preferably the in o sunny spot pro | 4 inches the at builling or fence from PEACH PRUNING srowers make their commodate th 3NG feet —that The peach off its pruning. a distinet problem Uniike the app mfislep Jmights THE 64RDE\ SPOT OF WA&HINGTO\ Section of Keereation Koom Woodlawn—4435 Cathedral Ave. N.W. Worthy of Your Inspection Com, lelt'l\' Furnished Designed and Built Sloane e W.C. and A. N. Miller iller Pain €, and A J9 ~17 St re—— 1790 | o L AR water Heater, Maid's Room and Bath, Three Open Fire- places, Concrete Front Porch, Dou- ble Inclosed Rear Porches, Garage on Wide Alley, Beauti= ful grounds. Price, $17,650. 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It is far better to place the moved or, it by chance one of theltrees widely apart and use the inter- 4)|mh| limi rows much more rapidly | spaces, while the trees are young, f than the others, it should be held in!vege |\1|n« or small fruits. A distance Branches in|of 20 to feet hetween trees is not | > o tree should be | too much for the peach. | Assoctation to succeed the late Col taine Of course, pruning alone will not|Willlam Lawson Peel of Atlanta, uning - troubles are frequently | keep the tree in producing condition, | became known here vesterday. | due to the trees being crowded. 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