Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1927, Page 23

REAL ESTATE. Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. | CARE IN PLANTING shrubs and that a few words in R4 ing may mot be out of order. Too many persons are prone to simply dig the smallest sized hole that will ac commogpte the roots. cover with the me sail that was removed and think hat they have done a good job. Other planters go to the other extreme and dig broad and deep | holes, fill in the hottom with manure and top and Ziesh soil for the operation. Of the iwo the painstaking planter stands »y far the better chance of reward in rapid. vigorous growth, Moderation is often advisable. A hole deep enough to bury the roots to thelr original depth in the nursery and wide enough to accommodate the ryoots when carefully spread is suf cient. treated to a fork soil Il of rotted manure or in lieu of this a cup full. for roses 14 small shrubs, of hone meal. he roots should not come in direct contact with the fertilizer. Rocks and coarse pebbles should be removed from the soil, which should be eare- fully replaced. taking care to press it firmly with the foot Rotted manure placed as a mulch on top of the soil will serve two pur- | poses, protection and fertility. It is surprising in how few seasons toughest yellow clay will black, rich soil if enriched with abun- dant rotted manure or leaf mold. The important thing in planting is the plar the fertilizing can, if neces- sary, well follow 1a plant become somewhat estab- lished. Frequently nursery stock purchased from distant points is allowed to lie around the garage or cellar in th ver has original package to await an oppor- | tune time for planting. This is a serious mistake. The plants should he removed from the package at once, and if not possible to plant immedi: ately should be set temporarily in the garden. This operation is known in garden parlance as _“heeling-in.” When the day for actual planting ar- rives the plants should be taken, a few at a time, from the temporary quarters and planted promptly, so that the roots are nmot meedlessly ex- posed to the sun and wind. GAS BLANCHING CELERY OF Some of the celery now on our mar- kets has undoubtedly been blanched by exposure to ethylene gag, rather than by mounding with boards or soil or both. This form of blanching, de- veloped by the Minnesota Experiment Station only a few vears ago, is com- ing into rapid favor because of the great saving in labor and the time re- guired for accomplishing blanching. Ethylene is not poisonous to man in the proportion of 1 to 1,000 parts of air employed in celery blanching, but it does exert a powerful effect on the green coloring material known as chlorophyll in the leaves. Kthylene apeeds up the decomposition of this substance to the extent that dark &£reen plants become golden yellow in ahout 12 days, as compared with 30 or more days with soil or boards. This rapid blanching makes possible the growing of the large green-varieties like Giant Pascal, which, though su- perior in size and quality to the so- called self-blanching varieties, have in the past been turned aside in their favor. ~ On account of the harmless nature of the gas used and the very small proportion to air, this form of blanching contains no element of dan- &er to the consumer. It 18 to be expected that blanching of celery by gas will always be a commercial rather than a home gar- den practice because of the necessity of gastight chambers and the diffi- culty in purchasing the small amount of the gas needed for a few dozen plants. ¥rom the consumer's view- point, however, any process that makes the finer varieties of celery more available is certainly to be wel- comed. Any after taste that the cel- ery may develop in bleaching with gas is removed by a brief exposure in the open air. RHUBARB FOR WINTER It is well within the reach of any home gardener who has succeeded in raising rhubarb in the open garden to provide himself with a supply in the Winter months. In the North, e rhubarb flourishes with little fertilizing and weeding, 1001 Douglas St. N.E. Just Off Rhode Island Ave! California-Type Bungalow Located on a paved street, less than one square from car service. close 10 stores and with a public school nearby, home offers many advantages. this bungalow-typ reasonably | perhaps purchase | { open field. "The bhottom soil may well be | the | become | er when the | forcing is a common practice. The roots are dug in the late Autumn and covered lightly with sofl and leav so that they will freeze and vet be accessible. In January and y the frozen roots are brought into a warm cellar, placed in boxes of soil and in a few days the young leaves appear. The most favorable forcing tem- perature is, according to the Illinois station, in the region of 60 degrees . Immature and very old roots are not waorth forcing, so that new plantings are made every %0, that strong young ¢ he avail- able for forcing. ar South large quanttities of rhubarh roots are purchased every vear from Northern swers just for one crop. This is in effect outdoor forcing, as the roots are simply placed in frames or in the I LIGH D PLANTS Watching the chrysanthemums | ¢ into bloom at this late se son causes one o reflect on the dif- ferent natures in species of plants. The chrysanthemum is one of the st to s growth In the Spring. ows vigorously all through the Summer and yet does not normally flower until October and November In the meantime, its many close rel tives. such as pyrethum and ordina field daisy, have blossomed and | gone to seed. Only recently have botanists been able to account for this | peculiar performance. Short days seem to he essential to blooming in certain plants, long days and_int mediate days for others and still others seem to have no particular length of day requirements. The cosmos and the chrysan- themum are typical examples of ihose plants requiring a short day. By en- closing these plants in darkened | chambers for part of the day, botan- ists have succeeded in bringing them into bloom much eariler than normal. Two Department of Agriculture botanists, Dr. Allard and Dr. Garner, have the honor of being the first to discover the effect of light on the blooming of plants. No one yet fully understands the underlying reasons for this peculiar response, hut it is believed that cer- tain day lengths and perhaps certain qualities of light bring about a con- tent of proteins and sugars favorable to the formation of flower buds. Re- garding the chrysanthemum in view of its peculiar response to light, one must admit that it is at once one of the most interesting as well as valu- able plants. Tomatoes which have reached near- I+ full size, especially those which have begun to turn light, whitish green in color, will ripen off the vines if harvested before being frosted. Placed on shelves in the cellar or on boards or straw in a cold frame with glass cover, the tomatoes will ripen slowly and considerably prolong the season. Plants lifted bodily and sus- pended upside down in a protected sit- uation will ripen their larger fruits. This premature harvesting of toma- toes is the basis for handling th: early Southern crop, but few real. ize that it can be equally well em- ployed at the close of our own grow- ing season. Chrysanthemums desired for ex- hibiting purposes should, if possible, be protected from freezing. Some- times the plants are purposely placed near the side of the building so that a light shelter may be easily erected. Light frosts do little or no damage. Caulifiower may be assisted in blanching by pulling up some of ths large outer leaves over the head and tying them together at the point with | raffia or soft twine. It is well to remember that Autumn is the best time in the whole year for planting roses, shrubs and trees. One prominent rose nursery in New Jersey goes 5o far as to restrict sales to the Autumn season, believing that they are doing their customers a real serv- ice. From point of attendance of dele- gates, general interest and recorded progress, the meeting of the National Capital Federation of Garden Clubs held October 14 at the Community House, Battery Park, Md., was really the most successful of the year. Rep- resentatives were present from the Georgetown, Burleith, Potomac Pali sades, Rockville, Chevy Chase Ter- race, Md.; Battery Park and Takoma Horticultural Clubs. Following the u custom | diseu - THE EVENING STAR. TWASTITNGTON. 1,5, o SATURDAY. O TOBER 22, 92T ®EALL BSTATES, business meeting was prefaced with | remarks from the several delegates concerning activities in their respec- tive clubs. This feature has become popular as it serves to acquaint one another with various methods em ployed in developing and holding inter est among members in the conduct of garden shows, etc. Following the general session, R. F. Mancell of the PPotomac Palisades Club gave a briet but interesting account of a visit 1o the famous Dupont Greenhouses and gardens at Kennett Sq 1 Altogether about 16 of the locai clubs have affiliated with the Federa tion, a fact which may he accepted ax evidence of real progress since the federation has been in existence for less than one year. Any den club r garden committee of a civic associa ion is eligible to membership. Dues re in the mnominal sum of §2 «a year for each club. Application may be made to either the president, Miss ret C. Lancaster, 6615 Harlan place, or the sec retar L 4611 David § M County Club met at the home of Mi . wdor 8 ning was given over an sion upon the Winter protec of plants, a thought which is now uppermost in the minds of pavdeners. This Autumn seems to have bheen un nsually favorable to the dahlia. Thes have heen many fine displays in I gardens of the city and suburbs shoiy ing clearly what a hold this attractive flower has taken on the fancy of pedple | in general. | by=the Washington, which for floors of the | first Tocal store of the Inc. The newcom Lapparel and the credit method of sel i owned by the Federal oldu leral .\ an Stor vly an Nationgl Bank n of stor cha was lo 4712 Blagden Ave., Mzr. 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