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r- Page 12, Thursday, March 9, 1972, WHITBY FREE PRESS of interest to women The Radical Viewpoint by Ed McCaughtrle H0W TO GROW POTATOES USING A PIECE OF STRING P o t atoes fresh from the garden are on e of the n i ce st tasting things, yet, people do not grow this wonderful veg- etable because it involves somuch work. Potatoes Require Minimal Care This is ridiculous because potatoes wi ll g r ow almost anywhere, under the most m i n i m a I of growing conditions. If you d o n 1 t b el1 i e v e me try it. Here is my methodfor growing potatoes: Select the ar ea for planting (it does not matter if it has long grass or weeds, if there are some talI thisties pull them up and add to the mulch). Place two stakes at each e n d of a row, spread two or three in- c h es of hay or mulch, draw the string between the stakes and plant about I foot apart, (your choice of seed). Planting Àlong A Fence Line P I ace a foot of hay over, move onto the next row 1511 apart, and repeat. This c an e asily be done along a fenceline, particularly a south or west facing. The potatoes w il 1 push up through the mulch and flower as normally. When the tops die down, rake the straw aside and there are CLEAN potatoes. If, like me, y o u like new potatoes, you can always beat the gun by moving the straw to pick a few for supper before you harvest. Protection With Marigolds Anexcellent idea is to plant a row of marigold alongside, these provide a pro- tection against nematodes, which eat the roots. Nature Provides Its Own Protection S o m e on e a sked me if i t were true that l1never used fertilizer, chemi- c a l s t hat is. I have found that using a y e ar - round mulch eliminates the need for this, and, by using other plants as p e sticides, I have no nped for sprays. Nature provides its own protection, a heal thy plant is the best of aIl. The Technical Approach ··by Sid Morris THE JIfFY-7 METHOD FOR 1ST CUTTINGS If you were fortunate enough to get a preview of Spring two weeks ago at the Garden Club of Toronto Flower Show, you probably have very itchy fingers to get something going for your yard. Cuttings from Stock Plant Last Fall, if you brought in some of y our geraniums or coleus (foliage pla- nts) before frost, you likely have some rather large plants. These plants can give you many cuttings, from which you could start new smaller plants.. - Your older plant, or stock plant, if wateredand then fed with a water solu- ablefertilizer, will continue to produce more sho'ots, which can be made into more cuttings, and eventually new plants af ter they have rooted. If you aren't fo r tp n ate enough to have these plants av a i1able, your local greenhouse, or florist, can get one. You can then take cuttings from this plant. Sharp Knife for Clean Cdt U s in'g a s h a rp knife to remove the cutting from the stock plant, you get what youneed. The reason for using a sharp kn ife is y ou will have a clean cut on the stock plant which can heal over ev- enly so rot won't set in, and secondly, a g o o d callous can develop on the cut- ting. "TheJiffy.7" A newer method has been developed in the rooting of cuttings, and most es- pecially in the geranium. This rooting can take place in a "Jiffy-7", which is made of peat moss and soil compressed i n t o a d i s c with a nylon mesh holding the compressed mixture together. This mixture has been sterilized, so rotting isnot likely to take place. In preparing the discs to receive your geranium cut- tings, place them in ½I of water and then so ak. You will find they expand to ap- THE LURE OF ANTIQUES Of the many signs of spring to which we look forward from the fir st of March, one of the surest is the antique show - sales which begin to blossom about this time. Put on to raise funds for one wor- t h y c a u s e or another, they afford an opportunity for the collector to see the wares of dealers from other parts of the province and from Quebec. One of the loveliest shows with which tobegintheseasonis the one held at the Inn-on-the-Park, on the 1ast two days of F e b r u ary. It comes at about the same timeevery year, and is well worth wat- ching for. Inspiring Displays Thisweek there will be a show at the CanadianaMotor Hotel on Kennedy Road. by Hel Ingram Many dealers appear at al1 of the shows, othersonly attend one or two in a year, always there is variety and the charming m a n n e r in which some things are dis- played to give you ideas for displaying your own treasures. Date & Information Tags A few deal ers attach little tags to t h e i r a rticles giving the date and any identifying material the dealer happens tohave. These are useful bits of infor- mation if you have the same kind of article i n your o w n collection, and provide a great assistance to novice collectors. Every dealer appears to have spec- i al i zed in some field of collecting, so silverflatware, or china or glassware, 1 am p s o r a n y other category you can GARDENING sa 1 e I attended, I counted no less than six of these burl bowl s! Each one was pricedatone hundred dollars, and each one was displayed by a different owner f r om as far away as Goderich, and as closeathandas Buttonville. That is the sort of thing whi ch makes collecting del ightful ly different and keeps all of us h u nting, you never know when you will find the rare and unusual, right around the corner... pr ox i mately seven times the size they were when you bought them. After Expansion O n c e t h e y have expanded, punch a hole in the top so the cutting can be in- s e r t e d i n to the "Jiffy-7". Be sure to m ak e t he hole deep enough so that the c u tting will be held firmly in place, as cuttings thatkeep falling out have a dif- f i c ul t time in rooting. Another hint in p r e v e n t ing rot in geranium cutting is 1etting them stand in a plastic bag over- night in a cool place. This hastens the cal lousing and speeds the rooting pro- cess. Using the Pellet as a Wick Keep the Jiffy-7 pellet in a pan " full of water, so the pellet can act as a wick. You can use these pellets for the s t a r ting of your tomato, pepper, cab- bage and cauliflower seeds, as well as most annual flower seeds. 5-Pin ST. 1M RTHE EVANGEUST LIAGUE H I G H T R IP LES: Len Broder ick 695 (2 Il1,271, 2 2 3), Roland Chiasson 693 (208,257,228), Allan Oerton 685 (243, 253,189), Tilly Kirby 633 (191, 233, 209), Rose Seko 624 (219, 209, 196), Lawrence Myette 618 (261, 180, 177), Jean Broder- lck 610 (226,200,184), Tina Bokkers 6 0 2 (2 0 7 ,215,180) , Lina McComb 598 1 7 8,209,211), Matt Kolsteren 591 (233, 233,I87, 171), Jerry Ouel lette 570 (190, 170, 228), Paul Frendo-Cumbo Sr. 589 (203,238, 148). H I G H SINGLES: Agnes Schroer 256, Mike Engel 217, Phyllis Gallagher 215, C e a c il ia Huinink 212, Leonard Myette 211, Dorothy LeBlanc 208, Sandra Hill 2 0 7 , J o h n F r e ndo-Cumbo 207, Judy Corcoran 206, Nancy Johnston 203 and AI Creech 200. TEAM POINTS: Two + Four 7, Fuddle- Duddles 5, Ups +Downs 5, Holy Bowlers 5, Si xth Dimension 2, Hurricanes 2, Misfits 2 and Screwballs 0. name is represented. You may ask ques- t i ons too, and be reasonably sure that the answer is correct. Rarity's Popular It is astonishing how things that have b ee n c on s id er ed rare or unusually scarce suddenly begin to appear at these shows. 'When I wrote about butter bowls I purposel y ignored those bowls that are m a d e f r o m the buri of the wood. Too scarce, I thought. But at the last show