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Page 16 of interest to women The Radical Vlewpoint •by Ed McCaughtrie Onions As the rose is a universal flower, so is the onion a universal vegetable. I don ' t think there is a country in the world where the onion is not grown. If a person just wanted to grow a few onions to use as scallions, I would sug- gest the y just throw a few sets on hay an d cover with more hay. However, if y ou want to grow the large, fat "tear- jerkers", you'll need to give them more space. CHIVES The most negi ected of the onion family is the humble chive. Once estab- 1 i s hed, the chive grows like grass. It issmaller, milder and not as smelly as other onions. It also offers the advan- tage of being able to grow in a window box, or in a pot on your kitchen win- dowsill during the winter. To grow your own, buy a box of seed- 1 ings from a nursery or garden supply centre, and plant in your garden where t h e r e t h ey can spread out in a sunny s pot. Plant three or four inches apart so that your cloves have space to mul- t i pI y. If you have roses, plant at the f o o t of the bush for protection against aphids. Don't d i g up to harvest, simply cut the tops and they will continue to grow. Before the frost sets in, dig up a small clump and pot it. Water well and shade for a few days. Place the pot on a sunny w indow for ail year onions. Cover the main plot up wi th a 1light mulch and they willI spring up again ths follow- ing year. G AR D E NING questions wilil be answ- e r e d p ersonally by writing to Ed Mc- C au g h trie in care of the Whitby Free Press, P. O. Box 206. ANTIQUES CONTINUED something that may already have seen a century pass and never intended to be snapped sharply in any case. Then there is the collector who looks over the display and if nothing there seems desirable wili leave for more, hope- fully, productive sales. One sees people turning out drawers, shaking out linens, and having a good look at everything. If a bidder finds that he has purchased something that is damaged, he has no recourse but to accept it, since the anus is on the buy- er toexamine the goods before the sale begins. The auctioneer willnot put the same articles up for sale twice unless there has been some confusion in the bidding, ar he may withdraw something that is not drawing a price that he feels is reasanable for the condition af the object. The individual who buys ail the old tin cans full of bent and rusted nails is intriguing, as is the well dressed wo- The Technical Approach. ··by Sid Morris Begonias in Hanging Baskets You have probably wondered about g r o w i n g t u b e r ous rooted begonias. They look so lush and interesting with t h e i r camellia-type flowers - or per- haps you have seen the ruffled variety (b a I I e r ina) or the two - tone (picotee type). In recent years the hanging type is becoming very popular like the hanging basket of o I d. Now you can select two d i f f e r ent types; the Pendulus Pacific Giant Tuberous Begonia or the Pendulus B e Igian Tuberous Begonia. These two types are attractive when you put three or more tubers in one hanging basket. They w i l I give an interesting show ail summer if watered and fertilized prop- erly. Youshould start your tubers now by setting them in shallow flats in which a layer of peat moss or leaf mold has been placed. The tubers are placed on top of t h e p e a t moss, about one inch apart. Lightly cover the tubers vith peat moss or leaf mold and be extra careful not to break or injure the sprouts. You should place the flats in a warm, sunny place. This will1 prevent them from becoming "leggy"l or "spindly". Rem- ember to k e e p t h e m moist. When the sproutsare about a½ ofan inch long, and there seems to be a fair amount of root activity, they can be potted into separ- a t e c on tainers. You can use ei ther a regular 4 inch or 5 inch flower pot. I think you will find you will obtain bet- t e r r e s ul ts if you use clay instead of p i a s t ic. The plastic seems to dry out faster than does the clay flower pot. You should use a potting mixture that has thefollowing ingredients: two parts fibrous loam, one part leaf mcid or peat mos s; ½ part we1l-rotted manure and a man who buys the battered, scorched c o ok i n g pots and the warped cookie sheets. They are both suffering from a particularly virulent disease known as " auct ion fever". It is characteri- zed by glazed eyes, chillis, and a temp- orary depar ture from the path of reason, Antique callectors fall prey toit also, and so far as is known the onlv cure is ta stay away from auctions. The symp- tams depart some hours after the auc- tion has ended and the victim is trying tao d.e ci d e what it was that made her t h ink t hat a slightly curved leg an a table bore any resemblance whatever t a a Q u een Ann leg. And how i t was possible ta mistake a hardened lamp of paint for a wooden peg willI forever remain a mystery. Such experiences do n o t cure auct ion buffs, however, quite the contrary. Hope never springs more eternally than in the heart of a c o I 1le c t o r of antiques and one never knows when the find of a lifetime may be waiting at the next auction under a dozen layers of paint. GARDEN NG t h e y w ere in favour, and 58 recorded opposing views. It was interesting to note that those w ho made up the opposed faction were themostemphatic, while a high percen- tage of those who claimed to be in fav- our answered, 'Il think I am in favour of the airport. The "Free Press" hopes to publish a m o r e c o m prehensive survey on the airport at a future date. I i ttle sand. You can add about -1-ounce of bone meal to a quart of compost. (Bone meal i s a good fertilizer as it is long- lasting. ) Dur ing the potting-up operations, you shouldmake sure the tuberous begonias are pianted moderately firmly. After they h av e been potted you may wish to reduce the temperature as high temper- a tu res have a tendency to cause leggy p l a n ts. You should ai s o start giving s h a de to the plants as weli as keeping the atmosphere around them humid. Be c a reful you don't have the humidity so high that you cause powdery mildew. AroundMay 24 (the danger of frost is usuallyover)you can set your tuberous begonias out in a shady spot in your yard. They will cer tainly brighten up the area. Inestablishing the flower bed for y o ur begonias, the preparation of the s o il should roughly be the same as the potting mixture. If you are starting with a clay soil you can still grow tuberous begoni as, but add a large amount of sand. When planting begonia plants out in a bed or window box, you will notice tha t the leaves are pointed at one end andthat they all point in one direction. Th i s is the direction the flowers will face so you can increase your show by plantingthem to show off their best ap- pearance. Be sure youdon't let them dry out as their qual ity deteriorates very quickly. If y ou are going out to buy some es- tablished plants, don't buy the tallest , but buy sturdy, shorter plants. This type wi Il give you a longer show and won't have to be staked as early as tall plants. QUESTIONS may be sent to Sid Morris C/O Whitby Free Press, Box 206, W h i t b y. Survey In a weekend mini-survey conducted b y s taf f of the Whitby Free Press, a m a r g in of -fi fteen separated those who s t at ed they are definitely against the p roposed Pickering site for the Inter- national Airport, and those who stated they are completely indifferent. In or der to keep the survey as cl ear- c u t as paos s ible, householder s in the Whitby areaonly were asked, "Are you in favour of the airpor t, against it, or in-d if ferent ?" Those being questioned were not encouraged ta expand on their views. 0f I 85 p eople asked, 43 indicated t h ey were neutral, while 84 indicated