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PAGE 14- PLAINDEftLER - WEDNESDAV, SEPTEMBER 19,1973 Around The Garden By Matthew S. Rosen Instructor - Ornamental Horticulture McHenry County College Alas, the onset of crispy cool nights signals the beginning of the end of this year's growing season. Indeed, by the time yffu read this column there is a fifty-fifty chance that a killing frost will have-already oc­ curred. Sigh! I am always struck by at least a twinge of sadness, when fiTy eyes are foreed to observe the browned or blackened moribund remains of poor innocent petunias; marigolds, snap­ dragons, ec. There are time when I believe Mother Nature to be just a trifle sadistic. By what right does she rob us every year of gay, aromatic blossoms, and delicate green leaves? In the final analysis, J suppose we are all simply victims of our climate. After all, when I journey down to the Sunshine State at Christmas time, petunias, geraniums and marigolds are all covered with an abundance of bloom. The summer-fall interface is one of the busiest times for home gardeners. Pruning, transplanting, composting, lawn renovation, clean-up yes, there are a plethora of chores to be done before beautiful, lacy, snowflakes float silently down from the heavens, covering the TEACHERS AT INSTITUTE-Catholic school teachers of McHenry county gathered recently for an Institute at Marian Central high school, sponsored by the McHenry County Board of Catholic Education. (Photo courtesy Woodstock Daily Sentinel) earth with a clean white blanket . 4 With so many jobs to do, I imagine the question that a lot of you must be asking your­ selves is, "Which tasks are the most urgent?" Because they are extremely tender, house plants which have been vacationing outside all sumrrter should be brought indoors immediately. As I once' found out, delay can be disastrous. One year I put off bringing my plants in reasoning that "oh, the weather is still warm; no harm will come to them." Unfortunately,- one crystal clear, starlit night the mercury plummeted, and three quarters of my cherished collection perished. Please, take my advice. Do not let a calamity be your teacher. A word of caution: Many small garden pests have been known to hitch a ride in on returning plants. To these unwelcome critters, the warmth and comfort of your home is truly a blessing. Left exposed to the rigors of winter, the majority of these insects would die. (I should also note that these bugs behave in a most Inhospitable manner. Although beholding to you for their very existence, the little beasts abuse your kind deed by embarking on a crash population explosion program. Free from environmental and predatory constraints, their n u m b e r s i n c r e a s e astronomically in a short time.) Decontamination procedures are easy, quick, and inexpensive. Just prior to returning plants to their win­ dow sills spray them with any of the many good house plant aerosols available at your local garden center. By the way, many of the common annuals can be potted up and over-wintered inside. Begonias, geraniums and impatiens will all continue to bloom freely throughout the winter months, if a sunny, or at least semi-sunny location is provided. Next spring, the plants, a year older and thus larger, may be re-introduced into your flower beds. The trick to success lies in the potting procedure. When digging, make sure to take as large a ball of soil around the roots as possible. Because some degree of root damage is inevitable, prune the tops back heavily. Do not be afraid, new buds will pop, and shoots develop approximately three weeks after the operation. Peony lovers - Now is the best time to introduce new plants, and divide old ones. I should be more emphatic: If ypu expect blooms next spring, now is the time to get new plants settled. Planting is really a simple operation. If you adhere closely to the following helpful hints, peonies will reward you with spectacular flowers year after year: Good drainage is of prime importance. Peonies just will not survive for any length of time in wet soils. The excess moisture encourages the growth of various micro­ organisms, who like nothing better to eat (and consequently rot) than the succulent tuberous roots of peonies. Dig the hole large enough so that you can spread the roots out to their natural position. Please, do not jam the tuberous roots into a tiny hole. In cramped quarters, plants may not flower. Take care to set the roots (or toes) so that their new buds (eyes), located at the base of each stem, are about at the level of the soil surface. If the buds are buried under more than two inches of soil, the plants will not be thrifty, and may fail to bloom. When the plants are intended to form a compact row or hedge effect, dwarf varieties may be set two feet apart. For both the vigorous growing Japanese type, and the large spreading double flowered peonies, four foot spacing is preferable. If old, established plantings fail to flower satisfactorily, divide the clumps (a practice which should be done every five or six years). Split large clumps of roots into sections so that each division has at least three eyes. These should provide flowering plants for the following season. Because they will not grow, new divisions without eyes should be discarded. During the first winter after the plants have been tran­ splanted, or divided, apply a light mulch (l"-2") of straw, manure, or evergreen boughs, as soon as the ground freezes. Beginning at 7 p.m. Sept. 27,1 will once again be teaching a ten-week course devoted to home gardening. Topics to be covered include pruning, lawn care, landscape design, soils, and house plant culture. All interested persons should contact the registrar at McHenry County college (815- 459-6800). I look forward to meeting many of you at that time. The first stone road in U.S. was the .62 mile toll road bet­ ween Philadelphia and Lan­ caster, Penn., built in 1795. When dynamite explodes, the powder or liquid changes into gas, and occupies 8,000 to 10,000 times as much space, moving everything around it. If M iv:|i W: m m (w! m **» m i iss M I i m m K;'.v; m m fry l! 3718 WEST ELM STREET McHENRY, ILL. Meat & Produce Prices Effective THURS., FRI.f SAT. Jewel does more than yowl expect PRICES £Ff ECTIVE, UNLESS OTHER­ WISE INDICATED, THURS, SEPT 20 THRU SUN , SEPT 23 AT ALL JEWEL STORES IN COOK, LAKE, DUPAGE AND MC HENRY COUNTIES (EXCLUDING RIVER OAKS) Jewel His An Araful Of Mas hr y«i! "v!3 Treat Your Family to jewel's Freshest! SWEET Bartlett Pears KlSd FRESH Green Broccoli HICAGO STORES SUBURBAN STORES BCH DELICIOUS £ V> \W-' 37 & ll>W* U.S.D.A. 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PKCAA Rolled RoastLB 1 Cornish HerueOT Turbot Fillets 99 MSAST*"" ttfteiELWLVARt s#1, Breasts Lb 89 Hot Dogs PKG. 2 JEWEL-HARDWOOD SMOKED JIMMY DEAN ALL MEAT ... C^)5 PORK Sausage '^sl19 JEWEL MAID ALL BUTTER Split Top Brea 24 OZ LOAF REG 51 ORCHARD BREAKFAST Orange Drink 64 OZ. BTL REG. 48 SCOTT i Viva Towels 3 $100 JUMBO ROLLS REG 41' EA ALL FLAVORS Yummy Ice Cream '/a GAL. CTN REG. 96 7,V. vM\ JOINS "FLATTOP FRATERNITY"- Navy Ensign Paul J. (iruebnau, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gruebnau of 460 Bally r..ad,McHenry. became a member of the Navy's "Flattop Fraternity" after making his sixth Carrier Qualification landing onboard the Aircraft Carrier USS LEXINGTON .This qualification completes the basic propeller aircraft phase of his naval aviation (raining. He will now go on to more advanced phases of aviation training. Indian Guides, Princesses In Area PowWows Y-Indian Guides is a club program for boys in grades 1, 2 and 3 and their fathers. Y- Indian Princess is for girls in grades 1, 2 and 3 and their fathers. They are designed to create a closer relationship between father and child. American Indian culture is used as the structure for the program, and it captures the imagination of every child. To learn about Y-Indian Guide or Y-Indian Princess tribe, each father and child should attend a Pow Wow at one of the schools listed on the day which is most convenient. Dads currently in the program will be present to explain the program, to answer your questions, to organize new tribes, and to recruit new members. If you would like to join a tribe but are unable to be present at one of the meetings, please call the Lake Region YMCA immediately. The evening Pow Wow schedule is from 7:15 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, and Thursday, Sept. 20, at McHenry high school, East campus, guides-Room 14, Princess-room 16. Enter through front door. Father and child are organized into "tribes" ac­ cording to the age of the child. There are a minimum of six families and a maximum of ten families per tribe. Each tribe chooses its own tribal name and each individual chooses his own Indian name. Tribal meetings are held in the teepees of the members twice a month on a rotating basis. The tribe selects its own meeting night and time, usually 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Crafts, songs, games, Indian stories and dances, etc. make up the content of most of the meetings. The offices are distributed among each father and child. They are Chief, Wampum Bearer, Tallykeeper, Medicine Man, Indian Runner and Tom- Tom Beater. They share in planning and conducting the meeting programs. The Federation is composed of all the tribes in the Lake Region area. Each tribe is represented by its chief or his representative at Nation Long House meetings. The Federation coordinates the individual tribal activities and plans Federation events. Each father and child must have an annual limited membership in the Lake Region YMCA which helps support the program at the local level. They are renewed each year. If an activity membership is held, there is no additional dues. The purpose of these programs is to foster the companionship and closer relationship between father and child. This unique purpose has a strong appeal to the busy, but concerned dad. Fall Sock Hop Is Sponsored By Marian Seniors The senior class of Marian Central Catholic high school held the first school sock hop of the season Saturday, Sept. 8. Class Secretary Mimi Bolger explained that the purpose of the sock hop was to promote spirit throughout the student body, and to pay for the PRIDE buttons which were sold the previous day in preparation for Marian's first football game of the season. Mimi said all fund-raising activities sponsored by the senior class have one goal, to / promote school spirit among all Students attending Marian. 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