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VAN BELLE ON GARDENING Bulbs for indoor's What can be more enjoy- able than a spring garden that does flot wait for spring. The way to have colour and beauty indoors is by forcing your spring bulbs indoors when winter is stili outside. Tulips,, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus and many other smal bulbs can be forced indoors months eariier than in the garden. Forcing is easy, al you need are buibs, pots, soul and a cold location where bulbs can develop roots. The bulbs are potted in the fall the same as you plant your i ndoor buib gardeni Nearly every type of bulb wiii bloom indoors, check the large variety at y,,our local garden centre. Purchase oniy good qualit y bulbs thiat are firm, and depan, so called bargains can cause problems and disappointments. Tulips wili bloom in shades of red, yelow and white, and mnany are streagked, striped, tinged or edged with a second colour. The hyýacinth'sset frag- rance is matched oniy by its color, pure wvhîte, deep blue, and many pastel colours. Daffodils biloomt in yeilow and white, with many varieties featuring red or orange dups. The familiar trumpet is only one of a number of shapes and, sizes. Though smali in stat- ure, each of the minor or smiall buibs'has a, shape and colour ail of its own, purpie, yeiiow and white crocus, white snowdrops, bluè or white muscari and many more. The key to forcing bulbs is to start with a good soil that has a light texture for good dra--inage. Combine equai parts of weed free soul with peat moss, sand and vermi- culite. Don't use soul where buibs have been grown in, before, and doni't add any fertilizer, since the flower is already in the bulbs and the bulbs have sufficient plant-1 food stored i the buib for the blooms to flower properly. For forcing, choose contain- ers that refleet your decorat - ing tastes. Metal ceramnic, plastie or glass containers can be used, but you a have to make sure, ta there is enough drainage f or the excessive water to) drain Above the young artist is working on what, is calied a high relief (three dimen- sional) sculpture of the Last Supper. The sculpture is, freeiy through the soul med- iumn. The cýontainer- must be wceas deep as the size of the bulb forproper rotdevelopI- maent. When planting in the con- tainer, place a piece ofd broýkenï aypot or somentoes on tue btom ver the drainage hole, toprevent from Clo"ggýing and it wvll stop the sou f romi washing out. FuIithe pot1s haif full, then place -,the ubs)o top of the soiu with the tips Just belowý' the edge of the pot, then Just add enlough soui so that the tips of the b;ulbs are just visible. Mater them weli, either fromn the top or týhe bottomn, or better stîli im- mrerse thne pot ýin a pan of water. To get the mnost out of each pot, place the bulbs tight together but not touching. Place the tulips withý their fiat sides facing the edge of the container. Label each var- iety, with date of planting, varîety and, color, The potted buibs now need a period of cold storage of at least 12 weeks to develop roots, Stem and buds, They should be kept at a temper- ature of 40 to 50 Farenheit, so hebest place wili be in a cool cellar, an oid refrigeratot, a garage* or an outdoor shed where thywilfot freeze. Ail indoor pots must b kepý co-mplete dïarkness and eredI reguiariy. v Atter a Iý 3-ýnuîm -of12 ,weeks the bulîbs wiPIihave adequate oo and sproý(ut growth, the mots shouid be visible through the drainage hole and the sprouts shouid be one to three inches tali. Place the pots i a 60 degree temeraurein semnida- ness~~ ~~ tobeom!aiuto I to the wýarmt[h and the iight, tiTen in 3 tLo 4 days you can býring thnen into a regular light and 1temperatýure. Try to keep, them on the coiside, i then you wili enjoy themn longer. Until next week, happy gardeningý Don' Levet to1-0Chance Be sure your hom7e is truly Protected by a good polïcy Cali u w;r%; Milison Insurance, Agency Office: 'Corner of Churen and Cobbledick Street Attention Fariners.!! Reasonable Prices SAVE ON SDiesel Fuel SMotor 011 Phone 668-3381-Colc 1517 Dundas st. E., Whmt-by DX FUEL 011 For Prompt Courteervice CALL Us TODAY -q-- To Oshawa Exit 73 (Caurtice Raad) Hoit Road Bo)wmanville Sout h Service Raad Exit 74 (Waverley Road) INFORMAT ION CENTRE Darlîington Generating taiQ Ontaria Hiydroc welcomnes visitors to itS new tinomtn centre on the site of the proposed Darlington Nuc!e-arG(enerating Station. The centre wiII be of particutar value to residents of surrounding communities interestedin obtaining details of the project. It is located at the southwest corner of Hoit Road and South Service Road, just west of Bow.,manville. OPEN: Tuesdays 9 a.mn.-1 p.m. - Thursdays 12 noon-5 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p-m. Telephone Answering Service (416) 623-7122