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VanBelle on gardening Forcing Fushia Questions on Gardening. How can 1 force fushias in bloom for the winter? Bring them indoors and check if there are any insects on them, or better stili, spray themi with an indoor plant insecticide, to dean up any insects that could be brought into the home this way. Then bring themn into the basement for storage to ripen themn up for the winter then prune back the branches by at least haîf oi last years growth. Don't water them unitil the first of January and at this time they can be broughit upstairs and forced into bloom again, at which time they will require as much light as possible, and you should start feeding them. How do we store dahlias? Dahlias can be stored in peatmoss, which must be on the dry side, or sand or even sawdust, but store them with the tubers or the top of the stem facing downward. Can we stili plant evergreens and shrubs9 Ves, in fact this is probably one of the best time of the y ear to plant them, since they are going into their dormant stage, and will transplant very well. The roots will stili take a hold into tbe soil, and they will be ready to grow as soon as tbe spring opens up. When should my strawberries be covered? The best time is after we have had at ieast 3 to 4 good frosts, or when the temper- 1- s t MAIN ST.. OSONO. ONT. * 983-5009 .,.*,*** ...,eee,,,...,.,..,, e * WARD 3 ELECT :George Camermon Trustee for the N orthumberland- Newcastle Board of Education *A practical -education: that leads to the future: * Honest, sincere representation :Vote Cameron Nov. l3th ature drops below the freez- ing mark for at least a week. This will probably be somne- time in the month of Nov- ember. Different types of mulch can be used, such as hay, straw, peatmoss and even cocoa bean husks. Just make sure that there are no weed seeds in the mulch, since this will give you more work then At is worth next year. Spread the mulch about 3 to 4 inches thick, but don't pack it down since this will smfother the, strawberry plants. How long should we water our evergreens? This is an excellent. quest- ion, since watering in the fal of evergreens is one of the most important waterings you can give your plants. Wa tering should be done right up until the frost freezes over the soil, since evergreens wîll absorb tbis moisture during the winter months and no natural water will be avail- able due to frost, until well into the springseason. Esp- ecially evergreens thàt are planted this faîl or which are planted close to the founda- tion of the bouse, they will dry out very rapidly unless you water themn just before corn- plete freeze-up. Mulching Water ties are food for wild animais Water-lilies have ongbeeni known for thevI igh nuitional value. Check the next moose you see browsing in the ae and its a satfe bet that lie ý isie l'hen there-'s the beaver who is usually known as a fellow that curs, down trees and et barkÈ. Despite ihis populIar imnage, beavers seldom euit down trees in the surnmer. In- stead. they stay in their ponds and liivealrnost entirely on aquatic vegetation of whieh the water-lily plays an importanit part. Beavers can therefore spend the entire summer eating nut- ritious food in their own safe pond wi tlout the risk of going ashore to eut down trees and possibly, faîl prey to wolves. And wio lias ever heard of a beaver being eruslieud bv a fal- ling ilx-ad New gide -for more wildlfe and lwater. Il heeneeýds in ithe appropriate habitat are- availa- ble in the proper proportions. most animal populations wil thrive. Ane blatoVgea tion Management f or idie in Onitario" teill ot way s t,, handle veetation 10 prov\ide the basic habiiai nieeds of seleeted animal populations., Wrîtten bv David Euler, wild- lite habitat iologist wiîli the, Minis!r, oýf Natural Resources. thie booklet will proveiaeest- ing to farerslandowners and ai lipopulations to theirl i s62pag es longwi th 4 5 ilusintrtions is ythe sucl known wildlitcdiis Michael Dunxîs,. 1l'bc rooklî i,, available loi $2 ft ron Pthe Publications Cejre tli Fiofr. 88<) Ba v Sec.Toronto M5SS 1/8 able btothe Frcasurer ot On iarào. around the plants will also be belpful. In our garden we remove the annuals after the frost has killed them off and then we work up the soul slightly around the ever- greens and plant our bulbs. Then we cover the entire bed with a thin layer of cocoabean shelîs, which builds up the soil, retains the moisture in the soil and which gives it a nice dlean look for the winter Orono WeeklyTimes, Wednesday, November gth, 1978-3 months, plus the Advantage humidity. Even if you could that it keeps the first flush of overcome this problem, after weeds dlown toa -minimum in Christmas it must be planted the spring. outside, but the soil may be Can we pot a spruce tree in a frozen so hard that you will pot and use it for Christmas neyer get into the soil for indoors? planting, and you will flot be Most of the time this does able to give it water in the not work very well. First of winter since the soul will not ail the Spruce tree will have a absorb any water when fro- bard time to become acclimfa- zen. tized in the house due to lack Until next week, happy, of water 'and of course gardening. 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Since 1976, new services havebeeni approved for the Courtice area and in the Village of Newcastle, a new watei plant is being built and a sewage plant addition approved. I intend to recommend on-going projects throughout tÊe municipality such as storm drainage systems, improved street lighting and traffic con trol signas." FOR INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE OR TRANSPORTA-. TION ON ELECTION DAY, PLEASE PHONE THE NUMBER IN YOUR AREA. Bowmanville 623-9596 Courtice 728-4830 Bowmanville 623-3891 Mitchelis Corners 728-3636 Hampton 263-2669 Newcastle, 987-422-1 k *1