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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 3, 1990 Dress your Best Day at Kirby flot be maintained at the prior temperature and a temperature of 60 Io 65 F is sufficient. Although commercial growers used a retartant for growth at the four-leaf stage pinching back the plants is an alternative to create a bushy plant. If you are gr.owing your plants without the use of flourescent lights do give them plenty of light, a south or west window wýith daily turning. If using the soiless mix some fer-, tilization wlll be required. A weak solution of 10-52-30, a transplant fertilizer. This should only be done for a two week period when the plants are small. Later an all- purpose fertilfzer can' be used, 20-20-20. Watering is better from the bot- tom up and somte 'hardening off' is a benefit to the plants before put- ting them-out irn the garden after al tlfreat of frost is gone. Seed catalogues are available from: Stokes Seeds [td. 39 lames St. Box 10 St. Catherines, Ontario L2R 6R6 or Dominion Seed House Georgetown Ontario L7G 4A2. Horsing around at Enniskillen Conservation Area. The time has come to get outside and enoy the winter! The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority will be operating horse- drawn sleigh rides at Enniskîllen Conservation Area on Sunday, January 7, 21 and February 4, 1990. Hours of operation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ticket price is $1.75 per ride. Directions: Go north on Regional Road 57 fromn Taunton Road to the Seventh Concession, proceed west to Hoîts Road and then north to the area entrance. Route is well signed. If snow doesn't arrive, wagon rides will be substituted. Remember to bring your skates and tobaggons for extra fun.- . ed by Georgina Katsiapis, are pictured above with Simon Weagant and Shannon teachers, Suzanne Westhauser Rooney. and Terry Hutchison. Those entered in the contest Kirby Christmas Concert There was a good turnout of parents and friends for the children Christmas concert held at the Kirby School. choir that added s0 much to the Pictured above is part of the program. G-rowing tGeraniums-A fun winter pastime January is the month to sow seeds for summer enjoyment of your own home-grown geraniums. With the holiday bustle now over thoughts do turn to spring and ultimately the home flower gardens. Geraniums are among those garder) flowers that do take a long time to flower fromn seed and it is a good choice to start them early in January. It helps the winter go faster if you have some hang-ups about winter. It was only in 1963 that the f'irst seed was offered for geraniumns be- ing one variety, Nittany Lion Redl. Since that timie other varieteý ies hae been developed now ranging up- wards of sxty. Geraniums are flot at aIl difficult to grow from seed but they'do také- time, between four to six months from seed to bloom. On average they do take some five months to- corne into bloom. .The seed is expensive but less ex- pensive than buying plants for plan- ting. The seed houses do have the scecd catalogues and these do have a good germination rate. It is recommended that the seeds be soaked for the better part of a day before sowing as they do have liard shell casings. Onc should use zts soilless mis as redi-miix or pre- mnix. lt allows oxygen to pentrate t() the tiny roots, is light and porous. Dameen the mix thoroughly, plant the seeds keeping them at a reasonable distance. Temperature slaould be in, the area of 72 to 76 F for.,germination and often the top o~f the refrigerator creates this temper ture for the germination. YouXan cover the -container with plastic to keep in the moistureo. Il - must however be removed when the seed begin to sprout. If conditions for the young plants are too damp it can promote a fungus known as damp-off and overnight you can tose the whole lot. The young plants can be grown under flourescent light about five inches above the seedtings. 1. The seedlings should b e transplanted w 'hen they receive their second growth of leaves and into a four inch pot. By this time the geraniums need TV - VCR - Stereo Service Cali 1s $1995 ESTIMATES GIVEN 983-5082 JOHN HRUSKA Licensed- 15 Years Experience Af fordable Dream Vacations! " Free Vacation Planning Services " Discount Cruises e Charter Vacations " Airline Tickets e Honeymoon'Packages 0 Motel and Car Reservations PIERSONAIL & CORPORATE TRAVEIL SERVICIES Travel Agents International We're with you ail thse way ~iqj 68 KING ST. E., BOWMANVILLE Over30 Agencies in North America 623-6600 t was the students' choice s0 they organized a "Dress Your Best Day" at the Kîrby Public School. 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