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8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, September 29, 1962 Students Will Travel To Ottawa A dozen high school students from the Northumberland and Newcastle school system will take part in a week of learning at the Ottawa-based Terry Fox Youth Training Centre. The students represent Cour- tice, Clarke, Port Hope, Co- bourg, East Northumberland and Campbellford high schools. School trustees at last week's meeting of the board of education agreed to send the students a letter of congratulation congratulation on their participation in the program. Trustee Emmett Creighton said activities at the centre run throughout the school year. During their stay in Ottawa, the students will learn about Canadian institutions. Topics for consideration include: economics, science and technology, technology, arts and culture, Canadian studies, and natural resources and the environment. environment. 1 Section Two Let's Get Growing! VAN BELLI: To pot or not to pot - Of course this refers to repotting. When plants have outgrown their living quarters, they will show a mass of .fine webs of roots at the bottom of the pot or on the top of the pot, or if you want to make sure you can also lift the plant completely from the pot and see how many roots are on the side of the root ball, and if they are massed together like spaghetti then the plant is ready for repotting. Re-pot it only to one size larger than the original pot, never ever overpot by thinking that because the rootball is large that it should be moved into a much larger pot so that it can grow for next five years. This will stunt the plant and will cause it to develop poorly. Most pots have a drainage hole which should be covered with a broken piece of clay pot, so that the water can still come through but the soil will not spill out into the saucer. In the case of pots without drainage holes place a layer of broken clay pots or crushed stones on the bottom so that any excessive moisture can drain into this reservoir and still not touch the potting soil so the plant will not become water logged. A bit of charcoal can be added to insure that the soil will not go sour. Potting soil - The type of soil to use will depend on the variety of plants, the cacti will do best in soil that has a large sand content, whereas the Azalea plant loves an acid soil, so they can almost be grown completely in peatmoss. For many years most people mixed their own soil, by mixing soil, peat and sand together, but today there is a great variety of different mixes on the market. Some are for cacti, some for foliage plants and others are the regular potting soil mixtures which will accommodate almost all the average plants. Now, for some questions that are commonly asked: Several of my plants look very sick, should we fertilize them? No, if anything cut them back, check the moisture in the soil, which is probably overwatered, check and see if there appear to be any insects. Do plants that are brought in for the winter from outside need a lot of water? No, they should be cut back by at least a third, and sort of let them dry out so that they will go into a dormant stage, then water sparingly. What plants do well in a hot temperature of 75 to 80 degrees? Cacti and succulents do well, as well as the African violet and also the poinsettia will do very well under extreme warm conditions. When should plants that I want to save in the garden be brought in? At least two to three weeks before you start to turn the, heat on in the house. This will give them a chance to become" acclimatized. What plants do well in a northern exposed sun room without direct sunlight? Almost anything will grow there, as long as the temperature does not go below 45 degrees at night. Even flowering plants will do well there since there is a large volume of indirect sunlight. What can I grow in a north window? All the fern varieties, ivy, as well as many , of the green and variegated foliage plants and even the African violet will do quite well there as long as the temperature does not drop below 65 degrees. Next week, right into the planting of fall nulbs. Until then, happy gardening. > IP- gaI & n ~ïKy ■utaai - - Play It Safe ...Every whereXbu Go! Carelessness has no boundaries. No one can predict when or where the next tragic fire will happen. That's why it's important that we all do our jobs and practice fire prevention in every way. Make it your business to look for fire hazards...in the home, on your property and where you work! Fix any faulty wiring...immediately; empty trash regularly...avoid buildups; keep heating and cooking equipment in top repair; store old oily rags in metal containers. Make sure you and everyone in your family knows what to do in a fire emergency...before it happens. Play it smart... be fire safe ! A.H. Sturrock & Sons Ltd. Imperial Oil Agent Sturrock Road Bowmanville Telephone 623-5516 Brock's Service Centre Ltd. 20 King St. E. Bowmanville Telephone 623-5467 Specialty Paper Products Ltd 63 Temperance Street N. 623-3381 Pnu/fln Pontiac-Buick Ltd. 166 king St. E. Bowmanville Telephone 623-3396 Roy Nichols Motors Ltd. Chevrolet-Oldsmoblle-Chevy Trucks Courtlce Rd. S Hwy. 2 726-6206 Charterways Transportation 248 Simpson Ave. Bowmanville Telephone 623-3811 Bank of Commerce King and Temperance Streets 623-3375 Lander Hardware and Electric 51 King St. E. Bowmanville Telephone 623-5774 Ken's Men's Wear 35 Temperance St. N. Bowmanville Telephone 623-5580 THE John Et Judy SHOPPE 15 King St. E. 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