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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 28th, 1979-7 Focus will be on cross at the Ganaraska Forest country skiing this Saturday Centre VAN BELLE ON GARDENING Flower Cuttings What are cuttings? They are pieces of plants without Pines Senior Public School is pleased to present Peterborough Civic Concert Band in a free community concert Tuesday, March 6th 8:00 p.m. Pines General Purpose Room. Music for every taste Sponsored by : Musicians Performance Trust Fund. Various booths (candy, baked goods) will be open before and after concert ADMISSION FREE ANNUAL MEETING Family and Children's Services (Operated by the Children's Aid Society of the Durham Region) Thursday, March 8,1979 8 p.m. St. Gertrude's Parish Hall 690 King Street East, Oshawa, Ontario Guest Speaker Judge George Thomson, Associate Deputy Minister, 4 Ministry of Community and Social Services. Nomination of members to stand for election to the Board of Directors must be made by members of the Society in writing and must be in the hands of the Secretary of the Board (P.O. Box 321, Oshawa) seven days before the Annual Meeting. EVERYONE WELCOME 1 REFRESHMENTS roots, and will be induced to produce their own root sys tem. There are numerous different types of cuttings, such as leaf cuttings, eye cuttings, softwood or leaf cuttings, root cuttings and hardwood cuttings, but in this article we will concern ourselves ourselves with the softwood or green cuttings. The softwood cutting - The best results are obtained when the plant or mother plant is in a good healthy growing stage and is producing producing good new growth which we can use for cutting material. The shoot chosen must be healthy and in good condition, and must represent the mother plant. Take the cutting from the mother plant as close to the base as possible and make sure that it is soft so that they readily root. An important part of taking the cutting is the knife ybu use must be sharp, so that it will not leave frayed edges on the edge of the cut, and all cuttings must be cut with a slant at the bottom so that any excessive moisture can drop from the cutting and will not built up to start a rot at the base.' The next step will be to remove any extra leaves left on the cutting which will be below the soil or rooting • medium, most cuttings are inserted two-thirds into the rooting medium and the other third is left sticking out on top. To induce rooting you can use a rooting hormone which will stimulate the root formation formation and then speed up the process. This rooting hormone hormone is available in 3 different strengths, No. 1 is for softwood cuttings, which you would use for the cuttings described; No. 2 is for semi-hardwood cuttings and No. 3 is for hardwood cuttings. cuttings. An interesting stage of Horticulture was the time rooting hormones were just starting to be used and numerous opes where put on the market, but a lot of The snowfall the forepart of this week has assured excellent excellent cross country ski conditions conditions for the week-end when the Ganaraska LOPPET. is to be held on Saturday morning and afternoon. The LOPPET is to be held out of the Ganaraska Forest Centre and it is being billed a Family Fun Day. The staff of the Forest ■ Centre has organized a crosscountry crosscountry ski race as well as skating competitions and snow sculpturing contests. It is claimed there is something for everyone with activities being arranged for the whole day. • Registrations open at 10:00 in the morning and the cross country event is to take place over a 25 kilometer course through the beautiful Ganaraska Ganaraska Forest. The race is against the clock so starting times can continue after the 10 o'clock opening. There will be prizes and awards for different age groups. The outdoor skating rink . will also come into use with public skating and skating competitions. Then for those . creative people a snow- sculpturing contest has been Horticulturists from all over the world, including some of the famous horticulturists from the famed English gardens, had their own concoctions, concoctions, all very secretly guarded, each one better for the propagation of .certain species of plants. Different strength of the hormone acid, indolebutyric acid and 'over thirty different acis or chemicals chemicals were tried in minhte quantities. When I first entered entered the Horticultural field, everyone was trying to root the different , EastMalling • apple understock, since they were expensive to buy and we could never get enough to supply our need. Well in this case it never did help, but it stepped up the propagation of numerous other plants and is used quite commonly in the horticultural world, today with excellent results. To start your cutting, use the No. 1 rooting hormone, take the cutting and dip the base into the hormone and then slightly tap the cutting to remove any excessive amount of the hormone. Then take the cutting in between three fingers and with a slight downward movement the cutting cutting is inserted into the rooting medium, then firm the cutting in with your fingers and water thoroughly. The most important part of starting cuttings is never to" let the cutting dry out. This means the foliage on the top of the medium, apd not the medium or the base will rot, a gentle misting with a mister once a day will usually be sufficient.. In commercials operations electronic plisting is used with.a timer which mists the plants tit set intervals, or by the activating ' of an electronic leaf which ' trips the valve for misting. Most indoor plants' can be started from cuttings such as the Ivy, Pep,erromia, African Vjolet, Begonias, Spider plants, Wandering Jew, and Plenty of free skating at the Forest Centre in the great outdoors arranged (weather permitting) permitting) and here prizes Will again be awarded for the most realistic and the most abstract sculpture. -■ Participants are being encouraged encouraged to' pack a lunch and travel to the Forest Centre for this winter outing. Hot foods and beverages will also be available at the Centre. There is no charge for entering any of the events. All regular cross country ski trails will be closed on this day. Art auction to be held in Oshawa The third major Art Auction Auction of I?iyah Chapter of Hadassah-Wizo r of Oshawa will be held on Sunday, April 8, 1979, at the Paul Giovis Gallery in Oshawa. Local and regional artists are offering their works in Various media. ■Hadassah-,Wizo is a nonprofit nonprofit social service organization organization recognized and registered registered as a Canadian Charitable Charitable Organization by the many more. For outdoor use it's the Geranium, agpin the Ivy's, and many shrubs can be propagated this way, except this should be done in the summertime. Federal Government. AH proceeds proceeds go to medical, educational educational and humancare services services for the needy, both in Israel and locally. Programs are provided which educate, entertain, and enlighten, sufch as Public, Affairs seminars to ' which members and non-members alike are invited. Hadassah-Wizo co-operates with other organizations in the promotion of Canadian ideals of democracy. 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