Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1960 — Page 5

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LISWIM JMM YOUR. GARDEN Ray DK A»yre w * f ■ABLY IN 8008 PLANTING FOB BABLY HABVMY\ Starting plants Indoor* is easy. interesting and profitable If you are tired of this long winter, you can begin the gardM season nght now. By hast ng seedling* ready to set out whan the frost has gone, you can gain wceti o( an carter, longer harvesting season. " The four easy Mages of raising seedlian. ings in the bottom for drainage B. Markina bttle furore* for the ' seed* C Tapping the seed* gently from packet to flat. D. The flat covered with a sheet of paper.

r Begin by making ■ plan of your garden to show what plants you will grow and how many. This gives you a target to aim for. No two garden* are exactly alike, fortunately. and there is plenty of foom to follow your own preference. I From your plan, make a list of ' the plant* to be Maned indoor* now. [ Here are some that can be grown quite easily that way. For vegetables: broccoli, cabbage, eggplant, lettuce, melons, onions, peppers and tomatoes. Flowers; alyssum, asters, calendulas, dahlias (dwarf), 1 marigold*, petunias, phlox, verbena. zinnia*. Usually it takes six to eight weeks for plants to reach transplanting stage, so don't start [warm weather plants too early. F There are several way* to start indoor plantings. You can begin by seeding in rows, using shallow, topless boxes, known as flats. You can make your own flats from vegetable crates or you can buy them, in wood, metal, or plastic, at your garden supply shop.or hardware store. t t A | If you plan to start your seedlings in soil taken from your garden, sterilize it firM.xcither with a chemical obtained from your garden shop, or by baking it in the oven for 30 minutes at about 200°. Don’t be alarmed by the odor! .This process kills the fungi in the soil which cause damping-ofT, seen .when seedlings shrink and die. L Many gardeners get good results 'using only sphagnum moss, ground up and packaged for this job. VerI miculite, a mealy form of mica, is 1 another good medium. Both are sterile and free from damoine-off

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• organisms and are available at your I garden center. I i Larger seeds should be well cov- * ered. Mix small ones, like petunia. . with sand to get even distribution i and then cover lightly. Powdered sphagnum moss is very suitable for ’ this topping, a* it is dark when damp, light when dry, showing j when moisture is needed. Keep flats moist but not flooded. ' I Nothing more is needed until the ' tiny seedlings come up, usually in a week or two. They will push roots down in search of food, which you can supply by adding a spoonful of regular fertilizer per quart of water. Set the flat or container where the plants will receive plenty of sunlight; otherwise their stems will grow spindly and weak. At this point the seedlings are ready for transplanting to another flat, one at a time, to give them wider spacing, though this isn't necessary if you prefer to thin out plants two to three inches apart. Many commercial vegetable growers prefer to transplant into individual containers, set in flats, using paper plant bands or pots made of pressed peat moss or dried manure. This way roots aren’t disturbed when plants are set into the garden later. You can find all these materials at your garden supply store; but many gardeners have used paper cups successfully, punching hples in the bottom. Beginning the third or fourth week after transferring, the young plants should be ready for harden-ing-off. Give them, little by little, a daily increasing amount of exposure to the outside air in a sunnv. sheltered nlace.

COLORS AVAILABLE Automatic electric dishwashers are available today to match almost any kitchen’s color scheme. Besides being manufactured in a number of basic colors, many new models come with a feature that permits the front panel to be interchanged. , Some of the panels an stainless steel, antique copper, and popular kitchen colors. SAFETY BUILT IN A safety device in an electric dishwasher automatically shuts off the flow of water and the mechanical operation if the dishwasher is opened. This feature also allows file housewife to add such things as a forgotten plate or after-dinner coffee cups. Outdoor Furniture Paint Paint outdoor furniture (wood and metal) with an exterior enamel. Soft indoor paints chalk off onto clothing.'

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Bick Yird Geired To Recreation Mr and Mrs Amartca 'and MwU childrani are moving <>u«dw>t* three day* in ever-tnervnalag num ber» tn qurit of fun and relaMtum which may be a* .tnmuoui a* a faat peced mH of badminton or as •adrntary aa a sunbath on the polio or terrace Perhaps it is mounting congoatton on the highway* Or pos»lbly it la the very natural de»lrr to ■pend more time actually enjo.ong outdoor tun and teas UgM getting back and forth to It Whatever the cause, more end more families arc exploring, the poaaibiliUc* of the backyard as a haven of outdoor recreation from spring till early ML They arc finding many practical ways by which to gear their grounds for "vacation fun" that can be enjoyed on week-ends and on the long light evenings throughout the week. It la a comparatively simple and inexpensive job to build a patio or terrace Or flagstone, concrete or plastic tile for sunbasking, outdoor eating and informal entertaining. Often the home-owner, if handy, can do most or all of the work himself. Barbecue Fit A barbecue pit. in conjunction with the patio, or by itself, is another project that pays dividends in family enjoyment far beyond its modest cost. This, too, is a job well within the scope of many accomplished do-it-yourselfers. Privacy for patio, terrace and barbecue pit can be achieved by the judicious planting of trees or shrubbery or by rustic-type high fencing. The most tempting addition to one's backyard playground is. of course, the swimming pool, which is no longer the special prerogative of the Hollywood star or the millionaire. Whereas in 1950 there were only 3.600 residential pools in the whole country, today there are more than 250,000 of them, The biggest reason for the pool boom has been improved construction techniques which have made mass production possible and brought this erstwhile luxury within the means of many thousands of home-owners. A reasonable compromise, at much lower cost, are the aboveground pools, made of vinyl-im-pregnated nylon, and held rigid by sectional steel mesh walls. These jrfbls come in sizes up to thirty feet in diameter and four feet deep. They are especially suitable for Aildren, and can be dismantled and stored when not in use. Backyard Gamesmanship Among the games that can be enjoyed in the average own backyard are badminton, paddle tennis, volleyball, basketball, deck tennis, archery, horseshoes, quoits, croquet, darts, bowls, shuffleboard and many variations of lawn golf. An ideal backyard games set-up would be an all-purpose hard-sur-faced court for such sports as paddle tennis, deck tennis and junior volleyball. If the garage is suitably situation, one wall might serve as a backstop (possibly also for handball) and, if there are growing boys in. the family, a basketball hoop and backboard can be affixed at the proper level. If there is a concrete driveway, it can be brought into the games picture by the simple expedient of painting a shuffleboard court upon it. Horseshoes (or quoits) has a

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More and more home bunders across the country today are eouippmg houses in all price ranges with complete kitchens, a survey show*. The reason? A fuHy-equlpped kitchen, most builders agree, helps sell more houses. But Ike Jacobs, president « Fox and Jacobo Construction Co, Dallas, Tex., one of the nation’s leading building firms, says a builder who includes a complete kitehen in his product is offering more than just a house. He’s offering a home. “Our point of view,” says Jacobs, ‘'is that a well-planned kitchen.with such work-saving electric appliances as a dishwasher and refrigerator freezer

nostalgic appeal for many of the older folk, and a set of horseshoe pitching boxes can readily be set up in most backyards. The golfer can devote an occasional hour at the end of the day to improving his “short game” on his own home grounds via nothing more elaborate than a tomato can sunk in the lawn. This may also serve as the focus for a “clock golf” set-up. Croquet (now enjoying quite a revival* requires nothing more than an expanse of reasonably smooth lawn. Badminton Popular Badminton is a popular sport, and it can be played almost anywhere in the yard. No backstop is required, and the playing area need not be large or specially surfaced. One of the fastest-growing backyard sports Is archery, which now numbers some four million Americans among its devotees. r iri - Do it yourself with Marlite® PLANK and BLOCK • Fo»y-10-hon<W» pontling 9»»« «P fait avar aid or n.w waMi. • tango* and groovo joint mokot in, Hallalion taiy; cannoli loiltning. • Soilproof baked ploitic finilh clean, with a damp cloth; never naads painting. • Planks ar. I* in. wide and • ft. long. Black, on 16 in. iquan. • Far any room in the hovso, choosa front 4 diitinctive wood paH.rnc, and Ht "Companion Colon” itylod by taymend loowy Associatos. Stop in today-let us help you with your Marlite modernizing plans-no obligation. —<_ KOCHER Lumber & Coal Co. 102 N. let St. Phone 3-3131

adds to a family’s enjoyment of a house. « “Th* dishwasher alone does thia by freeing the housewife from a lot of kitchen drudgery and giving her more time for herself, e her family, and her The award-winning Dallas firm considers a dishwasher one of the most important "extras" Fox and Jacoba homes have to offer so important that nine leading makes of electric dishwashers recently were put through a series of exhaustive tests to see which one did the best job. The tests showed that the dishwashers did an excellent job. As a result, the flrm will base its selection on styla aad ease at iostallation.

incomes climb One of the principal reasons for the boom in vacation homes is that more than three times as many families have Incomes of over $4,000 per year today than in IMO.

Frequent Question About Seeding 7 da _ WS ■ i’W -1 J JB Jr«gr jfe I v jfcl ||Ml. I IHtOKr mH Folks oftenjask us which goes, on first—TUßF, BUILDER® or seed?. Thebans we r is—it doesn’t matter one bit! What is important is to be*sure to do both jobs the*sameday, TURF BUILDER steady-feeds new and Established grass. All-perennial FAMILY® •*- 4** "W M . ■» a \ /seed gives a handsome lawn that ■F H TW Sakes hard wear. Thejwork-saving Scotts* Spreader helps you seed and LC_ jKri feed for best results—in no time flat! : ’More and more folks are coming to us for advice on improving their' [lawns through an easy-to-follow Scotts Program. Come in anytime, \We'll be glad to prescribe the correct Pipgram for your >; ' New lower prices on Scotts Seed! Family Seed, 1250 sq ft box, *5.95 m <■■ ill ! 7, _ 1 ■ 111 "'”

Outdoor Enjoyment

Snack Bars Reduce Work

The xrroU-.t Utlng rhat'e happen-, ,-d to kitchen. »Una ail ttx- ocrv ant. taa>k up wt-Ming la the anack 1 I hpr * ■ Thin bam U» the acrvanlfca* I hcMnv ia now rqnatekvrrd just no | I important tn kitchen rrmudaling na ndcflticieMil storage apace, carsmic tile floor and waUa and new appliance* Thta hold, true even when a dining room la available | I. The Ideal kicatlon f<»r the anack bar i» ahwig.ldr the f«««i aervuig > center Secund choice to the range center. Although loud can be delivered promptly, this location la un-i ! dendrabie if tb<- ranae to in uac s during the meal. The debrl. usual-1 ly littering both mix and .ink centers dto<|uaUfy these location*. Size of the snack bar ia dictated |

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I t» Umitattona Ck« ry effort khoukl be made, however, to tenunodate two perauna. Thu. when . lull aoch at between breakfa.t for the breadwinner and departure | <l< the family M-bolara th. re will pr a place for th*- lwraa»cd homemaker to down a cup and maak In ~n argument for lacrcaaing her i "D»e main purpooa of the anack bar la to reduce work in prrpar1 mg and nerving meal, by taking the .train «»ff the dining roora and bringing the diner to the food To | enhance thia purpoee the anack | M r should be aurfaced with a material like ceramia ttle that wiuc* clean with one stroke of a I damp doth.

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