Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1950 — Page 35
EB. 5, 1950
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party is being ¢ TRI-ET Club, be Feb. 18 in the
, besides selling are also donut sale- to be
party,
brated the birthe . Hanna and Pat
ek-end.
will be hostess to bh members for a Jackie ew mascot of the
y soon.
has been chosen
mber.
Club had a rush in-Janice Rike's Gertrude Straub, Judy Ennne Lukins were
Lower,
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8 hostess to the b at a recent member pledged Cross box for a
erseas.
of the ROXIES A party today for ember, Mrs. Rich~ e event will be in
home,
party was held the members and in the Riverside
rty followed the at a recent meet. nkees Club. Shire
was hostess.
t teen club acti= an Maney, The mes, Indiapapo-
d Party
he Friendly Club it card party Friheld at 1:30 p. m, ft Shop, K. of P,
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'RISONS
UARY
N } COATS OATS SOATS
* circuit - knows, is an rgume
‘in “ chemical
. of city man’s cattle of fertilizing manure.
a
. them eminently today's
Battle Has Reged For Many Years By MARGUERITE SMITH “IT DOESN'T PAY to
buy fertilizer if you can get
it for nothing.”
~ That, as any long-time follower of the bean and zinnia
5 gardener speaking. Now the organic and ehemical , fertilizer ‘schools of gardening * have been slugging it out for ‘quite a while. The organic man says, in.effect, chemical fertili-. ger poisons the soil. No selfrespecting earthworm will live ground that's polluted with fertilizer. And he maintains that the garbage munching earthworm is a kind
For the lowly earthworm (whose size makes a herd of suitable to
pocket sized yards)
; loves a diet of dead weeds,
grass clippings and old orange skins. And the resulting “cast-
-ings” njake he finent kind of
~-topsotl- ~ Clash of deals There isn't space in one -
. eolumn to give all of either
. side of the story of chemicals
x
versus organic. But the noise of battle is such that any
- plodding middle-of-the’ roader
who believes in piling on organic matter to keep his earth-
* worms contented while at the
.game time he scatters around a little 4-12-4, just in case, can
- gearcely be heard.
So it's unusual to find a convinced organic gardener who takes a philosophic, . (but def-
_ initely mot a middle of the
He's J.
road) view of the argument. E. McFarland, 4233 ~ Graceland Ave. “It's a little as 2 Af the Methodists and Presby-
.Garden Clubs— Plans Cover
a
Rainbow Garden Club—11 a. m.
Biz-Z-B Garden Club — 11:30 a.
“Range From Plants To Catalogs
Garden club programs this|
week will range the field—trom | houseplants to new seed catalogs. The schedule for the week follows:
TOMORROW
Mrs. Hallie Pickhardt, T1 South 8t., Southport, hostess. “Houseplants,” Mrs. Ralph Wikoff. ' Election of officers. Mrs, Frank Schroeder, Mrs. Russell Knapp and Miss Mae Dilliner, nominating committee,
TUESDAY
m. Mrs. Dan McCoy, .4017 N. - Sheridan Ave., hostess. Review of year's work. THURSDAY
“Rhea Garden -Club-—-2.p,-m
-
Mrs. George Wipple, 2705 Dennison St, hostess. Discussién|
of new seed catalogs.
Crooked Creek Garden Club —
1:30 p. m, Mrs. M. L. Ober, 5205 Woodside Drive, hostess. Panel discussion: “My Favorite Flowers and Shrubs and Why I Grow Them.” Leader, Mrs. Huo bert Lance. FRIDAY
Golden Glow Garden Club — 1
p. m. Mrs. John Lane, 1202 W.
36th St, hostess; Mrs. Orville Merrill, assistant. Round table discussion, “Successes and Fail-|
ures in Growing Flowers Plants.” Mrs. James Thomp- ® son, leader.
Queries May
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Are you planning some new hardy flowers for your yard this season? Here are a few questions
~—that may help_you to a wiser se-
~Jection.
already planted, but scattered,
ing money for. {oo many new plants: this year? (Note—everybody ought to treat themselves to the fun of “something new” each | year anyway, but it needn't be a lot of plants nor éxpensive ones.).
TWO. Three to five perennials “fn a group make a showier spot
| |
!
=——0ONE- Would rearrangement: of -
of color than a single plant. If]
this summer. But if you're a be-/
‘ginner, you'd likely be wiser to!
“you're ‘a greenithirmbed gardener ..you can. save money by buying ar. single plant, slipping the extras!
buy at least three of each kind}
to start with. Or else try to learn
how to raise perennials. from slips| this summer as your “garden at}
complishment for 1950." THREE,
If you're fond of
Distiing
Aili you're..a be forcing bulbs, leave them in the| dark a while longer. Remem-|get together on Friday and again __ber the old rule that the nearer on’ Saturday. Mr. and Mrs, Joel the bulb’s natural outdoor Hadley will show pictures at the blooming time, the easier it is Friday night discussion meeting
to force it successfully indoors. at - Rauh Memorial Library at
J. E. McFarland . . , he's an organic gardener.
terians suddenly went to war,” he laughs. “Both good people. Both trying to get to the same place.” : Thereupon he goes on to deliver some well-aimed punches at the other side of the argument, “Nitrogen,” he says “is one of the most plentiful*fertilizers in the world. At the same time it's the most expensive to buy. Nearly three-fourths of the air is nitrogen and it's all avail-
able for plant use—free. One method—legumes will take nitrogen out of \the air, get it
| their bodies and shortchange | the soil. We can return it by |
B cially cereals like rye. Rye |
Middle-of-Roaders ¥ 3 Are Seldom Seen
stores up phosphoric acid until it begins to head. “Then there's potash. Ordi-
ever food they need from the
Ee oll and leave what they don't
' need. But they can’t screén out |
potash. If there's tod much, the plant stems “get too stiff and fibrous, ‘with an overbalance of starches and sugars. That makes the plant a good hunting grounds for disease.’ = “But in the end it isn't ferti-
liger at all, it's water that's the | _ lmiting factor in plant growth. | And that's the basis of the or-
ganic method of gardening.
a2 of moisture-around-each part-
into the soil. Thera are soil bae-
teria that will take nitrogen out of the air and combine it with carbon, But you have to provide favorable temperature and moisture ‘so these bacteria will avork for you.
Can't Screen Potash : “As for. phosphates we have to have some return there for animals use up phosphate in
Make a Cold Frame Now
Expensive Fertilizer ~~ *
. “Suppose you have a garden
that's all sand or gravel. The | only way these rock particles |
can store up water is in a film
fcle. (Clay acts like a finely powdered sand.) But humus takes up water like a sponge,
E holding it on the inside of the
particles. That's why ground with plenty of organic matter in it doesn't get waterlogged— it still has air pockets in it. “Nitrogen, the most expensive of the fertilizers is the most plentiful, limiting factor, is the second “most plentiful, You can get both of them in your garden soil free by following the organic method.” An interesting sidelight on
Mr. McFarland’s methods is his |
success’ with cuttings. An
azalea cutting he stuck into a | fruit jar several years ago, not |
only rooted but: blossomed in
\ its glass cage.’
USE STANDARD SIZE SASH 3X 6’ OR BUILD ONE OF 1A" X 2" MATERIAL
USE LUMBER 2" THICK a ANGLE IRONS As SHOWN HINGE SASH 10%
resign) OTHER SUBSTITUTE FOR NEEDED GLASS IT IS LIGHTER . = WEIGHT AND DOESN'T : WiNGES) “| L CRACK OR BREAK —— E — TGR Roun fF Salina, D Lbvg, a 8 Frey 3
USE CEL-O-GLASS OR
REST ON BRICKS TO PREVENT SETTLING
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Here is a working drawing for building a cold frame. Make a cold frame now while your garden waits for spring. : A frame is especially useful for a small yard. Here's an easy design. Change the size to fit your own needs. But it should slant south to catch all the sun. And it needs protection
from north winds,
“Use lumber such as cypress or redwood to resist decay.
. A plastic top, instead of glass, is light fo lift. It may also trans..mit ultraviolent rays to the young plants,
Plan your frame for year ‘round use. It's an easy way to winter over tender plants, to carry bulbs for forcing, to length. en the vegetable season both in spring and fall. If'a year ‘round frame doesn’t suit your needs, fasten the corners for easy break-down and storage of the disassém-
bled parts. (By M. 8.)
By MARGUERITE SMITH Q.—1 have plant trouble. I have] Holland hyacinths. They have have a “Blossoming Out” Satur-
been in the dark and IT watéred [day at 2027 E. 80th St.
them by setting them in water | until the soil was damp.
they are up about an inch. Chairmen Shall-I bring them out to the various
light. or leave until spring?|/gtom, Eiva Edwards, William {Myers and Albert Thomas. Din-
with: ner will be served at S pom... Audubon Saciety members will
Mrs, Ruth M. Boles, 612 E. 13th 8t,
|
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jwon’ n't stand
f Nature Club Sets Meeting |
Lovers of the bird and the bee!
{lazy over this coming week-end. |
The Nature Study Club will,
in charge
with {games, food, speeches and music. of the features are Patience
Butler Ivy Has History
Original Plant Brought From Englend]
To the average sports fan who!
|comes and goes through the gates) lot Butler Fieldhouse, {fingering up its walls is just an-| ‘other plant, if it's noticed at all. But to those who Know its story; | the ivied walls are a gentle re-| ‘minder of two of Butlers early, ‘and beloved English teachers. 4 {Through them in turn, it links with the rféh and ancient lore of! Kenilworth — Castle, English history and literature,
. For Miss Katherine Merrill, me] first woman teacher:-on Butler's faculty brought the original ivy, plant back with her from a trip. to: Kenilworth, Planted on the old Butier campus in Irvington, the ivy thrived on the college
“the. ivy
walls.
After the school moved to Falr-
view campus, Miss Merrill's niece,
Miss Katherine Graydon, brought | some of it to plant by the then|
new fieldhouse. She
piillding. But, according to Mrs.|
Evans Woolén Sr, who also re-| ceived a slip .of the richly his-|
torical ivy from her good friend,
Miss Merrill, the ivy is slow to]
{root.
Mrs. Woolen planted hers be- | a chance of getting side the chimney of the then|
narily plants can take up what-
and water, the |
famous in|
\ | Yl
lamented that the ivy, wasn't too happy at first in the road-excavated subsoil around the)
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never have it cut down,” Mrs. Woolen recalls.
"Miss Graydon In earlier years.
There, once it took hold, “it liked the warm chimney, soon covered it ‘and even grew through the clapboards and into the living room, but Mr. Woolen would
Miss Corinne Welling reports the details of ‘this interesting col-| lege lore. Miss Welling, now re-| tired, was professor of English at Butler as were Miss Merrill and
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Time for bringing out a bulb [7:30 p. m.
also depends -on whether you]
“have only a warm window for
it. For warm air is likely to be...
“dry air. And dry air will drink,
up water from the moist bud. Then the flower “blasts”—that ‘is, dries ip—instead of opening. |
Prune Your rapes Now
In pruning grapes (this month)
flowers ‘in the house, how will the! jaim at balance between wood re-
. color of those you're selecting for| outdoors look with your indoor . color scheme when you cut them duces yield because it induces heavy leaf growth at the expense
‘ for bouquets? i Are you considering of fruit buds.
- FOUR.
|
(especially if you're a new home-|
: had a season or two to recondi-| i tion that hard subsoil around the!
house of your dreams?
FIVE, Are you buying sun-lov-inz plants for a yard that's most-
|
i
ly shade? (You're throwing away
| mongy if you do.)
SIX. Would you get a better
yard budget for grass seed an
t maybe a lite of that edge top
to ‘encourage it instead of so many perennials and
| shrubs this year? Have you made a i plan? That's one point that's | practicait indispensable unless
SEVEN.
i you want to be original at all:
costg—even the cost of a messy, lookfeg yard.
moved and fruiting buds left on. {Too severe pruning sometimes re-
Cut a strong healthy vine (for
{ owner) that you'd betier Buy example) back to four or six { “poor soil” plaints until you've canes of last year's growth. Each {of these canes should have, eight {to 12 knobby growth buds on it. Besides pruning for fruit, leave
four short spurs of two buds each
so. you'll have new fruiting canes. growing this summer for next year's crop. Select these short {spurs close to the main trunk and looking yard: (for the mONeY qjoge to the fruiting canes you're spent) if you used most of your
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Rose Society Schedules Meeting for Friday
Whether you're a Say fancier or just a back yard potato farmer, this week's meeting of the Indianapolis Rose Society will be worth
attending. For Harlan Fulmer,
how soil is tested. The meeting;
Fiday- in,
will be at 8 p. m. Central Library.
:30_a. m. for a fleld trip in|
assistant | county agent, is going to talk and] put on. a demonstration to show!
GARDENING CALENDAR .
IT'S TIME NOW: —don't-heave out-of the soil.
- grow.
settias and Christmas cactus. e+ « to spade some early gar-
den, leaving soil rough so ‘it will weather. °
+s + to watch that hardy plants | i
« +. toincrease water for cac- | . tus plants 3s they begin to | =
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