The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 May 1971 — Page 26

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GROWING FRESH FLOWERS ALL YEAR long is possible if home is equipped with hydronic (modern hot water) home healing. Build a greenhouse in the backyard and extend the heating system, advises the National Better HeatingCooling Council.

Heating Greenhouse Keeps Plants Growing, Blooming

’’Where have all the flowers gone?” Thai’s what many an amateur gardener may ask himself. as he wraps his ever greens in burlap, to protect them from the cold winds of winter. Now. the home gardener can grow his favorite plants and flowers, in season and out, if his home is equipped with hydronic (modern hot waler) home heating, says the National Better HeatingCooling Council. For comparatively little money, the home gardener can build a p eenhouse in his backyard. If it is near to the house, the peenhouse van be heated by expanding the present heating system. It would be similar to heating another room, but less taxing.

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It must be kept in mind that a peenhouse is not a hot house. Many of the finest flowers, as well as a number of vegetables, do not need a night temperature higher than 40 to 50 degrees. Blooms are of better quality, insects are less bothersome and fuel bills are much lower when plants are grow'n "cool.” A hydronic heating system in the greenhouse can keep it "cool,” but above freezing, of course. During the day, the greenhouse usually receives all the heat it requires from the sun and needs no boost from the heating system. Because climate and other powing conditions are under the home gardener’s control, he’ll have better results all year long.

Togetherness For Pot Plants An attractive display of container plants can improve appearance of the home — both in and out of doors. As a decorative and horticultural rule of thumb, keep in mind'that plants look best when pouped together. Unless a single plant is really outsized, a grouping of both foliage and flowering plants makes a definite statement, and can be used functionally—as a "natural” room divider, or to fill in an empty corner. Plants more readily adjust to their environment when kept together, since the humidity in the surrounding air

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is increased. Remember to select plants with their ultimate location, in mind. Don't try to pow sun-loving mums in a shady spot, or pots of African violets in direct sunlight. Outdoors, too, location is an important factor. In choosing pot plants for a shaded patio, fuchsias or tuberous begonias are logical choices, since both need protection from direct sun. Another decorating and green thumb rule to follow is to select and keep all the plants in porous red clay pots. A cluster of plants looks best in similar containers which do not detract from the appearance of the plants. The amateur gardener can also be more confident that the plant itself will not fail because of overwatering, if it is kept in a porous clay pot. The walls of the pot

allow excess water to evaporate, » plants never become water-logged. It’s best to check with a local florist or garden store on the most healthful environment for each plant selected. TOOL CARE Push yard tools up and down in pail of sand, mixed with oil, before putting them away. PREVENT STICKING After painting window sashes, move window up and down when paint is partially dry, to stop sticking. STOP LEAKS . Aluminum tape is effective for stopping leaks in metal downspouts.