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GARDEN LETTERS by Doug Green NORTH LEEDS LANTERN 17 This has been quite a spring ! The early spring in March, followed by the cold April and now the dry June. Our garden has suffered quite a bit with the corn and peas not even germinating. I finally installed a sprinkler system for half the garden and next year I hope to have the other half installed. We even started to mulch the nursery with straw so that water loss will be at a minimum and weeding will be minimized as well. This is my ‘did you know ‘ column. Every so often, I like to browse through my collection of books for interesting information which may or not be useful at the moment. Come browse with me. Did you know ? A bunch of bananas directly off the tree can easily weigh over 50 pounds. That banana skins are extremely rich in phosphoric acid and potash. Great for the compost pile. . Bush beans are an excellent source of vitamins A, G as well C2U31”)’irak€'C)Ut FOCHjS as B1 and C. They also provide calcium and iron. L - Common sense says to plant glad bulbs right side up so they yruthU%¢’ (Dntarlo will grow better. Commercial growers do not have the time and CFHCKENFWVGERS Breast of Chicken plant them any which way. They also only use #2 grade bulbs as anything bigger than that will not increase the size of the flower. That foxglove has nothing to do with foxes. Its actually a slurring of folksglove {German translation} which means fairy flower. Coffee grounds can be used as a mulch on acid loving lants such as blueberries or evergreens. p TUESDAY _ SATURDAY To deter crabgrass in your lawn, mow the grass no shorter 11.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m. than 1 and 1/2 inches. LOSED MONDAY That there are over 2000 species of earthworm ranging in C .__ siZe from microscopic to several feet in length. A single worm can produce 15 tons of castings in a year. That rose hips have 1700 â€" 4676 mg. of Ascorbic acid {vitamin C} in a 100 gm. Oranges have between 37 to 80. Need vitamin C, have a glass of rose hip juice. That goldenrod {Solidago} does not give you hay fever. Its actually the ragweed. Because the goldenrod is in full bloom at the same time, it gets the bad press. There are over 300 species of lady beetles. Adult lady beetles eat about 45 insects {aphids} daily, the lady beetle larvae eat about 36. JgMANN, prgp_ In one gram of soil th5re are 1,000, bacteria, and NEAR THE FORFAR CHEESE FACTORY 10â€"20,000,000,000 actinomycetes, 1,000,000 fungi, 1,000,000 NEW,um,USEDIKDKS protozoa, 1,000 yeasts and 100,000 algae. COMKS AM)CRMMB If you took an acre of soil, one root deep â€" gathered all (61” 27}Ql84 . the worms and insects found â€" you would have about 1000 pounds of } insects. - - .- . - u .. ,.~ 5.; .. - :A- ,.,_ -.. - 2.,» ' '. F... ~". .g‘ “.1: 5;“ 1f“ H ~ ~ :r v'-. 7,1 in. ;7- 2. ~‘ 1’», . ‘1 .4,- : . Jr ,n. _- «a ~(Y 5:2,; 1,,5. ‘5... _ .H. ANNUAL LEGION FISH DERBY ~(’y'/.;r\:-,5 ' .f' j , SPONSORED BY RIDEAU LAKES (Ont.23l) BRANCH MH’C‘. I ""“ 7 Pike, Large and Small mouth Bass ' * JULY 14-15-16- 1988 Registration $5.00 per fisherman, closes July 13th 1988 Pick up registration form at Dave's Corner Store,or Sled's Store, Portland Elgin Hotel,Stage Coach or Lewis Burtch Bait Shop,Newboro or any Legion member Weigh in at Dave's Corner Garage, Portland or Lewis Burtch Bait Shop, Newboro PRIZES: 60% of registration entry fees. Plus many consolation prizes %$%3 Must be at Derby Dance to qualify for prizes fie! To be held at Portland Community Hall, Sat. July 16 Music byâ€"Art Carr and Company Admission $5.00 per person Fisherman with Derby Registration % price $2.50 per person Lunch will bewserved '0‘". O" 0““. '0‘ ‘- ' . ' ' . .'. v 3‘ .3.‘ _.'. w - 5,; .- 5.4 3.. i . O 0-O'O'O’-‘.- O I“. O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0'. Orr-0.x». 0140'. 0 O 0' - .. - . .2 . . t - - 1