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By JOHN BRADSHAW surprisingly short period pro One of the real pieasures of _ duce miniature trees two to three window gardening in apartments . feet in height "“b attractive er homes can be derived in growâ€" â€" shiny leaves. ing house plants from seeds. About the only disappcinting J‘d suggest that you make a start with a packet of coleus seeds costing 25 cents. This colâ€" orful foliage plant is just as easâ€" Wy grown from seeds as zinnias »ere out in the garden. With any luck one packet will produce a dozen or more plants. For the beginner, starter seed kits acre also available from most garden stores to which all you add is water at room tempera@ Even if you haven‘t grown anyâ€" thing from seed before, I sugâ€" gest that you take the plunge. All you have to lose is a very few cents and some of your spare time. Almost any clay or plastic pot will do as a container. I like to use a shallow bulb pan meaâ€" suring six inches across the rim. Fill it to the top of the rim with a fairly rich, sifted soil. One of the commercial African violet soil mixtures is excellent for this purpose. > Don‘t add any fertilizer at this stage. Almost any soil mixture will contain enough nourishment to feed plants in the seediing stage. _ Firm the soil around the edge of the pot with the fingers and level. The soil level at this point should be one inch down from the rim and will permit you to water without spilling. Scatter the seeds on top of the goil and then give them a light soaking using water at room temâ€" perature. Place the pot in a wellâ€" tighted location out of the direct sunr. Then either cover with a pane of glass or make a temporâ€" ary greenhouse with one of the plastic bags used by dry cleanâ€" ers for shirts. Usually no more watering will be needed until the seedlings are up and the glass ‘or plastic reâ€" moved. If you‘re using a pane of glass you won‘t need to water as long as beads of water appear and «drip down on the seeds. In a week to 10 days time the seedlings will start to appear and the glass or plastic should be immediately removed. Save every seedling until tne leaves develop color. Some of the last plants to show color will have the loveliest of all pastel tints. Many other annuals from the garden can be handled in the same way. One of the best is the Impaâ€" tiens, or what grandmother in her contrary English, called the Patience plant. Here we nave one of the fow plants that will thrive and preduce flowers in the house or apartment during the winter. When the seedlings have made # second pair of leaves, the seedâ€" lings should be moved to threeâ€" inch pots (always meas ured across the top). Seeds saved from oranges, leâ€" mons or grapefruit used for breakfast or cooking, are easy to germinate indoors and in a Plants can be grown cheaply inside 490 Weber St. N. Waterloo, Ont, produce fruits. In order to get a fruitâ€"bearing citrus tree you will need to buy a grafted one from a garden store or nursery, In any case, cirtus trees grown from seed make much better than average house plants. They‘re so easy to propagate in this manner that any six or se venâ€"yearâ€"old can sow the seeds and have success. About the only disappcinting factor is the fact that citrus trees The soil in California or Floriâ€" da, where the citrus trees are grown, is a sandy loam. When grown indoors they like the same type. o One of the commercially preâ€" pared African violet soils is ideal and easy to obtain from any garâ€" den store. Again you‘ll need a sixâ€"inck pot, a piece of giass or a small plastic bag, and a few small stones or pieces of brokâ€" en clay pot. Place the latter in the bottom of the pot for drainage purposes and then fill the pot to the top with soil. Firm the earth down around the edges of the pot with your fingers, and level. The surâ€" face of the soil will e about one inch down from the top of the pot, and this is just the right depth to allow for correct waterâ€" ing. * Wash the seeds thoroughly and plant them three to a pot. Make a hole in the earth a half inch deep and insert the seeds. Cover with soil and then moisten thoroughly with room temperaâ€" ture water. Until the seeds sprout keep the pots warm in a well lighted but nonâ€"sunny location. To prevent the soil from dryâ€" ing out too quickly cover with a piece of glass, or make a miniâ€" ature greenhouse around the pot with the plastic. Once germination occurs, move BROADLOOM AND 110 King S. Waterloo ORIENTAL RUGS sUNWORTHY SUN VINYL WALLCOVERINGS â€" NEW 742â€"9110 743â€"5283 to a sunny, well lighted window »r under fluorescent lights. 1# more than one seed germinates, as is often the case, move the extra seediings in three or four trees on the go, you may as well try your hand at growing a date pulm. Just buy a package of the best dates you can obtain, and keep the stones. Not all of these will be fertile so you‘ll need to plant at least half a dozen. You‘l ulso need more patience with the date stones than with the citrus fruit seeds. Plant the ‘stones in the same way as the citrus seeds using a sixâ€"inch clay or plastic pot. Use the same African violet soil mixture. Wash the seeds thoroughly and plaint them three to a pot. Make a hole in the soil a half inch deep and insert the stones. Covâ€" er with earth and moisten thorâ€" pots. It may take as long as two or three weeks for the seeds to germinate. JOHNS _ JANITOR SERVICE â€" Service â€" Offices â€" Stores â€" Factories Phone 743â€"5528 FOR FREE ESTIMATES 460 Wellington Street North Kitchener, Ontario Deily â€" Weekly â€" Monthly Trendâ€"setterâ€" 1970 Ariberg _ Ariberg sets a new trend in snowâ€" mobile design...with six new 1970 models as outstanding in performance as they are in appearance! 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