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QtfE&ffONS S LINCOLN - Hero are answers to common lawn and garden questions being askd by home owners across the State. Tho answers were prepared by Univ ersity of Nebraska Extension specialist.-,. Q. What fertilizer .should you use on strawberries at this time'' A. It's too late to l'ertdi.u strawberries and get any ef'.'eel on the crop this year. Watering i.s more important at this time. Fertilizer applications should be delayed until after the straw berries have produced fruit. If you have a June bearing vaiaty, renovate the bed and a: ply a fertilizer that is twice as high in phosphate as nitrogen such a.s 10-20-0 -Wayne Whil.ley, Ex tension horticulturist. Q. How tio you speed up the decay of tree stump.;? A. ItV difficult to speed "p the decay of tree stumps but, .eneral, you try to feed the cr panlsms. This can be don? 'oy drilling lioles in the stump ai-d filling the holes with ammonium nitrate fertilizer J'jhn Furrer, Extension agronomist. Q. What's the best way to take carp of Easter lilies'? A. Ea.ster lilies should b taken outdoors and removed from the pot, but leave the soil around tnt roots. Thfn plant in a sunny area that the roots are about four inches below the soil surface Wayne Whitney, Exten sion horticulturist. Q. What is the best control for bindweed in the lawn? A. Chemicals such as silver or 2 4-D amine can be used to con trol bindweed at rates used on dandelions. However, it is im portant to get some top growth on the bindweed before apply ing the chemical. The lawn should be allowed to grow fur a week. Then spray for bind weed and mow the lawn two or three days later John Furrer, THOMAS WALLING CO Plattsmouth, Nebraska Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" Extension n2ro:iomi-;t. Q. How do you get rid of s.iud burs in the lawn? A. There is no ".00 1 way to control sandbur.s in the i.iwn. Rluegrass shotnd b ' allow. d to t',i'ow v!":rous,y through ample watering and fertilizing, '.and bin's like warm, dry conditions, and will be crowded out by Other plants if adequate water aarl fertilizer ai" applied Join. Fu"- rer, Extension agio lonus'i. Q. How do you keep weeds out of a grave! drive? A. There are a number of chemicals that can be used iov this purpo.se, such as karmex, t'elvar, si nazine, chlorate bor ate mixtures and others. If there are trees and shrubs along the dirve, keep in mind that these che m i c a Is could leueh down t h r 0 u g h the soil and damage the roots of these plants - John Furrer, Ext'enri Agronomist. situation is to have one fruit every 4-5 inches on the branch Wayne Whitney, Extension horticulturist. Q. Should dieldrin be watered in right alter application on the lawn? A. Dieldrin should be watered into the turf for the control of grubs and webworms Robert E. Koselle, Extension entomologist. Q. How should you take cars of a hydrangea that was re ceived in a pot at Easier time? A. The potted hydrangea should be placed in the soil in the north side of the house. The plant should be cut back about Kept. I and placed in a new pot. Since hydrangea like acid soil, aluminum sulfate fertilize! should be applied Wayne Whit ney Extension hortiiuilturi.st. Q. Will green flying bugs in jure pin oak trees? If so, how can you kill these bugs? A. These bugs are apparently leaf hoppers which are very common insects. They will not cause serious damage to pin oaks. If they get rather num erous they might cause a little bleaching of the leaves. They can be controlled by spraying with DDT using 50 per cent wet table powder at the rate of two level tablespoons per gallon of water R. E. Rosclle Extension entomologist. Q. When should you plant creeping phlox and how? A. Creeping phlox are usually set out in the early spring or in the lall whenever plants are available. Plants available now have already bloomed but may be planted again at the same depth Wayne Whitney, Exten sion horticulturist. Q. What kind of soil would you use for potting geraniums? A. Soil for potting geraniums should be low or medium in fertility with good drainage and some organic matter to hold moisture. Geraniums should be put in a pot at least one size smaller than one used for any other plant of the same size. When planting several geran iums in a large pot, fill one fourth with garden soil then add sand and mix in some or ganic matter Wayne Whitney, Extension horiculturist. Q. Would lime or fertilizer cause beets to turn white inside the jar after canning? A. If beets turn white in the jar it is due primarily to the variety and the stage of matur ity at picking Wayne Whitney, Extension horticulturist. Q. What causes pear leaves to wither and turn black? A. This condition on pear leaves is caused by fireblight which is difficult to control. The disease might be controlled by spraying at blossom time with zincb. Next fall you might check the tree for sources of infection which appear as dead areas of twigs or the trunk. When the tree is dormant, such areas may be cut away and painted with an asphalt tree paint. Remove all dead branches John Weih ing, Extension plant pathologist. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE EIGHT Monday, June 4, 1962 8 Plattsmouth Entries in Junior Olympics June 9 Plattsmouth will send eight athletes to the Junior Olympics at Omaha University Saturday, June 9, five in the Junior Divi sion for boys 14 and 15 and three in the Senior Division for boys 16 and 17. All eight were members of the Plattsmouth High School track squad this year. The entries: Junior Division Roger Lan um, 8-pound shot; Gary Christ en.sen, high jump; Bill Nettel- mann, 440 and bbu; bod mc Clanahan, 880; Dennis Adams, 880. Senior Division Roger Bever age, 12-pound shot; Gene Noell, 120-yard high hurdles and 180 yard low hurdles; Dave Nettel mann, 180-yard low hurdles. Ezra Benson, former Secretary of Agriculture: "Nations may and usually do sow the seeds of their own destruction while enjoying un precedented prosperity." Dusek, Managoff Win Mat Event Ernie Dusck and Bobby Mana goff won the main event, a tag team match, by winning two straight fall3 after Tony Born and I,eo Newman had taken the first fall here Friday night in wrestling at the High School Auditorium. Jack Pesek, substituting for Rocky Hamilton, beat Karl Cox In the special event and Millie Stafford defeated Dot Dotson. The card was sponsored by the Plattsmouth Junior Cham ber of Commerce. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. Legion Games Tuesday, Sunday Plattsmouth's American I.e. gam Junior baseball team ha two game-; tftis we k --Tue ;dav at 8 p.m. at Tabor, Iowa, with William McGraw ;o pitch; an. I here Sundav at 2:30 p.m. against Omaha Pepsi Cola, a Triple-A Club. Sunday's scheduled home opener against Olcnwood was postponed because of rain and wet grounds. Mdwanl It. Murrow, newsman- "In the voice of America, )! truth shall be our guide. The truth may not, alone, make us free. But we shall never be free without knowing the truth." Q. What are the black spots on phlox leaves? A. There are some common leaf spot diseases of phlox which can be controlled with zineb, maneb, phaltan, or cap tan at rates recommended on the p a c k a g e John Weihing, Extension plant pathologist. Q. What is the greenish-blue, gelatinous mass growing over a elm tree root? A. That is a fungus organism. If the owner is really concerned about it, he could apply a mer cudry type material such as panogen turf spray at rates re commended on the label John Weihing, Extension plant patn-ologist. Humidity Key To Comfort In Summer Q. How should you thin a pear tree? A. Break up any clusters of pears so that there will be only one fruit at a place. However, thinning should be delayed until after the June drop. The ideal JO. KANSAS 360 Ml CITY e2irjr y j ' Plus Tax rif h ROUND TRIP bll P 1 & PACIFIC jM ! : & LINES Jm .4 tMHi1'.ViWkJ emu nirTm X .nJLSW r- iva. r- V l I r. ... - M . mm Lincoln As tempers tures keep going up. it would be nice to be 'able to turn off the hum idity. But dry air has its prob lems too. Experts estimate that 35 to 45 per cent relative humidity would be ideil for our homes. How pver. qccordine to Lorraine ! Brandt, division of housing and j management at the University i of Nebraska, most houses aren't tight enough to hold this much moisture. Dry air absorbs whatever moisture exists, including body moisture. Often this causes a dry feeling in your nos? and throat, and your whole body may feel chilled. In the winter, you may turn up the heat, but this just adds to the problem, Miss Erar.dt explains. The hot ter the air is, the more capacity it has for soaking up moisture, thus lowering the humidity "Checlc your house for tight ness," the University specialist advises. You may be creating sufficient mcisture indoors as a result of cooking, bathing or from .;;eam-p roducing ap pliances. But your home may not be tight enough to keep the moisture in. If the air is still dry, you will need a humidifier a device for adding moisture to the air. "Keep just the right balance of moisture in your home and you'll be set for year round com fort," Mi'Js Brandt concludes. Jim Furlong in Pacific Exercise COAST OF CALIFORNIA Jim L. Furlong, machinist's mate fireman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Fur long of Route 1, Plattsmouth, Neb., is serving aboard the at tack aircraft carrier USS Oris kany, a unit taking part in Exer cise Pork Barrel, a 10-day Navy training operation beginning May 14, off the coast of Southern California. Some 25 ships and 20,000 men of the First Fleet are in the ex ercise which centers around a fast carrier striking force op posed by submarines and air craft. At-sea replenishment from various types of supply ships is another feature of Pork Barrel. MO-PAC OFFERS SPECIAL ROUND TRIP FARES BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND OMAHA (and intermediate points) It's cheaper by far than driving and so much more relaxing! Iiean back in air-condit ioned comfort on one. of Mo-1'ac's finest trains the Missouri Rivkk Kaci.k. Pay only the one way fare . . . return for half price. Pick any destination on our route between Kansas City and Omaha and there's a special fare to get you there and back. Similar reductions on Parlor Car tickets. Tickets-Reservatiorss-lnformarion MISSOURI PACIFIC STATION County Court William R. Nilsen, Lincoln, $14, speeding; Glenn H. Me cum, Kansas City, Kan., $54, reckless driving; Orval Allen, Springdale, Ark., $54, overload on tandem axle; Manuel C. Gay oso, Dallas. Tex., $54, overweight on axles; John J. Overton, Oma ha, $24, unlawfully taking min nows; Gary L. Hustak, Omaha, $14, speeding in State Recrea tion Area. Philip J. Schlucter, Omaha, $14, disorderly conduct in State Park; William L. Gass, Omaha, $14, disorderly conduct in State Park; Arthur T. Reed, Cedar Creek, $14, no operator's li cense; Robert K. Crownover, Avoca, $14, stop sign; Leo Rikli, Murdock, $104. overload on axle. David L. Brown. Omaha, $10, drinking on state property; Kenneth McDonald, Omaha, $14, improper use of local plates; Walter B. Rockwell, Omaha. $14, drinking on state property; Richard Arlen Goering, Louis ville, and Henry Arthur Hoff- ! man, Weeping Water, $12 each, i disturbing the peace: Gary Arn i old Zierke, Denton, $39, disturb i ing the peace, careless driving. Gardeners: Treated Wood May Kill Posies LINCOLN Gardeners plan ning to make flower boxes this spring should be cautious in buying materials that have been treated with preservatives. Creosote and other rot-retarding materials used on wood will kill or damage flowers. This makes it necessary to use woods that are either untreated or treated with a safe preservative, reports Wayne Whitney, Univer sity of Nebraska Extension hort iculturist. Thought also must be given to drainage, he cautioned, whether the "planter" is to be located on a porch or in the garden. A hole at least three-fourths of an inch in diameter should be bored at each end of the "planter." The holes can be protected from plugging by placing a plastic screen over them and then spreading an inch of gravel or broken pottery over the screen. Soil in planters' need to be more porous and absorbent than garden soils. He suggested a mixture of equal parts of good garden soil, washed gravel and peat as' most satisfactory. When plants are put in plant ers the roots on the top and bottom o! the soil ball shuld be losened slightly before they are planted. 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