Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), May 27, 1970, p. 27

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Cooperate with nature middle of June until time in September Certain ly when it comes to water always right nor can she be depended upon to sup- In The Garden John Bradshaww right amount wrong by soaking the ground as deep as the plant Is toll For many plants the roots go down that deep or deeper In the cose of tall trees and shrubs one of way getting VALK ON VEGETABLESl Fruit and Vegetable Extension Specialist the r down that deep in Mi t when its need- lcss the to successful the watering that often gets production of healthy flow- Most people to- neglected Supplying the Farm Report By looking at water to a plant With this In mind before sprinkling with a hose let any water that may have been heat- cucumber its hard to real- that most vegetables and flowers arc primarily little bags i healthy cumbers for Instance per cent water other vegetables Agricultural Representative for York County Alfalfa is so fast those that it will be ready to cut almost before it This great plant the feeding programs in enough credit mid i item in a lot of doesnt get as well hand- Two of the most important rules about wa tering are Let plants have alternate periods of moisture and dryness and Dont just water Soak is late afternoon or early evening because theres loss evaporation and more last- most benefit he plants I A rule of thumb Is that most flower and ve getable plants require Inch of water land with water to a depth Vegetable Recommenda tion Publication No still lists the control for car rot rust for early car rots those sown before June 10 as the furrow gra nular treatment with tho seed with 5 per cent at lbs per acre This should give protection through the first brood up to the first week August No sprays are recommend ed for the flics which should start appearing in the first week of June if this treatment was inipoi nice old story From first flow tein will drop up to percent ly cutting is an full bloom pro- percent energy will be the biggest is Many growers are not using diazinon in the furrow these days and there arc indications that the large fields grown in the Its easy of course to talk about early cutting but rain often upsets things Cull ing just has to wail until the weather cutting for silage is more prac tical than baling wet alfalfa notice a steady trend lo handling more hay as silage in York and I think ils in the right direction Sadly it doesnt cut costs Higher investment in machinery and silos over a baling system puts the expenses up Dairy cows will really do well on hay- Inge if the stuff is handled right The other side of the coin is that if it is put up badly it wont make as good feed as dry hay The are early cutting mois ture content of CO percent or more fast filling short chopping in a good silo and using bay with lots of legumes in it With a better chance to get alfalfa off at its best stage the possibility of lop quality feed and less manual labour more farmers will use their silos for hay this year gallons Break this down figures applicable to the Get the water down deep to the roots l As the surface of quarts of water per square Ihe soil dries out and the foot of garden space a moisture level drops the week roots are encouraged This is a lot or grow deeper in their quest water but watering is tne for water This being the tally important and home Marsh usually stay free after an extended gardeners need to apply from carrot rust fly jj not supplying it How do you tell how much rainfall has fallen Newspapers arc a good guide to rainfall and they tell how much wa ter has fallen If only a half inch has fallen hen gardeners should apply the sprayed if present chance to dry before artificial wa tering Moots simply wont develop well when the soil is waterlogged One way to check on moisture content be neath the surface is to in sert a clean garden trowel other half inch Since into the ground up to the quarts per square foot shaft al an angle of about garden space equal degrees If earth clings inch of rainfall then blade when its re- quart of water equals Carrots which have emerged by the first week of June and have not received the furrow granu lar treatment may be flics are There are some other tricks to correct wa ter control As the seedlings moved the soil is still moist enough But if the trowel comes out clean youve waited loo long Its a very big come through the ground mistake to give your plants they require a good bit of a liltle drink every water next period of night as this will do more most water needed is when harm than good By welting the plants arc sizing up just a few inches of the their fruits or forming their surface the plants gene- flower buds Too much rally become shallow root- can damage plants by making the soil near the North part of the Marsh and also in sheltered areas along the canal dike or near buildings along ditchbanks and such places Growers are ad vised to look for flies before ask for ad- ice from the people at the Muck Research Station who have placed fly collecting stations throughout I suit Although less fre quent watering will do the job bo sure to water thor oughly and How deep gcd This prevents the oxygen from circulat ing reaching the roots Too little water causes wilt ing poor growth blossom drop and many other things after the middle of June need not be sprayed until August but we will keep you posted when lies become nHANENHK Better potato yields start with DITHANEIYI containing DITHANE or dust them with DtTHANE dust to prevent Fusa piece decay and control seedborne comt Spray M45 on the vines every and save them from infection by early or late blight fungi As the season pro gresses and you spray close to harvest applications also help ROHMK unequalled protection from fungi Easily dispersed good troublefree application by air or ground equipment resistance to rain irrigation or to weathering compatible with other are among the many excellent qualities of DITHANE fungicide Use it on your potatoes for higher yields of better quality See your dealer now Fly mended are and Parathion weekly Inter vals Follow the directions on label and consult Publication for rates and formulations Phone S95fill7 hours PERSONALIZED LOVING CARE For The Aged Infirm end Convalescent MARTIN MANOR MARTINGALE VILLA PROSPECT ST NEWMARKET ST BRADFORD 7752305 WELLER TREE EXPERTS of Tree Cure Now Hove MOBILE CRANE SERVICE Licenced Operator Insured KESWICK Ontario 4764593 Your children arent going to get the education you got willed Ontarios way of learning hi changed because our way of life hi changed Children today learn math matics by discovering how behave and what they mean They than million dont study grammar for the sake of grammar nor accept history without examining all view points And the taught are the the total Ontario If expenditure for student need ad mis scholarships and fellowships to face from S3 million to more of postsecondary SM7 billion in I960 id va need world well reason Your future s economy has grown from sciences of the The things your child learns today will prepare him for the life style hell face tomorrow Wed be short changing our pe pie our province if we taught them any thing less pidly i Ik colleges of Mis and technology doubled in Ihe education flourishing Today the alone enrolment has In the last four yea In Toronto alone ecni number in the hundreds and thous ands ofadults study from carpentry to civics pottery poetry Canadas life style of tomorrow presents many challenges But its Ontarios style to meet these challenges today Government of Ontario

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