Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), June 3, 1970, p. 26

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Tie Era Ont HintS make tomatoes flourish I Celery blight a problem southern Canada Have trouble getting to ripen grow a few tomato plants No tomatoes you buy ever have the flavor and quality fresh redripe ones pick ed fresh from the vino is a 1 en five Or six plants staked called and located at the back of is th annual perennial or Plants are small family spread They will be load they with beautiful plumsize fruits Although the fruit Is Farm Report grow They are strong vigorous growers that have the ability to out yield regular varieties Make no mistake about It the extra yields from the soil tomatoes produce 1arg plants and the tomatoes are planted lliey should receive a further feeding with complete garden Agricultural for York County New chemicals are available this year for farmers the annual battle against weeds The victory in this which fed more often than the standard kinds Tests that Ive run over the past few that hybrid to- seedlings started A big point is hitting the enemy early before he gets well established Most spring grain is in the two by fourinch plant bands to fiveleaf stage now and ready to go produced earlier and Corn benefits most from early spraying yields than those started works best with moisture and handles small weeds better j twoandahalfinch pots than big Its asking a lot of chemical to kill or plant quack grass when it is or 6 inches high and four feet bands Tomatoes are weather plants so there is no particular wr vantage to be gained in material used for ting them out in the garden it Timing has t The three leaf stage too early or too late results will be There was a change this year annual grasses in corn Lasso was I acreage Not having to work it into Is a big factor Sutan of course based on its good record last J widely used loo ten if planted too plants will tum blue f these chemicals must have Atrazine with cause of the cold soil and them for complete control of weeds From now on oil or it will take two or three a surfactant with the Atrazine will help to kill weeds weeks to recover already started There are several weeds that stand right up to 2 and their numbers increase in time Examples are bindweed wild buckwheat Canada thistle and New chemicals that will work on one or more of these weeds are and An old one could be added to this group as a good weapon for thistles Pollution from chemicals of all kinds Is an important point Fortunately weed killers have a fairly results Peat clean reputation There Is no evidence so far of any material from the home harmful residues from any materials I have mentioned heap discarded here mushroom manure or com is about the only one used posted cattle manure Apply on general farms that has raised any suspicion The risk at the rate of five danger is only slight but thorough checking is under- W square feet At d fertilizer Before planting work into the soil a quantity of humus and complete fertilizer For humus you can use any one the following and expect work it into the soil Three or four weeks later make second application of Shall I slake my plants or let them sprawl naturally over the ground For small gardens its better to stake them Such plants will produce fruit a week or ten days sooner and wont lake up nearly as much room If tomato plants are to be staked the plants should be set close together to 24 inches ap art In the row with the rows spaced two feet ap art Prescriptions J J our Specialty J J I Prescriptions Picked Up and Promptly I Delivered Staked pruned OHO king a lie trull Stakes should extend at least six feet above the ground setting the stake close to the plant and on the West trulls will and ripen After t It plants have startcil active ninth its good plan to mulch them Before this is appli ed give them a shallow cultivation to get rid of the weeds Tomato roots are usually near the surface of the soil and deep cultivation will injure the plants Any of the materials used for adding humus to the soil will lilflkc deep When tomatoes are not they may he set Hired feci apart each way and left to sprawl over Hie ground Some yews the hot sun causes the blossoms to fall Ive also foil lid that it pays to spray tin- whole with a hormone spray which stops drop ami makes the blooms set fruit This will the tomatoes to ripen ear lier be larger and firmer with many of them being seedless J u I mix with water and apply with an ordinary sprayer The hor mone has now been put up in an aerosol can All you need to do is pick up the can push button and spray have reported to mo that blights In celery have Iwcn to con- This seems stran ge since the recommended fungicides applied at the proper rate at regular weekly intervals should prevent blights in celery Perhaps the prob lem of blight control is not so strange if one studio the disease in more detail Both early and late blight live on the seed and there fore only to year old seed should be used to be sine the seed will be free from Hie fungus Old celery leaves and refuge which diseased last year arc VALK ON VEGETABLES and Vegetable ho lien who an lory will be asking for hit- and this prxlite be avoided If at all Spraying I started early and this means that the seed bed should be sprayed as well as the plants la the field at weekly intervals As soon as the plants are large enough to withstand the more drastic fungicides the spray prog ram should consist of altcr- lbs sulphate plus lbs spray lime in gallons of water and Maneb to lbs at weekly intervals Publication No also recommends fixed copper nine sul phate Dyrcne and Polyram as alternative mat erials for Maneb The deaus mixture is the best fungicide to control the fun gus white the other materi als arc mainly prevents- Giant Fireworks Display FIREWORKS AURORA TOWN PARKS FRIDAY JUNE 5 730 PM Races Rides Games ROCK BANDS ON BAND SHELL BANKRUPT SALE DAVES SURPLUS LTD HAS PURCHASED THE ENTIRE BANKRUPT STOCK OF ALMA CHILDRENS WEAR LTD FROM LEE AND KLYMAS TRUSTEES THIS HIGH QUALITY STOCK OF CHILDRENS WEAR CONSISTING OF BRAND NAMES LIKE TAM 0 KNITCREST SCOUTTEX UNK INDIANA JUDY KENT ENCOURE TEMPO ETC ETC PLUS AD- STOCK BROUGHT IN TO ROUND UP SIZES AND ASSORTMENT IS PRESENTED TO THE LUCKY PEOPLE OF NEWMARKET AND THE AREA WITH GREAT SAVINGS UP TO SAVINGS OF A LIFETIME SALE STARTS WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 3rd INFANTS TEE SHIRTS by Turn 0 SCOUTTEX Reg GIRLS DRESSES By Young Life Creolioi Reg 288 GIRLS 36x 2 Pc SET Comp GIRLS 36x SLIMJIMS 99 GIRLS 36x BATHING SUITS Comp 288 GIRLS 36x CABANA SETS GIRLS JAMAICA SHORTS GIRLS JAMAICA SETS GIRLS 36X 714 BLOUSES BOYS 36 ormononl Pros Comp Comp Comp 398 99 Reg 298 99 PANTS 44 BOYS 36X SQUALL JACKETS by PARK AVENUE BOYS 36x SPORTS SHIRTS 144 Comp 298 BOYS SWIM TRUNKS by NATIONAL KNIT OF CANADA TEXTURIZED NYLON BOYS 816 TEE SHIRTS By PIER ONE BOYS 816 JACKETS By SPORTSWEAR Reg 298 Comp 198 99 Comp 595 388 KIDDIES KORNER 206 MAIN STREET NEWMARKET

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