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sti- lets get growing plants can suffer from transplant shock by marjorie mason hogue correspondent late may is traditionally the time to plant annuals in your garden on a bright sunny day many people will enthusiastically buy plants rush home and plant them by evening both the gardener and the plants are sunburned and wilted there is a better way make your pur chases several days before planting use the time to gradually condition the green housegrown plants to the out door elements meanwhile till the soil and add compost or an allpurpose fertilizer for flowers the best time to plant is late afternoon evening or a cloudy windless day this gives the plants a chance to recover from transplant shock before having to cope with the drying effects of sun and wind the rule of thumb is to space the plants the same distance apart that you expect them to grow in height eg impatiens one deep watering a week is better than daily sprinklings that grow six inches tall should be spaced six inches apart if you plant them closer together they will grow taller than the expected height most annuals are sold in a plastic pack of four each plant having its own compartment often the roots have formed a compact ball gently open this ball with your fingers spread the roots in the direction you want them to grow to search for moisture and nutrients if the root ball is planted intact the roots will continue to grow in circles all summer requiring constant watering to supply their needs firm each plant into the soil at the same depth it was in the pack do not bury the lower leaves remove the tip of tall growing annuals such as snap dragons or salvia to promote a bushy plant with more flowers after planting water well watch the moisture carefully for a few days once established one deep watering a week is bet ter than daily light sprinklings as you are plant shopping this year watch for the new ground- cover or cascading petunias one of these plants will grow as full family menu 20 tvs canyini m our kitchen orting-bvents- 20 tvs carrn au spo event open 7 dajsrftlffll00 am odtables darts itstrietalkof trie town new fjobq y special restaurants- deals tuesday ribs wings thursday all you can eat pasta 7 sundays kids eat free 5308 hwy7 e east of mccowan 2948522 much as three feet in a season you will find them sold under these names purple wave cascadias surfinias solana royals or supertunias such luxuriant growth requires regular weekly fertilizing preferably with a product that con tains iron next week ill make some suggestions for sum mering your houseplants outdoors including what to do with your easter lily marjorie mason hogue is a horticulturalist and lecturer who lives in coppins corners wepkenpeemav57 15 j champagne dinner theatre presents smrmmms a romantic comedy by bernard slade i10m per couple with this ad reservations groups champagne dinner theatre howard johnsons llw 404 7 markham- 4758895 you and your family are invited to a special series of meetings presenting gods way ofsacvation g tuesday may 30 to sunday june 11 tuesday sunday 700 800pm saturday 800 900pm highway 7 and kennedy road bypass sponsored by the christians who meet at the unionville gospel hall inc makeusyourwinemakingestabushment grand opening special rrqoo nj per selection less than 300 per 750 ml bottle over 35 selections available makes approximately 29 bottles includes all taxes labels corks shrink top we make it simpleyou make it great 15 heritage road markham monday friday 11am 7 pm saturday 10am 4pm 294wine 9463 4 stores strong growing for franchise information call 2946121