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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Tuesday, March 30, 195¢ 27 you-name-it. t oes without ing that | roses, zinnias, lilies--and the more | cover a half-acre or more -- much oem go: has to gh for | exotic blooms. more area than the average gard- growing flowers--old standbys like| Naturally, such a garden willlener has time to cope with. 1 Canadians Becoming Jacks Of All Trades The native self - sufficiency of most Canadians was never more evident than in the current -- a growing -- do-it'yourself trend. For Canadians are picking up paint brushes and power tools, gar- den implements and carpenter's hammers with a right good will. We're puttering about at every conceivable activity from fainting the baby's furniture to ilding complete homes. In fact, Canadians are so sure of their ability to do it themselves just as well -- or better -- than anyone else that they're giving themselves home permanents--and even cutting their own hair at home! Just 'a few years ago, it was our habit to "let George do it."" George, of course, was often a painter, plumber, landscape artist, carpen- ter, or just plain "handyman", Nowadays, professionals come expensive. People in everyday cir- cumstances eyeing the high cost of living, prefer to do it ourselves, and save the difference. But that's not the only reason. Psychologists tell us # :t we get a deep-down sense of satisfaction-- of creating--by doing things with our hands. But perhaps the primary reason for the do-it-yourself boom is the meteoric rise in the number of people who own their own homes. Today, more than 51 per cent of all homes are owner-occupied. Con- nd | trast this with the 44 pe. cent that prevailed before Worl ar II Pre-World War II, few ople painted their own homes. Today, 84 per cent of all paint sold is used by non-professionals. Urban sur- veys reveal that from 69 to 80 per cent of home owners prefer to paint their own homes. And for farmers the percentage is a whopping 89! Industry is solidly behind this boom. For example, floor coverings of linoleum, asphalt, rubber, plas- tic, etc. are now cut in easy-to- handle squares at the factory. Result? Production of asphalt tile jumped from 80 to about 600 mil- lion square feet in 10 years! Plywood, wallboard and other wood panels, formerly sold only in Jcpderous 4' x 8' sizes, a# Sut into andy panels. Result? Sales of re- tail lumber are five times their pre- war level! You now can buy approximately 100 tvpes of home power tools with thousands of accessories -- drills, blades, grinders, etc. That repre- sents 4 times the number of such tools available before the war! Many people will continue to call this the Atomic Age. But many others -- particularly those with a deft hand -- will prefer to re-name it the Age of Do-It-Yourself. dwarf apples, strawberries, rasp- Landscaping, Plantings Add More Value To Home If you look about you at your neighborhood gardens, in many cases you'll find that some of them are much too large. They could be reduced to half- size and, with good gardening prac- tices, produce just as much or more than larger plots--with larger fruits and vegetables, handsome to behold and delicious 'in flavor. If your garden is smaller than you think it should be, just re- member the formula for a lot from a little; enough water and plant food on good soil, vigilantly cared for throughtout the season. It should be obvious that a small- er garden is much easier to take care of -- to plan, hoe or mulch, fertilize, water, dust and harvest, and this alone is an important point in favor of smaller gardens. The average home gardener would be astonished at the potential of any ordinary garden plant. And if this potential is allowed free rein, it can -- and often does -- produce some highly undesirable' side results. A case in poimt is the proud man who grew 2 dande- lion: he couldn't eat this Goliath, no matter how proud he was of it. But it's a perfect example of the tremendous dormant '"'cemph"' old Mother Nature has built into her plants. Keeping this dormant push in mind, it's fairly easy to understand how a small garden can make your table g-r-o-a-n with potential gar- den wealth. FILL EM §P, COME CANNING TIME In planning a small garden, de- cide first 'just what you intend grow in that garden. If you plan to grow vegetables only, a fully work- ed plot, 40x60 feet, will produce just about all that an average fam- ily can eat. 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