r-*

.\

\ti

f
*
!i

"fr:T.iaiflTj_
*| -t *1-

T *'qJe

g {*

# ;

-,..- . -*t
.n

[J

,*'

'l,i
6'/
G*

i, i')
{.4 '*''

q
I

A.-

t.

l.

**'t" f
' ' s .l , it'l i I t

{t ';

C
tF,;.
:j

If a-

n{ f i
3

f;',--.

E'r ,.}
'-...---r-.".{

&.
\h G

1t-i'.,
.ie

""*
{6i'

*L # ,F

X&
&$

t i i . I I t r

q -<.-

.#'
lr'
,

{
"

't

;'

,*3

f
,.

It

I,O 5|/s
-t,

,b

t\
.#*.

b efu ";

;fp
t.
L

,'1

; f*;'

*.""

6y Dan Cooper, Master Cardener

1-lt'otlttct ttscti ()ll gir'.rf'tt's .lI I)isrrcv tr r lt'ltl .t trrl li;i rtq.t t'( )( )\ irr .\ttst r';r lir is of fcring ltc\\' lttlpc t() q.It'.lcttct's ;tttti (lhristnrrts tl"cc ql'()\\ ct's itt (..ir1.1t1.1. l)ccr hrrtl thc tctrrlcl' ltc\\ ql'()\\ th 6f- c\ cl'ql'cclls .itltl ;t u'iric l'i.lltqc of pl.lltIs itt ttrt' qlt't]ctr it't'csisti[rlc. As ;.r Nlrtstcr'(i.rrricttcl'. I It.rr c t'lttitc .l sclccf iott
1-l;tt't 'l'his lt.ts \\'orlic.1 \'cl'\' u'cll .llltl tlitlrr't cvcll
sl-rr'.'rt'

of'ottc

l'.1\\ cqq

ttl l0 perts \\'i'ltcr.

\\'()ulc'l strotrglv stlqgcst spr;rt'illg ol-llt' u'hctr

slncll.,

or lcss if it reincrl .r lot. his ;.rpp;,rl'clltlt'u'orlis l',cc.tttsc tlcct' .rlttl r'.lbbitS .ll'C hcrbivot'cs :.ttttl

L-rtrf it ortlt' l.rsfctl ;.t[-rottt tht'cc -f

u'ccks.,

thcrc is tr<t u'int'l <tt' r'tlt.t'll ctrcl tlP slllcllinq likc rr L-rutche r. Trt'<l stluirts of ir fillc lllist <ltr sLlsccPti['rlc ttl thc lcrtvcs rltrr'l stctns tlf 1'rl;rtlts -fhc tn:.rlicrs clrrittt. brou'siug rlrc strfficicnt.
I ;.r I I - n rrt lt rrr I rl lt c1 c tlv i r( ) ll lll c n trr I I v fl'i c nc'l v spr;rv is cffcctivc Llp t(l sir ttrtlt'ttlts., cvctt irl n'irrtcr., ;.lltc'l ;.lctLl.rlly c()lltrit-lLltcS t<l 1'rlrrnt

qr()\\'th u'ltcrt rtsccl rls Ll fillilr spr;'l\'. citv g;1r'tlctt lt.'ts [lccrl plJgLlcti [tt' rtl itlt 'tsl()ll \l.rtic b1 I)l.trttslir'.1r.l., this ci.ls\'-t()-tlsc sprrl\' Thc proclttct \\':.ls tlcvclol-rcti in Su'cclcl1 t() ofclcct' .ttttl r';r[rlrits tltJt tl'e.lt lll\ eollcctiott is rn.rtlc fl'otrt tlrietl l-rlotltltttc.ll trtirctl u'ith rr thc fi)rcst irttltrstl'\' protcct \'oLlllq trccs hclp ttl sticlt it hclPs [rirrdct'th.tr 1'rl.rt]ts. of ht)Strts. t'h<ttl<lrictt.ll'()tls Jlltl l'()se s lili.c .rrl vca,ctrr[rlc q fl-oin dccr-;.11'lcl ul()()sc. \Vidclv uscd in thc I t tl' q I tc l'l s rl\\'.ly ti c c t' .r tl cl r'.r ['r[-ri t s ['rt' ttt rr k i rr c\()tic s.tl.rti ['l.t r'. tlrcnt thinl<. .r 1'trctl.ttot' hrrs bcctr in thc :.1I'C;.1 Lrnitcri Strrtcs filr thc lrrst l0 r'c.rt's., it hrrs tltllv I p rlcsl're l'.1[iot], I 'i c t;re tl c\ cl'r t ll iltq tl'ottt l'ccclttlt' [-rccn irpprovcd bl' thc (.rrtrrrc-lirrtr Pcsu ['te c.tLrsc of its srrrcll. irh I'e cs lllv t )l'Jt illq ).1[) [1r t]c.t s( Spriltq rish I 'l'lrc ticirlc i\ [rrn;.rgclt]cltt ltcgtl li.lt()rv Agcrlcv filr' ll()t is srlrcll tllc h.rf f cl.tirtt nt.rl(cl's shinr'(.1)s rh.lt.1l'c sLlp[)osc.] to rtlirtlic thc in (.lrtt,.rtllt's trcc f;,rrllls lrllcl glrrc'lctrs. cycs gf .t p;e t1.lt()l' .ir ltig,It. I'r'c c\ cll spl'.'t\ ct] of'te'ttsit c to htt trt;.1lls. [-rttt I fotrrlti it nriltllv usc ()ll looking fr)r\\'r.lrcl to ;.1 rt'illtcr rt'ithtlltt I'nr stl l'lllv rl je SPI'.1\' thc I ttscti o[r ion.tttlc. ct sclccr sltl'rtlrs tt itll ct)\()te rtt'ittt' t-()\ote s lre t.rll .l.tr'.lntl tilrrlttl th.rt the irlitirrl ttnplc.ts- the l'.t\';.tgCs rIf shrrrp-t<Iothctl r;r[-l[-rits rrtrc1 itrg t)pc 6f-thc .lcct-'s t'tJtLlt'lI il;ctl.l[( )l's. \\'lliic tlccr irr lllv q.rl'tlcl'1. llrrnr[-li ;1llt1 this tt'ot'licrl u'cll Jq.titrst tlccr it t'lid ttotltinq .lltt otiortr frrtlctl .rficr'.rbottt l0 tllitrrltcs t() brou'sitrg (.ottt)lttrliI rrrc cct'trrirtlt' cLltc to lotlli :.rt., Itctcr rctl strtltrg oi lllc l'cl'llintlctl th.rt s()r'lrcthinq trctiLlcllt rhc Jllrl r'.r[l[lits. thc .l\\.lv sc.ll'c t() u irtc r ittcg;tr'. ^\f tci' l5 rllittttrcs thc stttcll u'rrs [-rut thc cost of rc1'rlrrciltg lllv cxpcllsivc plrrnt .rpplic.rtit)lts \\ crc ;r [',it ttlt) lllcssv Jt]t'l "lroltl collccti()l'l c.rllctl firr rrction. NIrrr't'rc trtlu' I'll lttt c( )lrplctclt' gt lttc. ltt.'le r[-tt t t' I tt ttt -lt( C It ltlt \'t . )SC" Slttcllf f \'()u 'l'hc ;.tCtLl;.1llv gct t() scc s()lllc [-lltl<)llls ()ll l'llv prizcc'l u'hctr epplictl l're S[)t'.tt'l]ltlst litltritl tltc collcctiott l-rl'occss Js u cll. shrr.t['rs this s1-rrirrg. S NIost sLtcccsstirl to tilte \\.1\ lli\ ltottle tt]rt'lc tcnrpct'.ttr.ll'cs r,ll'c .'rtr<tvc fl'cczirlq. .\rrtl I nrrtivc
i

tlon't lilic thc t.rstc of'thc 1-rrotcitr in cugs. llrrt nr)\\ .l ltc\\., ltt()rc cf flcrivc tlcct' rc1-lcllcrtt is .'rr';.til.tblc ()lt thc (.rrrr.rtlilrtr tnrrt'lict.

thc

'

[ocal

Gar cer]er-

www. ocalgard
I

e ne r. net