The easiest and safest way to water African violets and other house plants is by sub-irrigation or through the wick watering principle. In this way, food and water are carried by capillary action, as the plants demand it. New pots are square, oblong or round, and combine beauty of styling and soft coloring for any color scheme. This easy way for watering plants will enable you to go off for a week-end or a few days without worrying about what will happen to them at home. There is also a lamp with the self-watering feature. With artificial light alone, plants may be grown away from a sunny window. Lamps are excellent for use in dark halls particularly where more light is needed.
Twist-ems, the handy plant ties we know, now come in roll form, of 250′ lengths. The convenience is that the piece you need may be cut off by a cutter on the package – in the manner of scotch tape. This eliminates the bother of scissors or shears. Twist-ems may be used for tying flowers or vegetables – one twist and the tie is secure.
Introduced early last Winter is a convenient terrace greenhouse, 32″ long, 10″ wide, 21″ high, containing all features needed for a greenhouse: automatic ventilation, thermostatic heating control, underground irrigation and electric illumination. By using ordinary house current, it may be kept indoors or outdoors where the sun reaches it each day. It is good for starting vegetable or flower seeds early or for plants that need greenhouse growing conditions.
Pelleted seeds which came out years ago make planting of tiny seeds a pleasure. Each looks like a small pea, so it can be placed where wanted without any waste. Thinning and transplanting are also eliminated. The coating around each seed contains food for development of the tiny plant. New and fascinating are the kolorcoat pelleted seeds in which the color indicates the color of the flower. Thus you can buy a mixed package of seeds, and by the color, plant accordingly. Zinnias, sweet peas and petunias come in these new kolorcoats.
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