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garden plants indoors to provide for early fall bloom, use a sharp knife to root prune them now to a size a little smaller than the pot. Remove all buds and flowers and cut back the top growth severely. Water well until ready to lift.
• Many plants growing in the ground can be successfully dug and placed in pots. However, this is generally more difficult and usually requires a severe pruning to insure survival. Some plants are slow to recover from such treatment and may not give good flowers during the winter. Cuttings taken from these plants started in late August and early September should make attractive, bushy pot plants before frosts kill the parent plant.
• Cut strawflowero intended for dried flower arrangements when the blooms are only half open. Tie small bundles of the flowers together and hang them upside down in a well ventilated place to dry.
• Hot dry weather can bring on an increase in the population of red spider mites. Inspect roses, evergreens and marigolds for signs of pale green coloration. Verify the presence of these pests by holding a white sheet of paper underneath foliage and briskly tap the branch. Severely infested annuals should be removed from the garden and destroyed. Perennials may require treatment. If infestation is light, mites may be discouraged by a forcefill direct spray from the water hose.
• When buying spring flowering bulbs a good guideline to use is ‘‘biggest is best” in regard to bulb size. Be careful about so-called “bargain bulbs” as they may be small or of inferior quality.
• Plant bulbs of the Hardy Am
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