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Starting this week, we‘re going to be talking mostly about house plants, so let's discuss some of the basic requirements for the successful indoor gar- dening. One of the more im- portant needs of in-the- house plants is moisture. With our central heating, and cold outdoors. we tend to have very dry indoor environments. For plants that have smooth or shiny leaves, misting is a good way of putting some moisture into the the air. For ferns especially, this is essential. Plants that have furry or hairy leaves don‘t like to be misted. but a humidified home is still going to be better for them than a very dry one. It's a good idea to water from the bottom most of the time, so water-soluble salts don’t get a chance to build up in the soil. Most plants find this condition toxic enough to kill them. or to at least keep them droopy and unattractive. If you don’t have either a furnace or a portable room humidifier, set out dishes of water for your plants. You can even try set- ting plants on top of pebbles or stones in a dish of water. This way, the air around them is kept moist, and the pebbles lift the plant so the pot isn‘t always in direct contact with the water. And this brings us to watering requirements. Water from the top about once a month, to wash any salts that may have built up back down through the soil where they can‘t harm roots. Few plants thrive on being kept constantly wet. (An umbrella, or swamp, plant is one of the few exceptions.) For most plants, a weekly or bi-weekly watering is sufficient. It allows the pot to begin to dry out just a little before the next watering. Too much water can kill most plants. Another important point in this area where most water is very hard: if you’re water is chemically softened, this could add even more toxic salts to your plants. Get water from a by- pass valve to water your plants with. (Usually, water in at least one tap in the basement is by- passed by the water softener.) 0r run out all of the softened water in the tank once in a while, and collect enough unsoftened water to water your plants for a couple of weeks. This way, the water will have a chance to get to room tem- perature, and for the chlorine in the water to evaporate out. Time for indoor gardening Light is a variable requirement of most plants, but generally, in this climate, in winter, most plants need all the light we can give them. If you have questions about houseplants. write to Marion Bluegrass. c-o The Liberal. Box 390, Richmond Hill. \GLOBEAIR Most need to be in a window. Some require a sunny exposure, and some are happy in a northern window that gets indirect light. Some plants are even happy away from a window as long as they‘re in a very light or white- coloured room. region gardener By Marion Hohener 3 ways to save . Miracle leads the way. Soft Margarine 2% Partly Skimmed Fresh Milk 3 ql‘ bag or jug (Plus deposit on jug) Carnival 1 lb. tub HOMOGENIZED FRESH MILK 3 qL bag or jug (Plus deposi! on jug) L368¢ Cut from Canada “GRADE A” Beef Round Bone Shoulder or SHORT RIB ROASTS JAVEX BLEACH 128 FL. OZ. JUG Liquid Low prices every week on items you use everyday. White Sugar 2 *9 pkg White Sliced Bread Granulaled Champlain 24 oz Palmolive Detergent Liquid 24 II. oz. bl! Ioal LB.68¢ Cut from Canada “GRADE A” Beef Blade Bone Removed BLADE ROASTS 79“ Frozen Orange Juice Mira Mar! Concentrated Unsweetened from Florida large - 16:2/3 ll. 01. lin Really low prices on weekly; specials! ?' FRESH FRYING CHICKENS 2-3 LB. SIZE ¢ LB “GRADE A’L 'aled Flonda 6 ice . tin Predressed The King 0! RoasIs Prime Rib Roasts Cut lrom Canada “GRADE A" Bee! Rump Roasts Cu! from Canada “GRADE A" Bee! Bathroom Tissue Bone-In TilIany AssL Colours roll pkg $1.22 Low prices every week on popular cuts of Canada Grade A Beef. Sirloin Steaks Cut lrom Canada “GRADE A" Beef LB. PRICES EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOV. 2, 1976. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES LARGE WHITE EGGS THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. October 27. 1976 â€" C-13 Canada Grade A DOZEN 8 oz. pkg Frozen Beef. Chicken. Turkeys Brookpark Meat Pies Ontario Grown Fancy Grade T-Bone or Porterhouse Loin Steaks :u! trom Canada GRADE A" Bee! CORTLAND APPLES 5 LB. POLY BAG $1.58