October 9, 1976 (12 pages)

c Fall plantings ~ Cool season _ vegetables The cool season vegetable crops are good for newcomers to the backyard or balcony vegetable garden set. Winter gardens are easier to tend than summer plots as they will get much of their water from Checking home 2iccntee water systems Water as obtained from natural sources. may be . contaminated with disease-producing organisms, making it. unsafe to drink. William E. Mason, farm advisor serving Placer and Nevada Counties, reminds rural home dwellers that “ water from ponds, streams, and other surface sources is . almost. always contaminated. Water from wells and springs commonly called ground water is less likely to be. contaminated, but may ‘contain more: dissolved minerals or gases. S 5 A good source of supply should yield water of uniform quality. Any noticeable change whould be regarded with suspicion. Contaminattion should be suspected with any change in color, turbidity, or taste; and the water should be tested to.determine if it is safe for domestic use. : A’ publication entitled ‘‘TreatingFarmstead and Rural Water Systems” is available at local-Cooperative ; Extension Offices, free-of charge. The address in Placer County is 11477 E. Avenue, DeWitt Center, Auburn 95603. . In Nevada County, the address is the Veterans Memorial Building, 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley 95945. ~ Several vegetables are available now cooler temperatures, have fewer: insect pests to contend with and summer vacations won't be taking you away from ‘the garden just as the mouthwatering crops ripen. cool season in nursery flats, packs and ' “small ‘pots, as small tran__ . Splants ready .to' ‘set out in the . garden. Many nurseries will have transplants of Broccoli, . Cauliflower, Lettuce, Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts. Also, look for seed of such taste treats as Beets, Carrots, Radishes, and Turnips which can be sown now. . When it comes to how much to grow of each vegetable, it’s. . easy to overplant — or run short. For a family-of four, the California. Assoication of Nurserymen suggests up to a dozen plants each of Broccoli,Brussels: Sprouts, Cabbage . a-20 foot row, with heading varieties spaced a foot apart, leafing varieties only half that much. Radishes mature quickly andare best when first ready; plant one five foot row at ‘one month intervals. .A 30 foot row of Carrots and 15 foot -}rows of Beets and Turnips — all spaced two inches apart, should do the trick. The bounty of your~-winter garden depends on preparing the soil, irrigating. and feeding. Also be sure to water the vegetable garden during the weeks between showers. Cool ‘season growing conditions vary throughout the ‘Golden State, so checking with . your local nurseryman is a: ‘step 'Y the right direction. * Nelda’s DANCE SCHOOL 123° Bank St., G.V. Ballet, Tap, TumblingJazz’ BALLROOM ‘CLASSESStarting THURS., OCT. 14 "973-2132, 273-2730, 265-4933 sv ‘Gardener’s Corner . SSeS s _ Open Weekdays ‘Til 6.Phone 273-7274 *: LEATHERCRAFT TOOLS AND SUPPLIES ae vw LEATHER . . . By the hide or piece. Visalia now stocks‘leather craft tools amd accessories. Bag punches, skiving and head knives, sfitching-awls, Fiebing’s dyes, barge cement, Buckstitching and more. Leather by the piece or gide. . . TACK and SADDLE SHOP . 10069 Joerschke Drive, Grass Valley THURSDAY 6:20 79:00. 3-Best Sellers Part 4 of “Captains and the &South by Norwest 9-Hollywood Television Theatre 7-11-13-Battle for the White House 1 : 9-Sing One, Juggle = ye ewe Poe ee dod EIEN SAS oh RE

c Fall plantings ~ Cool season _ vegetables The cool season vegetable crops are good for newcomers to the backyard or balcony vegetable garden set. Winter gardens are easier to tend than summer plots as they will get much of their water from Checking home 2iccntee water systems Water as obtained from natural sources. may be . contaminated with disease-producing organisms, making it. unsafe to drink. William E. Mason, farm advisor serving Placer and Nevada Counties, reminds rural home dwellers that “ water from ponds, streams, and other surface sources is . almost. always contaminated. Water from wells and springs commonly called ground water is less likely to be. contaminated, but may ‘contain more: dissolved minerals or gases. S 5 A good source of supply should yield water of uniform quality. Any noticeable change whould be regarded with suspicion. Contaminattion should be suspected with any change in color, turbidity, or taste; and the water should be tested to.determine if it is safe for domestic use. : A’ publication entitled ‘‘TreatingFarmstead and Rural Water Systems” is available at local-Cooperative ; Extension Offices, free-of charge. The address in Placer County is 11477 E. Avenue, DeWitt Center, Auburn 95603. . In Nevada County, the address is the Veterans Memorial Building, 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley 95945. ~ Several vegetables are available now cooler temperatures, have fewer: insect pests to contend with and summer vacations won't be taking you away from ‘the garden just as the mouthwatering crops ripen. cool season in nursery flats, packs and ' “small ‘pots, as small tran__ . Splants ready .to' ‘set out in the . garden. Many nurseries will have transplants of Broccoli, . Cauliflower, Lettuce, Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts. Also, look for seed of such taste treats as Beets, Carrots, Radishes, and Turnips which can be sown now. . When it comes to how much to grow of each vegetable, it’s. . easy to overplant — or run

short. For a family-of four, the California. Assoication of Nurserymen suggests up to a dozen plants each of Broccoli,Brussels: Sprouts, Cabbage . a-20 foot row, with heading varieties spaced a foot apart, leafing varieties only half that much. Radishes mature quickly andare best when first ready; plant one five foot row at ‘one month intervals. .A 30 foot row of Carrots and 15 foot -}rows of Beets and Turnips — all spaced two inches apart, should do the trick. The bounty of your~-winter garden depends on preparing the soil, irrigating. and feeding. Also be sure to water the vegetable garden during the weeks between showers. Cool ‘season growing conditions vary throughout the ‘Golden State, so checking with . your local nurseryman is a: ‘step 'Y the right direction. * Nelda’s DANCE SCHOOL 123° Bank St., G.V. Ballet, Tap, TumblingJazz’ BALLROOM ‘CLASSESStarting THURS., OCT. 14 "973-2132, 273-2730, 265-4933 sv ‘Gardener’s Corner . SSeS s _ Open Weekdays ‘Til 6.Phone 273-7274 *: LEATHERCRAFT TOOLS AND SUPPLIES ae vw LEATHER . . . By the hide or piece. Visalia now stocks‘leather craft tools amd accessories. Bag punches, skiving and head knives, sfitching-awls, Fiebing’s dyes, barge cement, Buckstitching and more. Leather by the piece or gide. . . TACK and SADDLE SHOP . 10069 Joerschke Drive, Grass Valley THURSDAY 6:20 79:00. 3-Best Sellers Part 4 of “Captains and the &South by Norwest 9-Hollywood Television Theatre 7-11-13-Battle for the White House 1 : 9-Sing One, Juggle = ye ewe Poe ee dod EIEN SAS oh RE