14 ~ Friday, November 17, 1989 — North Shore News

Grow a kitchen garden

THE KITCHEN windowsill is an outlook while still letting some plants.
ideal place to nurture indoor natural light shine through. Or, if

plants. It’s close to a watering you are planting a view window, Window boxes are perfectly
supply and is frequently among the you can select colorful, low-grow- designed for the typical kitchen
most humid places in the home. ing plants to frame or accent the window. Their clean lines enhance

Most plants like the combination view. colorful ivy geraniums, small
of moisture and bright light pro- Color is important, of course — ferns, chives or an herb garden.
vided by kitchen windows. African violets, geraniums, Or, you can piant a living salad in =,

hibiscus, impatiens are favorite a large, round bowl. Lettuce does

If the view through a window is choices — but you can also plant well on the kitchen windowsill

uninspired, you can use plants to windows with decorative grasses, because it likes protection from the
add interest or even mask a dull cacti, succulents or exotic tropical hot midday sun and drying winds.

Lowering water table takes effort

From page 13 I say usually because different bags and hop the next ark out of
Most guod drainage systems soils drain at different rates. If town. It will never get any better.
should try to intercept ground drain lines every 16 feet on centre And so it flows. And sow it
water before it flows into the sub- are insufficient, then pack your grows.
ject area. If this cannot be achiev-

ed, field drainage must be install- . . ai is es
ed. Z

A four-inch drain line will usual- @p Regency)
ly remove excess water from the @ - The Gold Standard

soil eight feet on either side of it.

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