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May 22, 1935
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Discussion of annual covering plants like castor beans, cosmos, sunflowers, and others suitable as backgrounds or screens. Planting advice for northern areas, including starting indoors and storing roots of cannas and elephant's ears over winter.
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Among annual covering plants there are a few that are excellent as backgrounds or screens. These include castor beans, cosmos, sunflowers, sorghums, feterita, milo, broom corn and even Indian corn.
In the north, castor beans and cosmos may be started indoors, several weeks before the last frost, and transplanted, about ten days after the frost date. Cannas, grown from the roots, and elephant's ears grown from tubers, also belong to the screen and background category. To avoid initial cost on these each year, the roots should be dug before freezing weather and stored for the winter in a cellar or some other spot where the temperature maintained is well above freezing.
In the north, castor beans and cosmos may be started indoors, several weeks before the last frost, and transplanted, about ten days after the frost date. Cannas, grown from the roots, and elephant's ears grown from tubers, also belong to the screen and background category. To avoid initial cost on these each year, the roots should be dug before freezing weather and stored for the winter in a cellar or some other spot where the temperature maintained is well above freezing.
What sub-type of article is it?
Gardening Advice
What keywords are associated?
Annual Plants
Background Screens
Castor Beans
Cosmos
Cannas
Elephant Ears
Northern Planting
Root Storage
Where did it happen?
In The North
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In The North
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Annual plants such as castor beans, cosmos, sunflowers, sorghums, feterita, milo, broom corn, and Indian corn are recommended as backgrounds or screens. In northern areas, castor beans and cosmos can be started indoors before last frost and transplanted after. Cannas and elephant's ears are also suitable; store roots over winter to save costs.