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11/10/1987-3.

Nancy Chance has zinnia plants whose leaves developed brown spots then got
brown all over. Condition was blamed on drought and a soaker hose was
recommended. Further opinion suggested problem could be more complicated.
Tom Farquhar wants to know what to do to his strawberry patch. On one
side he was admonished for being too late. On another he was advised to
make rows by thinning and not to apply mulch too heavily as it increases
mouse damage.
Beth Bullard wanted to know what are winter cherries. No serious answer
was submitted.

The meeting and year was drawn to a close. The winter ahead seemed long
and it was obvious that the Society would miss the warmth of both the
weather and our monthly gathering. We thanked Mary Seiler for a lovely
setting for our meeting and agreed to meet at Lydia Haviland's on April 5th.