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What’s the Phrase?<br />
By: Mark Richards / Games & Shows<br />
Here are well-known phrases with all of the<br />
letters that belong in the phrase displayed.<br />
And a few letters in each phrase are revealed to<br />
help you get started. (Some letters belong in the phrase multiple times)<br />
1. A__ T__ __ C__ 0 __ F __ __ E ___<br />
E H I L R W S<br />
2. F__ __ __ F__ __ T __ __ __ __ __ __<br />
D G H O R T U<br />
3. __ I __ __ __ __ __ T __ __ T __ __ __ E<br />
__ __<br />
A B E F H K L O U<br />
4. __ 0 __ __ __ __ __ P 0 __ __ __ __<br />
A C E F M N T U Y<br />
5. __0 __ C __ __ B __ __ ___ O __ __ B __<br />
__ __ S<br />
A E N 0 R T U Y<br />
6. __ __ __ __ A __ S __ A__ ‘__ __ __ __ __<br />
__ __ S __ __ S<br />
B C E G H N O R T<br />
7. E __ E __ ___ __ __ N __ 0 __ __ __ __ __E<br />
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Answers on page 38<br />
A Transitional Month<br />
By: Howard Galin / Happy Gardening<br />
<strong>June</strong> is transitional month, moving from<br />
warm, pleasant days to hot and scorching<br />
ones. Therefore, most of our physical labor and<br />
preparation need to be completed as soon as possible.<br />
For many “non native” flowering plants (such as roses) the hot<br />
weeks ahead can cause them to go into a “summer dormancy”<br />
with little or no growth. By mid-<strong>June</strong> you should prune away any<br />
spent flowers, and damaged steams and branches.<br />
This will help to reserve the plants’ energy so they can resume<br />
blooming once the cooler autumn days return. All fertilizing should<br />
be completed by now on these plants to prevent any new growth that<br />
may become sun/heat damaged.<br />
If you have, however, heat/<br />
drought tolerant plants such as<br />
lantanas, you can continue to<br />
feed them and to prune away<br />
spent flowers. This will encourage<br />
continued blooming throughout<br />
the summer months.<br />
Now that the soil is warm, it is<br />
the correct time to fertilize all palm<br />
trees. Summer is also the best time<br />
to plant new palms in your landscape.<br />
Many succulents can still be planted during the summer months<br />
too. You should, however, refrain from planting any “non natives”<br />
after mid-<strong>June</strong> since they can easily get heat or sun stress/shock and<br />
die.<br />
While outdoors, protect yourself when working by wearing a widebrimmed<br />
hat as well as protective gloves, (left over Covid) masks,<br />
long sleeved shirts, long pants and sturdy shoes.<br />
Aside from shielding you from sunburn and heatstroke, this<br />
“outfit” will protect you from “possible dangers” lurking in or near<br />
your garden.<br />
Inhaling soil dust, especially where heavy construction is taking<br />
place, can expose you to “Valley Fever” which is a potentially serious<br />
fungal respiratory disease (showing an uptick recently in reported<br />
cases.) Wearing a mask will protect you!<br />
Certain insects can be living in and around your garden such as<br />
Bark Scorpions, Black Widow Spiders, and Red Fire Ants. These<br />
unwanted visitors can inflict very painful and highly allergic bites.<br />
Lurking in trees and overhangs may be Africanized Bee hives.<br />
These bees, when disturbed, attack in swarms inflicting cumulative<br />
stings causing great pain, shock and even death! Keep yourself<br />
covered and be safe!<br />
Have a gardening question? Contact me at: Theplantwhisperer28@<br />
gmail.com<br />
Howard Galin is a University of Nevada certified Master<br />
Gardener who lectures on, and writes about native plants and<br />
desert landscaping<br />
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<strong>June</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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