Leaf spot on pothos

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August 19, 1971 New officers of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 79 were installed Aug. 14. From left, Mrs. Allan Schonberg, historian; Mrs. Edna Miles, Mrs. W.F. Sowell, president Mrs. M.L. Hopson, treasurer; Mrs. Sherman Newsom, chaplain; Mrs. Glen Harris, second vice president; and Mrs. Elvie Williams, first vice president. A. Duncan photo

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August 19, 1971 Officers of American Legion Post 79 installed Aug. 14 included James R. Sohl, commander; Robert Smith, historian; George H. Foster, adjutant; Walter Vick, first vice commander; and W.T. Neidhart, second vice commander. A Duncan photo

August 26, 1971 Kay Meriwether, 17-yearold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Meriwether of Alpine, received her private pilot's license on Aug. 24. She began taking lessons in June with Fritz Kahl of Marfa as her instructor and soloed on June 14, 1971. Her parents are also licensed pilots, and Kahl was also their instructor.

August 26, 1971 These three Alpine men serving in South Vietnam met in Long Binh on Aug. 10, 1971. From left are Sp/4 Danny M. Hernandez, A/1c Fidel Marquez, and Sp/4 B.J. Gallego.

Photos from Alpine Avalanche archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sul Ross State University.

Leaf spot on pothos

Dear Neil: What would be causing the spots on the leaves of my pothos? It was given to me as a gift years ago by a student following my first year of teaching. I want to keep it healthy.

It is not insect- or disease-related. I've grown pothos all of my life, and I have never seen a pest bother it. This looks like some kind of root damage or salt burn to the leaves. Be sure its pot has excellent drainage, and be certain the potting soil drains well each time you water the plant. That will leach out accumulations of fertilizer or other mineral salts.

Dear Neil: My rosemary plant had quite a lot of new growth this spring, but now it seems to have stalled out. Can I simply trim off the branches that have no growth?

GARDENER'S MAILBAG

by neil sperry

Yes. In fact, your plant needs to be pruned severely, and that trimming needs to be followed up with an application of an all-nitrogen lawn fertilizer - no weedkiller included to stimulate new stem and leaf growth. Hopefully it will rebound quickly this late summer and into the fall. Otherwise you may want to set out a new plant next spring. This past winter was very un-

kind to many plants in Texas, rosemary included.

Dear Neil: A friend gave me bluebonnet seeds this past spring, and told me to plant them in early fall so that they could come up in October. They are already starting to grow. Is it too early to plant this into the garden, or should I leave it in the pot?

Go ahead and plant it right away. You probably have several other bluebonnet plants that are going to develop as well. They will be fine. Plant them in the bed where they'll have ample room and full sunlight.

Dear Neil: Why would the bermudagrass in my backyard be as brown as January? Bermuda in the front yard looks normal. St. Augustine in the back-

yard looks normal. Why the difference?

I've had reports of army worms in various parts of Texas already. They strip bermudagrass of its green blades. This is the time of year that they are often active, although yours may already have run their life cycle and have pupated into moths. You often will see birds feeding in lawns where they are active. The larvae can be controlled with almost any general-purpose insecticide. The other possibilities are the water mold funguses Pythium or Phytopthora. They show up in turf that is excessively wet or over-fed.

Have a question you'd like Neil to consider? Email him at mailbag@ . Neil regrets that he cannot reply to questions individually.

Pothos with leaf spot.

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