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- Friday, May 24, 2013 DAWSONVILLE, GA
Archive By Section - Lifestyle Columnists
Gardening tips for July
July continues to be a busy time for gardeners. With grass to cut and weeds on the increase there are always outside jobs in the summer. Listed below are just a few gardening tips for mid summer.
Pesticides can be deadly
The symptoms of pesticide poisoning are quite variable and, unfortunately, may mimic other types of illness.
Technology takes away Kodachrome
In the past few days, the Eastman Kodak company announced that its Kodachrome film would be no more.
Be sure to mow lawn at the correct height
Mowing is the most frequent and therefore, generally, the most expensive turf management practice used. It can also affect turf quality as much as any other cultural practice.
Whatever you call them, they’re yours to keep
This is my 19th Father's Day. That is, if you count the one where we were anticipating an arrival in September of 1990.
The other boys of summer
There is a connection between summer and cars that remains in my mind.
It’s really nice to be able to say ‘Hi’
"You must know half the people in Dawson County," friends have often remarked. "Every where we go, you are greeting someone."
Grow grass, kill kudzu
They haven't asked me to write a gardening column for the paper, because my true gardening knowledge could be placed in a thimble with room to spare.
Clean landscape to keep snakes out of your yard
Over the past years, I have received many calls from people who have found snakes and/or snake skins around their home. I once had a lady try to sell me her house because she had found a snake skin in a hall closet.
Why are Vidalia onions sweet?
Every year about this time I have someone ask me why they can't grow sweet onions that have the same mild, sweet flavor as the Vidalia onion.
Jon and Kate plus everyone
We have more than one television in our house. In fact, there are about as many televisions as there are people.
More about reading, other thoughts
I was surprised and delighted by the number of reactions to my column discussing the book about Greg Martenson's schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan - from a few who had read it and others who want to.
This may be a good year for gardeners
With recent rains, 2009 may be an excellent year for local vegetable gardens.
Pass me a tissue
The people who make tissues will get some of my money this weekend. I'm going to try not to cry, but I know I will.
Answers to questions you may have wanted to ask
Each month I receive hundreds of calls from gardeners with questions ranging from how to keep deer out of a garden to disease control in a home lawn. A few questions you may have thought about, but never got around to asking are as follows:
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Use berms for looks, function
Berms, or raised areas, can be used in the landscape to add visual interest to flat or dull areas of the yard. Berms are simply mounded hills of soil that are constructed to serve a purpose in a landscaped area.
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