818-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 30, 1991
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
Thanksgiving is over and the
turkey is eaten except for some
frozen leftovers. I made several
pumpkin pies as this year I raised
so many green and white striped
neck pumpkins. Most of them
have been given away as they are
decorative too,
One big job this fall has been
washing windows. As we had to
have papers attesting to our water
being pure, we could not move
into the house when we’d planned.
Even though the well is more than
400 feet deep the water had to be
tested twice.
So, Allen washes the outside
windows on a 14-foot ladder as
our house is on a hill. And, I wash
the inside glass after removing the
plants from the sills. We had an
awful time trying to get the five
paper stickers off each new
window.
Tree Seedling Sale
CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin
Co.) - The annual tree seedling
sale of the Franklin County Con
servation District is now in
progress.
Th ; s excellent stock comes
from a slate certified nursery. This
year’s seedlings must be pur
chased in bundles of 25 per spe
cies. This insures you of receiving
first quality seedlings since pack
ets will not have to be opened
upon arrival from the nursery.
Seedlings offered this year
include (with 25/bundle prices in
parenthesis): Northwest Scotch
Pine ($7.50), Austrian Pine
($10.00), White Pine ($9.00),
Douglas Fir ($7.50), Colorado
Blue Spruce (sB.oo),'Norway
Spruce ($8.75), Canadian Hem
lock ($l4), White Oak ($l2).
Sugar Maple ($10), and Red
Maple ($9). Fertilizer briquettes
are also offered at $2.50 per 25.
We expect the seedlings to be
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814-669-4558
We
Ineiall
Our Grandfather’s clock was
the last thing that we moved. It
took us a while to get around to
doing it and I asked a professional
his price for doing the job. It was
more than $lOO se we took a
chance and did it ourselves with
Philip’s help. After it was leveled
it worked fine.
Each year I dry some flowers
and weeds and arrange small bou
quets. However, I’ve accumulated
too many and will have to destroy
some. This bothers me as I hate to
gel rid of them. Not everyone feels
the same way though as my
daughter went through her high
school and college things and
“pitched them.” But, if everyone
did this there would never be any
antiques. Even paper items like
old magazines and postcards bring
high prices now.
available for pickup around the
end of April. Those ordering tree
seedlings will be notified by mail
as to the date and pickup area.
If you are interested in ordering
seedlings, please contact the
Franklin County Conservation
District, 550 Cleveland Avenue,
Cliambersburg, or by calling
717-264-8074; for an order form.
Office hours for the District are
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
All orders must be prepaid.
Deadline for ordering seedlings is
January 31.
Fertrell.
FERTRELL BLUE LABEL
1-1-1
Fetretl Blue Label is'a multi-nutrient
fertilizere used as a soil builder where soil
fertility is low, or when nutrient mainten
ance is needed.
Fertrell Blue Label provides time-released
phosphorus and potassium, and since the rock
powders are untreated, they contain the .
secondary nutrients calcium, magnesium and
sulfur, as well as many trace minerals.
It is formulated specifically for broadcast
application on hay fields, pastures, or as a
plow down for com. Fertrell Blue Label can be
used comparably to a 5-10-20 commercial fertilizer.
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Myths Persist About Holiday Plants
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Some reports about poi
sonous holiday plants are as
mythical as tales of Santa, says a
Penn State horticultural specialist.
“Certain holiday plants
believed to be fatal if eaten are
relauvely harmless, while others
arc truly toxic,” says Dr. J. Robert
Nuss, professor of ornamental
horticulture in Penn State’s Col
lege of Agriculture.
“The bottom line is that child
ren and pets can’t make the dis
tinction between what’s danger
ous and what isn’t. It’s best to
keep plants out of reach until they
leam not to put unknown sub
stances into their mouths.”
Many people persist in believ
ing that the most popular Christ
mas plant, the poinseltia, is
HALIFAX (Dauphin Co.)
During the Christmas season,
natural Christmas trees give joy to
over 30 million American fami
lies. But those trees also serve an
important function while growing
in Pennsylvania, according to the
Pennsylvania Christmas Tree
Growers Association.
“An acre of Christmas trees can
supply enough oxygen to keep 18
people alive,” said Melissa Nel
son, Pa. Christmas Tree Growers’
executive secretary. Trees are
nature’s way of cleansing and pur
ifying the air. Growing trees
absorb carbon dioxide from the air
and convert it into oxygen.
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Trees Contribute Environment
FERTILIZER PRODUCTS
extremely poisonous. “People
allergic to the plant’s milky sap
can develop a rash if it gets on
their hands,” says Nuss.
“But the poinsettia isn’t fatal if
eaten. If a child or pet accidentally
cals any part of the plant, at the
worst they might experience some
stomach discomfort.”
About 20 years ago, two Ohio
Slate researchers fed large quanti
ties of poinsettia parts to rats, with
no ill effects. In 1975, the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Com
mission exonerated the poinsettia
of the false charge that it is lethal
if ingested.
The commission also refuted
allegations that the berries of
American mistletoe are fatal if
eaten. “But mistletoe is not
intended for human consumption
Although 1.8 million Christmas
trees will be harvested in the state
this year, next spring at least one
new tree and often two or three
trees, will be planted to replace it.
This continues the natural cycle of
planting and harvesting Christmas
trees in the slate. Young, newly
planted trees generate even more
oxygen for our communities,
according to Nelson.
A Christmas tree’s contribution
to the environment does not end
after Christmas. A growing num
ber of families prefer to use their
tree to attract birds in their back
yard. Trees can even be sunk into
and should be placed out of the
reach of children,” says Muss.
“Berries that fall from the sprig
should be removed from the floor
immediately before children and
pels are tempted to eat them.”
About 700 plants are known to
be poisonous. Among them arc
these holiday plants; holly, ivy,
Jewrusalem cherry, laurel, rho
dodendron and yew.
If a child or pet accidentally
ingests these plants, consult a
physician or veterinarian immedi
ately. Do not induce vomiting
without the advice of a doctor. If a
plant containing corrosive juices
has been eaten, vomiting can dam
age the digestive tract.
The Poison Information Center
for Pennsylvania is 1-800-
352-7001.
ponds for fish shelters or be taken
into the woods as shelters for
small wild animals. Christmas tree
limbs also make great mulch for
plants and gardens.
Many municipalities and coun
ties are now chipping Christmas
trees and recycling the material
for use in parks and recreational
areas.
For more information on
Christmas trees and their benefit
to the environment, contact the
Pennsylvania Christmas Tree
Growers Association at
717-362-3705.
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