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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Planting cover crops can prevent erosion, weeds Tim Lewis Garden Columnist “off season,” usually the winter, benefit the gardener and farmer. Some of the benefits of growing them, we said, were their ability to build the soil’s organic matter content by releasing nutrients back into it, prevent erosion, suppress weeds, and improve the soil’s structure. BSbL • asjm at jagS H Bk m Hr, ~jfli^ ■rX i's£. ■•-. % il Wi P^9BH^r KY&j uH* llel *ISwW , ” •«£/ fetWßßSte> gp f BBfefllV 4yK«\'cMf >y w ■ * *iL I * HBH '' IPi . H - ;, Contributed Camellia District Coordinator, Marge Willis spoke to the Greenbriar Garden Club at their last monthly meeting, sharing with the members the goals for the Camellia District. Greenbriar members also made plans to decorate the Warner Robins Post Office for Christmas, bring gifts at the next meeting for the Mayor’s Motorcade as well as the stockings to be sent by the club to contribute to the gardening therapy center at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville. From left: Millie Faircloth, who accompanied Marge Willis, center and Linda Dupree, President of Greenbriar. WALK AWAY WORRY-FREE FOOT & ANKLE CENTER DR. SARVEPALLI D. JOKHAI Podiatric Physician and Surgeon, Board Qualified 1040 Morningside Dr. • Perry, GA 31069 478-988-4676 Transportation to ATLANTA fs)°" HARTSFIELD AIRPORT 8-10 TRIPS DAILY >«#«*' -jO^’ \jsk*/ For reservations call -VIP SHUTTLE 478-922-6677 OR 478-822-9643 \3J 1 discount coupon per passenger • Expires J| V/4 m V /* swwwn HmemUom This week we will look at a few more cover crops. Field peas and oats planted together combine the benefits of a legume (peas) that fixes nitrogen with a grain (oats) that provides a lot of organic matter. The peas tend to grow right up the oat stalks. Plant this mixture in late summer. Sorghum-sudangrass, as the name suggests, is a cross be tween sorghum and sudangrass. Growing 5 to 12 feet tall, this hybrid produces large amounts of organic matter. This frpst tender plant can be kept under control by mowing it down to 6 inches tall when it reaches 3 feet. Buckwheat is a very fast grow ing broadleaf which is quite A few weeks ago we saw how cover crops, crops which are al lowed to grow in the Am fSm \k i vjL p 1 V ..~ / 4 W Did we rapture your photo? Click on the big blue button on our website at www.hhjnews to see. If we did, you can order prints, key chains, t-shirts and more right from your computer! invasive, providing a quick canopy to shade out weeds. It matures in just 6 to 8 weeks, and can be planted between spring and fall garden plantings. Its white flowers can be used to attract beneficial insects and serve well as a filler in flower arrangements. Crimson clover is a nitrogen fixing legume and thus helps to build rich soils. It also attracts beneficials, is quite attrac tive, and helps build good soil structure. Clover can be mixed Specializing in surgery of ingrown toenails, heel spurs, hammer toes, bunions, also diabetic foot care. New patients are welcome by appointment We accept most private insurance plans. 55495 @r ,55629' yooosam CO/VWIUNITY Other crops sometimes utilized as cover crops include vetch, Austrian winter peas, lupine, radish, turnips, and mustard. WARNER ROBINS SUPPLY OF PERRY WE RINT Trenchers - generators nail guns-compressors i gg * rag § I ■log splitters -tillers & more! WARNER ROBINS 2758 WATSON BLVO. 953-4199 PERRY 612 BAU.ST. 987-2334 It's Great to Be A Nurse... 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The greater the biomass, the greater the level of Tyler Stubbs wins scholarship Tyler Stephen Stubbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stubfis of Fer nandina Beach,Fla., formerly of Perry, has recevived several hon ors at Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University. He received a scholarship for high est cumulative grade point aver age at the end of his junior year, and was named to the President’s List for having a grade point av erage of 4.0. Tyler’s grandparents are Mr. And Mrs. James Stubbs and Mr. and Mrs. Julian Cawthon, of Perry. GOING < of t BUSINESS sale EVERY ITEM HAS BEEN REDUCED Our ENTIRE Inventory Must Be Liquidated effect,ve EVERY ITEM MUST BE SOLD! Sale Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM CLOSED SUNDAY Holly Clements, RN Perry Hospital Emergency Department I enjoy the family-like relationships you build at a smaller hospital, yet find if rewarding to work with the state of the art technology. It's fulfilling to work wjth an effective team and to help people when they are in need. * nutrient availability to ensu ing crops. In one study rye, for example, yielded a biomass of 5,600 pounds per acre, crimson clover 4,200 pounds, Austrian winter peas 4,100 pounds, and hairy vetch 3,200 pounds. The extensive root systems of some cover crops are effective in loosening and aerating the soil, penetrating compacted soils. In a study conducted to determine rooting depths of several cover crops, it was dis covered that red clover, lupine, radish, and turnips put down roots 5 to 7 feet deep, com mon vetch and mustard 3 to 5 feet, and white clover and hairy vetch 1 to 3 feet! Cover crops are very useful tolls for the home gardener who We Buy Gold Scrap!! Bring It In And Let Us Weigh It. PAY SANTA WITH SCRAP GOLD! JONES JEWELERS, INC. 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Tim Lewis is a Georgia Green Industry Association Certified Plant Professional, garden ing writer, former Perry High School horticulture instructor, and former horticulturalist at Henderson Village and Houston Springs. He and his wife, Susan, own and operate Lewis Farms Nursery located on Hwy 26 two miles east of Elko, where he was born and raised. He can be reached at(478)954-1507 or timlewisl @alltel.net. Hours: Mon. -Fri. 9:3oam-s:3opm Sat. 9:3oam-2pm 6 Ways to Buy: Cash • Check gjHg”*ssr 5B 55576 56076