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The Sylvania Times
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PLANTING DAYS ACCORDING TO MOON SIGNS
Above-ground crops: 2, 3, 7, 25,26, 29, 30
Root crops: 8, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22
Seed beds: 11,12,13,21,22
Kill plant pests: 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
23, 24, 27, 28
FISHING DAYS FOR NOVEMBER 2022
Best: 2,3, 11, 12, 13,29, 30
Good: 1, 7, 8, 27, 28
Fair: 5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 17,18, 21, 22, 26
Poor: 4, 14, 15, 19,20,2,24,25
PLANTING TABLE FOR NOVEMBER
Gardens: Smooth seeded English peas, strawberry plants,
cabbage plants, onion sets, mustard, spinach, kale, and rape
Flowers: Continue to transplant perennials, divide
and reset old bulbs, plant hyacinths, tulips, jonquils,
daffodils, crocus, larkspur, poppies, ragged robin,
cosmos and other flowers suggested for October list.
Lawns: Continue to plant grasses of all kinds and
apply fertilizer to lawns, shrubbery with peat moss
and also use a light mulching around perennial plants.
Farm and Land
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The Farm
Wife
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“Why are we all
not Geniuses?”
Nancy Baker
“Grumble, grumble, grumble. Idiot Ben Franklin. Save
candles indeed. If you want more daylight in your day, get up
earlier. Messing with my circadian rhythm, again. Dam time
change. Pick a time and stick with it!” And that Dear Reader is
my mental conversation in the weeks leading up to, and after,
our bi-annual time changes.
Actually, Franklin wasn’t an idiot when he wrote a
letter to the Editor of The Journal of Paris in 1784. In it he
explained how Parisians could save money spent on candles to
light their evenings if they would only get up earlier in the day
and make use of their free, natural daylight. He meant it as a
joke. He was teasing Parisians about their tendency to stay up
late at night and then sleep late the next morning.
During different wars Daylight Saving Time (DSL)
was adopted in an effort to save fuel. Until 1962, states could
choose to follow DST or not. By then the United States
was such a hodgepodge of time standards that coordinating
the transportation of goods became difficult. The federal
Department of Transportation (DOT) received so many
complaints that they begged Congress to do something.
And that was the birth of the Uniform Time Act, which set
parameters for DSL use across our nation.
Being a large and diverse nation, this Act suited some
folks and aggravated others, but it did provide order when
trying to buy and sell stuff across great distances. During the
1973 Oil Embargo, Congress tried going to DSL year round,
again to save fuel. Not surprisingly, people’s support for this
plummeted during the dark months of winter.
Thousands of studies have been done showing that
DSL saves us money on gas and electricity. Thousands have
been done showing that it doesn’t. The truth is that the
number of daylight hours in a day waxes and wanes with
the seasons of the year. How you use those hours is up to
you.
The longer days of summer are for growing and preserving
food for the shorter days of winter. The shorter days of
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Treehouse Camping
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John Asher London bagged a 12 point deer last
week at CJ Ranch. Deer hunters from all over the
country travel to Georgia and Screven County in
hopes of getting a trophy buck, (photo contributed)
New series, Places to visit in Georgia
Folks, one of my favorite things to do along with fishing
and hunting is finding great camping spots. Historic
Banning Mills, located at 205 Horseshoe Dam Road in
Whitesburg GA offers the best of the country and scenery.
This luxury camping ground offers outdoor adventures,
exhilarating experiences with aerial obstacle challenges,
a free-fall tower, nature programming, and World Record
climbing walls and ziplines.
Enhance the thrilling adventure by spending the night in
a treehouse. The impressive treehouses of Banning Mills
are truly rooms with a view, accessible only by a skybridge.
Treehouses are cozy, rustic, and include very nice
amenities. A cozy rendition of the Swiss Family Robinson’s
rooms but with all the modern conveniences, our new
Tree House rooms have a king bed, gas log fireplace, jetted
tub for two, private bathroom with shower and covered
back deck overlooking the Gorge. Not to mention guys....
these tree houses would be a great "get away" with your
significant other for a long needed romantic trip.
This beautiful country inn and retreat center is in the
historic Snake Creek Gorge and ghost town of Banning
Mills. 45 minutes from Atlanta. With 55 rooms in the Inn,
you are sure to find a room to suit your needs. Prices are
quoted for double occupancy and most rooms include a full
breakfast with the stay. Other amenities include 18-hole
mini golf, Olympic-sized pool, tennis and basketball courts,
day spa, sand volleyball and horseshoes, horseback riding,
catch-and-release fishing lake, and historic hiking trails.
Take a moment to visit the historical interpretive center to
find out about the unique history of Banning Mills that was
almost forgotten! From romance to adventure to history
and natural beauty, Historic Banning Mills is a unique and
special place to visit. Be sure to look at their pine Log cabin
rooms. They are free standing with a front and back deck.
Most overlook the creek and gorge.
Some of my favorite things to do at Banning Mills is
Kayaking, Horseback riding, riding their Eco-Spider ATVs
around the beautiful nature trails, and let's not forget the
famous climbing wall. This was about as much climbing
as I could do, but it was fun. Plus, there is not internet
or television. You can relax and take it easy without any
interruptions.
Whether you decide on a trip for the whole family or just
the two of you, I know that you will make some everlasting
memories that will be with your family forever. For more
information you can call, (770) 834-9149 or reach out at
info@historicbanningmills.com. Ask about their monthly
specials too!
Picture of the skybridge at Banning Mills with tree houses in the
background, (picture contributed)
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