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3:5 News from PCHS Athletic Department Please note the physical is for all athletes..not football players. Physicals for the 2012-2013 football season will be held in the Peach County High School gym on April 18 at 6 :00 p.m. for all 8-lith grade student/ath- Achooo! It's Allergy Time » igM It’s tree pollen time and every other person in Peach County seems to be suffering from the yellow airborne stuff. I’m going to take the privilege of being personal and share my experi¬ ences with the wretched aller¬ gen called tree pollen. First of all. I don’t remember seeing or being affected by pollen when 1 grew up Our cars didn't gather a film of yellow dust on them, and we sat on the faint porch in the spring without washing the pollen off. I can’t find a person over 50 years old who remembers, as a child, the mis¬ ery that tree pollen now brings each year. Pollen makes me feel sick - as if something is seri¬ ously wrong with me. I get a headache, a sore and scratchy throat, itchy and watery eyes, a drowsy, sleepy, lazy feeling and sometimes a sinus infection that leads to laryngitis for months. It seems that I get three or four months out of the year free of allergies, but spring is the worst. Based on my experience with sinus allergy and tree pollen. I will share how 1 have learned to tolerate the yellow menace. First, I now follow doctor's T T i I & Furnit ur * t / SERVED! ♦ V Plush Pillow Top Sofa & Love Seat as , tU \ PUBLIC BtHttBStj. tt, ,« j £ m Bedroom Group black or cherry tV aft- 1*1* V kit ■* l 1 . „ Recllners ^ ^ 3 colors to choose from kV ssa ii N d. MARCH 28, 2012 letes. The cost will be $5. All physical forms should be picked up in the front office at the high school or download from the website pchs.peachschools. or hair oil in my hair. Pollen loves a well-greased head of African American hair, as well as mousse on straight hair for that matter. Most of the season. I wear a hat or some other head covering until the pollen is gone. When I'm working in the gar¬ den. I wear a mask whether or not I know the pollen count for the day. Readers gave probably guessed, and correctly so, that I am a Dr. Oz geek; I tape his shows and watch them with paper and pen in hand. He rec¬ ommends the Neti Pot as a natu¬ ral way to treat allergies, nasal congestion, sinus infections, dry air. and post nasal drip. I find the Neti Pot a wonder¬ ful way to relieve that itchy, twitchy feeling in the nasal pas¬ sage and throat and preventing that clogged up green, yellow, or brown, mucus that develops when I have waited too late to take care of my sinus allergy. At the pharmacist, the Neti Pot is called SinuCleanse and Neil Med Sinus Rinse, which is a small pot or bottle that allows the use of a saline solution to run through one nostril and come out on the opposite side. Several people in my family call it gross; the only problem I find is that use of the Neti Pot too much will cause an ear infection for people who are prone to ear infections. Finally, anyone who has sinus allergy this time of the year should follow the doctor’s orders first, make changes to the physical environment, and use a sinus rinse. instructions and don’t do as I have done over the past years. One year, 1 called the nurse at my ENT’s office and asked her to have the doctor change my medication because what he had prescribed didn’t work. Apparently, every other aller¬ gy sufferer in Middle Georgia had called in with the same complaint, and she was a little irritated. She asked was I tak¬ ing my meds on schedule, and I said. “Of course, this stuff just doesn't work.” She then asked a series of specific ques¬ tions such as: "Are you taking your oral medication as directed each day whether or not you have symptoms’?" "Did you start using your nasal spray before the onset of the allergy season?” My answer to each questions was “no.” Then she gave me a real zinger, “If you think your medication is not working, try not taking it at all and see what happens.” In other words, as miserable as I felt, taking the medication on schedule was helping somewhat. Needless to say, she didn’t recommend a change in my medication. However, even if I follow my doctor's orders, there are some environmental changes that I have learned to do. which are a big help. On the days that the pollen count is high. I come home and take change clothes near the washer or in another bedroom where I don’t sleep. I want to keep the bedroom where 1 sleep free from excess pollen. If I’m in for the day, I take a shower. If not. I wash my face and use a wet towel to get the excess pollen off of my skin. Also, I don't wear mousse PCHS Spring Sports Round-up Baseball March 20: Howard 12, Peach 1 March 23: Peach 8, Central 1 Soccer March 20: Central 3. Peach 2 (Girls) March 23: Perry 5. Peach 3 (Boys) March 23: Perry 4. Peach 0 (Girls) Tennis (Best of 5 Matches) March 20: Perry 3, Peach 2 (Boys) March 20: Peach 3, Perry 2 (Girls) 1 UPCOMING EVENTS March 27 Track ® Baldwin County Meet. Milledgeville. 4 p.m. Tennis @ Baldwin, Walter B. Williams Park, Milledgeville. 4:30 p.m. ■ m « v ,r ■ March 28 Baseball vs. Veterans, Anderson Field, 4:30 p.m. / March 29 Track @ Fendley Relays. Warner Robins, 4 p.m. -*9I Tennis: Any Make-ups Due to Bad Weather March 30 Baseball vs. Mary Persons, Anderson Field. 4:30 p.m. org. Spring football practice for 8-11th graders will be held May 1-3.8-10. and I5-I8th. We are looking forward to a great season. Drought Tolerant fSMSfo TIM LEWIS tribune t.otumHiat Last week in this space I wrote about drought-resistant perennials for the garden. This week I would like to suggest some Tine annuals which will perform well under the hot, dry conditions that we have grown so accustomed to here in middle Georgia. While most annuals require constant mois¬ ture during the growing season for best growth and flower¬ ing, these will flower profusely without a significant increase in the water bill. All of these will require water initially to establish a good root system but, once established, will require infrequent watering. All perform best in full sun in well drained soil. Moss rose (Portulaca grandi flora) is a succulent often used in pots and baskets or as a ground cover. Only a tew inches tall, it can tolerate the severest of droughts. A native of Brazil, flowers come in a wide array of colors—red, white, pink, orange, yellow, bicolors—single or double. Batchelor button (Gomphrena globosa) has flower heads like clover and is available in white, pink, lavender, yellow, and red. This old-timer is a favorite of many due to its durability, its use as a cut and dried flower. THE LEADER-TRIBUNE and its tolerance of poor soil. The dried flower heads retain their color for long periods. Height ranges from about 9 to 24 inches, depending on variety. Dusty miller (Senecio ciner¬ aria) is grown for its foliage rather than its flowers. Its sil¬ very-gray leaves are often used as accents in borders, edging, and container plantings. They tend to bring out the best in presentations with red, blue, and purple hues. Heights range from 8 inches to 16 inches. Compact and bushy, they prefer hot and dry conditions. Moist sites tend to cause them to rot. Gazania (Gazania rigens) is a heat-loving daisy. Typical daisy flowers come in bright shades of yellow, orange, bronze, pink, white, red, and various combi¬ nations. Flower heads are 2 to 4 inches in diameter. Foliage is dark green and dandelion-like in appearance with white, fuzzy undersides. Plants range from 6 to 12 inches tall. Flowers tend to close at night and reopen the next morning. Melampodium (Melam podium paludosum) is an excel¬ lent heat and drought tolerant annual. Small, golden yellow flowers cover the 8 to 15 inch mounding plants all summer long. They tend to reseed them¬ selves too. Vinca or periwinkle (Calh aranthus roseus) is a popular drought tolerant annual which has been grown for many years. Vinca has glossy green leaves with white midribs, and comes in spreading types which grow only a few inches in height to upright types which can get up to 15 inches tall. Flowers come in red. white, pink, blue, apricot, often have contrasting centers or “eyes.” Like dusty miller, vinca actually prefers to stay on the dry side or root rot will often result. Ruellia. also known as Mexican Petunia, is especially tolerant of heat and drought once established. Needs no deadheading and continues to bloom throughout the summer. May be perennial in southern zones. Mexican Sunflower, or Tithonia rotundifolia. is a some¬ what coarse, gaudy plant with spectacular flowers and velvety green leaves. Grows rapidly, certain varieties up to six feet. Blooms from summer to frost, bearing 3-4 inch orange flower heads with yellow centers. Used as a screen or bushy summer hedge. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Other drought tolerant annuals include Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculate), cocks¬ comb (Celosia argentea), Zinnia angustifolia, and Zinnia elegans (common zinnia). Try these heat-loving, drought tolerant annuals in your garden this summer. You’ll be glad you did! Tim Lewis is a Georgia Green Industry Association Certified Plant Professional, gardening 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. 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