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!-THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1991
Couch potatoes get busy, February brings an abundance of garden chores
This week I promised to continue
our description of the various things
which can and should be done in the
month of February. Again, many of
these ideas originated from Southern
Living’s Home Garden Handbook.
First, it is a good time to prune
roses. Roses require a lot of work,
and we should begin to give them
our attention this month. If roses are
pruned too early, the new growth
which has been stimulated may be
killed by a late freeze.
To prune, remove the top growth
of hybrid teas and grandifloras 18
inches above the ground, retaining 4
Local
Births
Son born to Sanders
Zachary Paul Sanders was bom
on February 7 in Perry Hospital to
Val and Chuck Sanders of Perry.
Grandparents are John and Juanita
Nordin of Seattle,WA and C.
Richard and Betty Sanders of Ma
con.
Whitehead son born
Julie and Robert Whitehead are
proud to announce the birth of their
son, Robert Matthew Whitehead.
Robert was born in Perry Hospital
on February 7, 1991. Grandparents
are Retha Sewell of Cordele and
Kenneth Sewell of Hawkinsville
and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Whitehead
of Perry.
Son born to Caldwell
JaMorrion Keyon Caldwell was
born on February 11 in Perry Hos
pital to Lakesia Terrell Caldwell of
Marshallville. His grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs., Jimmie Lee Caldwell
of Marshallville.
Johnson son born
Michelle Lorraine and James
Ronald Johnson of Warner Robins
are proud to announce the birth of
their son, Chase Allen Johnson.
Chase was born on February 12 in
Perry Hospital. His grandparents are
Donald A. and Pansy J. Grem
bowski of Stedman, N.C. and
James F. and Rachel A. Johnson of
Byron.
Wheeler son born
Schnell and Ephraim Ferrel
Wheeler of Perry are proud to
announce the birth of their son,
Ephraim Ferrell Wheeler Jr.
Ephraim Jr. was born on February
13 in Perry Hospital. His
grandparents are Mary and Eugene
Arnold of Perry and Yvonne and
Eddie Wheeler also of Perry.
Twins born to Joiner
Debbie and Carl Joiner Jr. of At
lanta are proud to announce the
birth of their twins, Chloc Eliza
beth Joiner and Coleman Robert
Joiner. The twins were born on
February 6 in West Paces Ferry
Hospital. They have one older
brother, Carl E. (Trey) Joiner who
is 2 1/2 years old. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Joiner Sr. of
Perry and Mr. and Mrs. Robert E.
Helton of Dublin.
Recipe,
from 1D
Joyce's cookies
Line a cokie sheet with alu
minum foil and spray with Pam.
Line the cookie sheet with 40 (or
more) saltine crackers. Melt two
sticks margarine and one cup packed
light brown sugar. After sugar
melts, time and cook for no more
than three minutes. Take out of
oven and immediately pour 12 oz
chocolate chips over top. Spread
chips over all crackers. Sprinkle
ground nuts on top. Let cook then
break to serve.
Some tips I learned while making
this recipe will save you some
trouble, I hope. First, your cookie
sheet should not be at all warped. It
should be perfectly flat or the sugar
mixture will puddle, like mine did.
Second, if your cookie sheet will
not fit in your oven and remain flat,
make half a batch or make in two
batches. You might want to lighly
press the nuts into the chocolate so
they’ll stay on. Finally, if yours
stay a little stickly like mine did,
they taste just great anyway.
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it is best to leave more canes and a
height of 24 to 30 inches. Do not
prune climbing roses except the
"everblooming" varieties until after
the major production of spring
flowers.
Blackspot is the major disease of
roses. Initiate a spray program for
blackspot control as soon as new
growth starts. Use either Ben late,
Maneb, or Phaltan at 7- to 10-day
intervals throughout the growing
season. For you vegetable gardeners,
now is a good time to plant the fol
lowing cool-season crops: beets,
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turnips, mustard, kale, broccoli,
collards, cabbage, lettuce, carrots,
spinach, radishes, onions, Irish
potatoes, and English peas. It is also
time to plant seeds of tomatoes,
peppers, and eggplant indoors for
later transplanting in the garden.
If you have a cover or green ma
nure crop growing, now is the time
to till it under. This allows time for
soil bacteria to break down the plant
tissue into a loose, friable substance
by planting time in April.
Fertilize pecan trees this month. A
general rule of thumb is to apply
two pounds of 8-8-8 analysis fertil
izer per year of age of tree. Thus, a
20-year old tree would need 40
pounds of fertilizer.
Continue to feed pansies this
month with complete fertilizer such
as 8-8-8. Apply one-half cup per
square yard of bed area. Remove
faded pansies to encourage new
growth and blooms.
Although pansies are usually
planted in late fall, they can still be
planted this month. For best results,
set them out in a rich, moist soil
where they will receive at least 6
hours of sunlight.
Established strawberries should
have a light top-dressing of complete
fertilizer such as 5-10-10 now.
Spread on a 2- to 3-inch mulch of
pine needles or hay after fertilizing.
Bring it right up to the stems of the
plants. This keeps the berries off the
ground, helps control weeds, holds
moisture in the soil, and provides
some protection from late freezes.
If you didn't set out strawberries
last fall, the cool, short days of
February will help them get off to a
good start.