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Grow cover crops in the off-season
This being early November, no
doubt you have removed all ves
tiges of your vegetable garde, leav
ing the ground virtually bare. Bare
soil is undesirable to the home gar
dener because of the possibility of
erosion caused by wind and rain and
the leaching of precious nutrients
from the soil. The gardener's rem
edy is a cover crop. Cover crops are
crops which are allowed to grow in
the "off season," covering the bare
ground with a thick mass of leaves
and stems. In the early spring the
crop is tilled under in time for de
composition to occur before plant-.
ing.
Cover crops are excellent soi*
builders. They give gardeners fouil
primary benefits, according tel
Roger Gossley of National
Gardening magazine.
Most important, they make soi!
nutrients available either by!
"catching" soluble nutrients in thcl
soil before they leach away or or byi
Peggy J
Bledsoe II
County home
Economist
Common
youth tic I
disorders
A tic is a problem in which a!
part of the body moves repeatedly,!
quickly, suddenly and uncontrol-|
lably. Tics can occur in any body I
part, such as the face, hands or legs. I
They can be stopped for brief peri-1
ods. Sounds that are made involun-1
tarily are called vocal tic. Most ties!
are mild and hardly noticeable.!
However, in some cases they are]
frequent and severe, and can affect!
many areas of a child’s life.
The most common tic disorder is I
called "transient tic disorder," which I
may affect up to 10 percent of chil-1
dren during the early school years. I
Teachers or others may notice the I
tics and wonder if the child is under I
stress or "nervous." Transient tics I
go away by themselves.
Children with Tourctle’s Disorder
have both body and vocal tics.
Some tics disappear by early adult
hood and some continue. Children
with Tourette's Disorder may have
problems with attention and con
centration. They may act impul
sively, or they may develop obses
sions and compulsions.
Sometimes people with I
Tourette's Disorder may blurt out
obscene words, insult others, or 1
make obscene gestures or move
ments. They cannot control these
sounds and movements and should
not be blamed for them.
Punishment by parents, teasing by
classmates and scolding by teachers
will not help the child to control
the tics but will hurt the child's
self-esteem.
Through a comprehensive evalua
tion, often involving pediatric and
neurologic consultation, a doctor
can determine whether a youngster
has Tourette's Disorder or another
tic disorder. Treatment for the child
with a tic disorder may include med
ication to help control the symp
toms. Family counselors can also
advise thew family about how to
provide emotional support and the
appropriate educational environment
for the youngster.
PHS VOCA Club
officers installed
The VOCA Club Officer
Installation Ceremony was held at
Perry High School in their CVAE
classroom on Oct. 13 at 3:45 p.m.
Mr. Erwin, sponsor of the club, in
troduced Mr. Phil Smith who was
invited to install our officers. The
ceremony was a candlelight occa
sion.
The officers installed were Bud
Yansom, president; Ralph Thomas,
vice president; Benita Billings, sec
retary; Yolanda Askew, treasurer;
and Tamesha Hickey, parliamentar
ian. There were other members of
the club present: Ossie Funderburk,
Shane Gilbert, Lakeshia Jackson
and Greg Howard. After the cere
mony refreshments were served.
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producing nitrogen in their roots.
Second, cover crops squeeze out
weeds that sprout the same time
they do and shade the ground, pre
venting the germination of many
other pesky weeds.
Third, cover crops improve soil
structure (tilth). You may recall
that in a previous article I stated
that any soil could be improved by
the addition of organic matter.
Cover crops, when tilled into the
soil, add large amounts of organic
matter.
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coordinator
Finally, says Bosslcy, cover
crops act as a protective blanket for
the soil, preventing erosion by
wind and rain.
The following arc descriptions of
some of the most popular cover
crops.
Rye, or winter rye (Sccale ce
rcale), is a very popular cover crop
for gardeners because of its cold
hardiness and heavy dry matter
production. Rye will germinate at
33 degrees F, grows rapidly at
temperatures between 40 and 65 de
grees, and can even tolerate temps
as low as -40 degrees F.
Sow rye at the rate of 2 1/2 to 4
pounds per 1,000 square feet.
Planting at least four weeks before
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the first fail killing frost allows it
to get a fast start so that it can
cover the soil well. Allow at least
two weeks between plowing under
time and spring planting to allow
time for a complete decomposition.
Annual ryegrass (Loliurn niulti
florum) is another good winter
cover crop. It germinates readily at
45 degrees F and grows best at
temps between 45 and 75 degrees
F. Ryegrass is a totally different
plant from rye grain, and since its
roots are slower to rot, it should be
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tilled in earlier than rye. Be careful
not to let annual ryegrass go to
seed, or it may become a weed.
Sow at die same rate as rye grain.
Wheat (Trilicum aestivum) per
forms much like rye, except that it
prefers 40 degree temperatures for
germination and 45 to 85 degrees
for optimum growth. Sow it at
rates of between 2 1/2 and 4 pounds
per 1,000 square feet and till it un
der at least two weeks before plant
ing in the spring.
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