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Croup is a common illness in infants
Croup is one of the most com
mon respiratory illnesses in infants
and young children. It most often
strikes during the second years of
life, but it can occur in children of
all ages and, occasionally, in adults.
Croup is caused by infection with
virus. It affects the vocal cords and
the area immediately below - the
voice box, or lamyx, and the wind
pipe or trachea. The lower breathing
passages, or bronchi, may also be
involved, The swelling in these ar
eas causes a narrowing of the air
way, which makes breathing diffi
cult.
Children with croup may first
have a cold with a cough, runny
nose and a fever. After two or three
Those old
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have life
I found a rather interesting and
enlightening article in the
November-December 1992 issue of
National Gardening magazine. I was
certain you would want me to share
the gist of it with you.
Recent research from the National
Seed Storage Laboratory in Fort
Collins, Colorado, tells us that
those old flower and vegetable
seeds you may be storing in the
garage or on top of the refrigerator
may have more life in them than
you thought.
Researchers checked the viability
of seeds that had been stored as long
as 60 years and projected that about
half the seeds in a given seed packet
will remain viable for 100 years
when stored under ideal conditions
(temperatures just below freezing
and 25 percent humidity). In fact,
one tomato variety, Marmon, re
tained 82 percent viability after 60
years in storage.
Even vegetables reputed to have a
short seed life, such as carrots, pep
pers and onions, will keep as long
as those known for long life
(tomatoes, peas and okra, to name a
few) when storage conditions arc
desirable.
So what is the significance of the
NSSL research findings? Many gar
deners these days buy fresh seeds
every year, thinking that the best
strategy is to start with a clean slate
and avoid taking chances on old
seeds. Well, if they can successfully
store seeds from a previous crop,
perhaps they can save time, money
and effort.
Few of us have the ideal seed
storage facilities, so what can we
do? Eric Roos of the NSSL says
that humidity is the most important
factor.
Seedsmen say that for each one
percent drop in relative humidity,
the life of a seed will double. If we
seal our seed packets in a glass jar
with a packet of silica gel or pow
dered milk to absorb moisture and
set the jar on a shelf, the seeds will
keep well for a year or two. If we
store the seeds in the freezer, they
will keep for 10 years with no ap
preciable decline in viability.
So instead of buying that packet
of tomato seed, planting a few and
discarding the rest, why not plant a
few seeds and put the rest away for
next year or the year after with con
fidence they will still germinate?
Another item I found to be of
great interest concerned the use of
vinca as a nematode repellent.
Recent tests done in India found
that Catharanthus roseus, com
monly called annual vinca or peri
winkle, was found to kill virtually
all of the nematodes introduced to
pots of soil in the experiment. The
research was reported in the April
1992 issue of Horticultural
Abstracts, of the 2,000 nematode
eggs per plant tested with one vari
ety, nine survived, Another variety
killed 95 percent of the nematodes.
American researchers will be
working diligently to determine
which of our vinca varieties work
best. As soon as I find out, I’ll pass
it along to you. This new knowl
edge should help vinca sales too,
don't you think?
days, they awaken from sleep often
in the early hours of the morning,
with a harsh, barking cough and,
sometimes a hoarse voice. They
also make a high-pitched sound
when they breathe in, and they may
have trouble breathing.
Children with mild croup can
usually be treated at home. One
method is to put your child in a
closed bathroom and run the hot
water tap of the shower or bath for
30 to 60 minutes, or until your
child's condition improves. Make
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sure that the bathroom door and
windows arc closed so steam can
fill the room and, in doing so, re
lieve your child’s discomfort.
However, do not put your child in
the tub or shower, and be sure not
the scald him or her with the hot
water.
A cold-mist vaporizer may also
help. With your child in your lap,
sit in front of the vaporizer until
his or her breathing improves. The
vaporizer can be left on all night.
Carrying your child into the cool
night air may have some effect.
Since croup is caused by a virus,
antibiotics will not normally help.
However, when a child docs not re
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cover as quickly as expected, an in
fection of the windpipe called bacte
rial tracheitis may be responsible.
In this case, the doctor will pre
scribe an antibiotic.
Children with croup usually re
cover completely in three to five
days. However, croup can be seri
ous, and some children need to be
hospitalized. Here arc some impor
tant signs to watch out for.
• If the simple measures described
above do not make your child ap
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pear much belter in 39 to 60 min
utes, call your doctor.
• If your child has a very high
fever, call your doctor.
• If your child is very anxious and
distressed, with very rapid breath
ing, or has blue fingernails, toe
nails, or lips, take him or her to the
hospital immediately. This could be
a sign that your child is not getting
enough oxygen.
• If your child insists on sitting
up, is drooling more than usual, or
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