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Children are often victims of poisoning
Children under five are the most
frequent victims of poisoning. Each
year over 2,000 children die by
drinking cleaning fluids, eating
aspirin, or swallowing many other
dangerous substances around the
house. In Georgia, poisoning is the
fourth leading cause of accidental
death in young children age birth to
four years.
In the event of an accidental poi
soning, you'll need to quickly know
what to do and what not to do.
Georgia has a free, state-wide poi
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young fanner "%
Begin winter
gardening
chores now
February has arrived, and the
faintest signs of spring should re
mind us that winter gardening
chores must be completed soon. I
hope the monsoon season will
come to an end before long, and
warm, clear days will follow, al
lowing us to do those chores.
Today I would like to outline a few
of these winter jobs as described by
The Home Garden Handbook by
Southern Living so that your
neighbors won't .accuse you of be
ing negligent.
Prune your crape myrtles now if
you haven't already. Remember this
general rule: Prune early-spring
flowering shrubs and trees immedi
ately after they flower, and prune
summer-flowering shrubs and trees
in January and February before new
growth appears. Crape myrtle, of
course, blooms in the summer and
early fall, so it falls in the latter
category.
Removing last year's seed cap
sules during the dormant season
will encourage more new growth
and more flowers the following
summer. And it's quite frustrating
to have a crape myrtle that does not
bloom at all, or only blooms
enough to tease you. On young
Pees, cut off the seed pods and un
comely, stray branches. For the
newer varieties, be careful not to
prune too drastically, though, for
this could cause the Pee to put on
too much new growth, causing
limb breakage from the added
weight of the flower clusters. For
the older types with smaller flower
heads, you can prune more severely,
cutting these back a foot or more
all the way around the trees.
If you have hydrangeas and you
would like to change the color of
the flowers from pink to blue, now
is the time to start. Blue flowers are
produced by the presence of alu
minum in the tissues of the flow
ers. Aluminum is soluble and can
► be absorbed by the plants only in
acid soil with a pH of 5.5 or below.
Aluminum sulfate is the most ef
fective chemical for changing pink
hydrangea flowers to blue. To do
this, spread one pound of dry chem
ical for each 10 square feet of
ground area beneath the plant and
water in. Or, if liquid is used, dis
solve one pound of aluminum sul
fate in five gallons of water. Apply
this solution once per week for five
weeks, using one gallon at each wa
tering.
Only the pink varieties of the
common big-leaf hydrangea can be
changed by this Peatment. It has no
effect on other flower colors.
If your pink hydrangeas are be
ginning to turn blue from year to
year, and you wish they would re
main pink, add lime to die soil. Try
to raise the pH to approximately
neuPal (6.7 to 7.2). The best way
to determine how much lime is to
take a soil test. Too much lime
will tie up the iron in the soil, ren- _
dering it unavailable, causing mot
tling of the leaves.
February is also a good time to
plant container-grown azaleas and
camellias. Plant them in a partially
shaded site with a well-drained, acid
soil (pH 4.5 to 5.5).
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son conpol system. There is a sin
gle toll-free number 1-800-282-
5846 through which health profes
sionals and the public are able to
get complete information and advice
seven days a week. Initial treatment
information will be given over the
phone and, if further treatment is
necessary, people will be referred to
a physician or the nearest hospital.
To prevent poisoning, you must
be prepared. Many accidental
poisoning can be fieated safely at
home, but get medical advice first.
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The point of poison prevention is
to emphasize the proper use and
storage of medicines and household
products.
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Keep syrup of Ipecac in your
home (obtained from any phar
macy). Ipecac is a treatment for
some types of poisoning as it
causes vomiting. CAUTION: Never
give a child anything (even Ipecac)
without first getting medical advice
from the Poison Control Center.
•Keep medicines and cleaning ma
terials on a high shelf or in a locked
cabinet.
•Do not combine the storage of
foods, medicine and cleaning prod
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•Dispose of old and outdated
medicines, all liquids, tablets or
capsules by flushing them down the
toilet.
Also, throw away all medications
in unlabeled containers.
•Containers from liquid prepara
tions should be rinsed with water
before throwing them out to insure
that nothing is left in the container.
•Cleaning materials, kerosene,
gasoline, paint thinner, hair waving
solutions or poison should not be
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Always keep medicines, drugs
and other household chemicals in
their original containers with labels
intact.
•Do not paint, spray chemicals
(such as insecticides), use oven
cleaners, or use other volatile prod
ucts around children. Never spray or
dust outside on a windy day when
the pesticides may drift to neigh
bors' and children's play areas.
•Keep children away from areas
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