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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 2000

Page

8

Goodbye to dog days and late summer bloomers

The piece notes Sirius the Dog Star ties to summer heat and its gradual retreat as autumn nears. It highlights garden updates with hydrangea, viburnum, gazania, Shasta daisy, and sweet potato vine plus late bloomers like Physostegia and Ginger Lily. It warns about invasive growth and care needs while reflecting on changing perceptions of heat.

Sirius Judy

Bird and Butterfly Kids Workshop Saturday at Laurens Street

Birds and Butterflies holds a children's workshop Saturday October 7 at 1234 Laurens St. for ages 12 and up. The event includes bird feeding instruction a bird identification book and a cedar bird feeder to build. Registration is 15 due by September 30 contact 649 7999 for details or reservations.

Laurens St

Aikenite Attends ACA Pharmacy Conference in Wyoming

ACA Fellow Jay Watts of Family Pharmacy in Aiken attended the American College of Apothecaries 2000 Annual Conference in Jackson Hole Wyoming. Pharmacists from across the United States and Canada joined education programs and exchanged ideas on pharmacy practice and health care services.

Unity Canada Pharmacy Prac The American College of Apothecaries Professional Association of Pharmacists

EPA says asbestos in vermiculite products poses little consumer risk

EPA study of Vermiculite products shows five with higher asbestos levels and 17 with trace amounts. Officials urge premixed soils and outdoor handling to reduce dust while investigations continue into workers exposed to vermiculite.

EPA Washington Environmental Protection Agency Susan Wayland Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Occupational Safety and Health Administration Mine Safety and Health Administration Vermiculite Associan International Group Michael J. Allen Allen Association London Earthgro Hoffman Schultz Horticultural Ace Horticultural Sig Steve Johnson Toxic Substances Office Schultz Co Robert Weaver Ace, Hoffman Scotts Company Seattle WR. Grace Libby Mont Grace Mine

Blueberries build health role for aging and garden use

Blueberries join the aging diet research as a possible aid to balance and memory in rats fed the human equivalent of half a cup daily. Tufts University researchers note trials needed for humans. The fruit remains easy to grow, acid-soil loving, and valuable for reforestation and bird diets, with commercial varieties and starter plants available from Miller Nurseries in Canamutgan NY.

Agriculture Department Human Nutrition Research Center Tufts University New Brunswick Canada Miller Nurseries

Large Berries and Hardy Varieties Highlight Plant Catalog

The article describes the Herbert variety as one of the best commercial berries with nearly one inch berries in large clusters. It notes Northsky, developed by the University of Minnesota breeders, bearing fruit after minus 40 degree temperatures for Far Northern gardeners. Miller sells Northsky at 7.95 for one plant and 6.75 each for five to nine.

Canamutgan N.Y Miller Herbert University of Minnesota

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