Garden news Haley to speak before Sierra Club group
The Catoctin Group of the Sierra Club will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday Nov 17 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church 35 E Church St Frederick. John Haley of the Wild Bird Company will discuss attracting backyard birds. Call Susan Moore at 432 4543 for details.
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Catoctin Group
Sierra Club
Evangelical Lutheran Church
E. Church St
Frederick
John Haley
The
Wild Bird Company
Susan Moore
Organic rules to take effect in Maryland program
The Maryland Agriculture Department will require a three year transition for organic certification starting 1993. Through Dec 31 growers can earn one to three years credit with records, inspection, and tissue sample. After Jan 1, 1993 farms must enter as if conventionally managed. Call 1 800 492 5590 ext 5770 for grandfathering. After Oct 1, 1993 self-certification for organic products ends under the 1990 Farm Bill.
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Maryland Department of Agriculture
MDA
Robert Walker
Bird club November sessions spark hawk watch and talks
The Carroll County Bird Club schedules a series of events in November. Activities include a town hill hawk migration watch on Saturday Nov. 7 meeting at Mount Airy Park and Ride. a general meeting with Rick Blom at Carroll Community College on Wednesday Nov. 11. a Piney Run Lake walk led by Bill Kulp on Saturday Nov. 14. and a Conowingo Dam bald eagle and night heron viewing on Sunday Nov. 22. Participants should bring lunch and contact details are provided for information.
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Carroll County Bird Club
Town Hill
Allegany County
Mount Airy Park
Bob Ringler
Carroll County
Carroll Community College
Rick Blom
Wild Bird Co to Host Free Seminars This Month
The Wild Bird Co of Frederick announces free evening sessions at 7 p.m. on two Wednesdays in November focusing on attracting owls and solving squirrel problems. Reservations via Marcia Haley at 698-2545. A $5 donation to the Maryland State Park Foundation is requested for the November 21 wild turkey walk meeting at 6 30 am.
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The
Wild Bird Co
Frederick
Waverley Drive
Marcia Haley
Maryland State Park Foundation
Brookside Garden workshops schedule in November
Brookside Gardens at 1500 Glenallan Ave Wheaton offers several November workshops. Arborist Eugene Rose demonstrates pruning basics at 10 a.m. on Nov 6. A Willow Oak Farm trip is set for Nov 10, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., $48. Topics include topiary making with Maria Price and seed collection with Jom Lynette Scaffidi.
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Brookside Gardens
Glenallan Ave
Wheaton
Eugene Rose
The
Park Service
Willow Oak Flower and Herb Farm
Severn
Maria Price
Jom Lynette Scaffidi
Brookside
Anne Brooks
USDA says it won't regulate tomato
The USDA ruled that the genetically altered Flavr Savr tomato will not require regulation, moving toward commercial sale. Calgene Inc. expects United States distribution without extra permits, though the FDA must declare it safe as a food product before consumer marketing.
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Washington
US Department of Agriculture
Calgene Inc
Davis
Calif
Food and Drug Administration
Calgene
Stephen Benoit
Calgene Fresh
FDA
Bent
California
Florda
Menito
United
Roger Salquist
Terry L. Medley
Annual and Plant Health Inspection Service
Medley
APHIS
Department
Ang
Bush Administration
Narcissi Herald Spring Color and Hybridization Trends
The narcissus or daffodil lights spring with gold along roads and in gardens. Hybridizers at the International Flower Bulb Center in Hillegem note new colors, especially pinks, lilac, and upcoming light red varieties, though red and purple narcisstales may take six years. Fragrance remains a selective focus amid ongoing breeding for color, sturdiness, and disease resistance.
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Co Buschman
International Flower Bulb Center
Hillegem
Netherlands
Mr. Buschman
Narcissus divisions and care from The Winter Garden
The Winter Garden outlines narcissus divisions from Trumpet to Poeticus and Species Type, noting flower forms and uses. It highlights Big Trumpet, Large-Cupped, Small-Cupped, Double, Split-Corona, Triandrus, Cyclamineus, Jonquilla, Tazetta, Poeticus and Species-Type groups with cultivation tips and hard-to-find Jonquils. It also lists three gardener resources: local outlets, McClure & Zimmerman bulb catalog, and a mail list from Fred Archibald.
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U.S
Tazetta
Poetaz
McClure & Zimmerman
Fireproofing a home with fire-scaping landscape design
Fire-scaping minimizes fire risk for homes in rural, vegetated areas. Use flat sites when possible, place driveways downhill, clear two foot vegetation-free zones, choose fire resistant hardwoods, and limit conifers near structures. Create safety zones with slow burning foundation plantings and maintain 20 feet between evergreens, trees, and homes. Remove limbs within 15 to 20 feet of roofs and chimneys, remove vines, and limit mulch use to reduce fire spread.
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