Spring gardening in Chicago signals prep over weather risks
Unmistakable signs of spring push Chicago gardeners to plan despite volatile forecasts. Indoors tasks include starting transplants from seeds, while lawns need cleanup, debris removal, and dry ground conditions to protect existing grass. Early lawn fertilizer and pre-emergent crabgrass preventers should be applied before May 1.
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Gardening tips for early spring cleanup and planting
Garden tasks focus on drying soil for debris removal, pruning, and preparing beds. Planting guidance includes sowing cold-tolerant annuals, tidying perennials, tilling vegetable plots, and using compost. Also includes indoor tasks, tool checks, and notes on bay tree cultivation and herbal sources.
Wetlands Jurisdiction and Federal Rules for Agriculture
The Army Corps of Engineers and the Soil Conservation Service regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act and the Food Security Act of 1985. Corps governs dredge and fill in waters of the United States while SCS enforces swampbuster rules prohibiting draining or filling of wetlands for crop production. Agricultural fields with remaining wetland traits are restricted from additional drainage work.
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Councilwoman named to litter advisory council
Berea councilwoman Brenda Mayhew has been appointed to the Ohio Lit ter Prevention and Recycling Advisory Council by Gov. Richard Celeste. She will fill the seat of former Cleveland City Council President George Forbes. term runs March 1996 to November 1991.
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Birth Announcements From Several Local Families
A daughter to Paula and Michael Burger in Oberlin on March 15. A daughter to Beth and James Tambright in Elyria on March 16. A daughter to Ruth and Charles Ford in Loran on March 17. A son to Cynthia and Timothy Brown Sr in Elyria on March 17. A son to Connie and Joseph Mayer in Amherst on March 17. A son to Cynthia and Michael Farrett Flyr in Elyria on March 1B. A son to Carn and Jeffrey Andress in Elyria.
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Rock breaks window on Ninth Street. bicycle theft on Harwood Street
At 7 20 pm a rock was used to break a residence window on the 400 block of Ninth Street. At 5 40 pm a bicycle was stolen from a residence on the 300 block of Harwood Street.
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