Show v 11 Crossword 13 Classifieds 15 c Schedule your care with holidays By Mark L The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday April 2 2001 (They think so) Anderson week I just couldn't resist the temptation of going outside and working in the yard any longer The sun was shining the birds were chirps ing and my lawn was green How did 1 get it green so early? The answer is simple I fertilized my lawn two weeks ago Now is the time to get that lawn going if you haven’t already But if you’re like me you want your lawn to look good for the whole year not just early spring And if we have less water to go around this year like many have predicted a healthy well fertilized lawn needs less water to stay green than a neglected one So here’s a recipe to green up the lawn now and keep it looking good all year long I’m sure you have all seen the 4 and lawn care programs offered fay fertilizer ' ' many of the well-knoOf course market on the companies their products are top quality and they ' will certainly make a neglected lawn look like a miracle Unfortunately many of these companies are nation- ally oriented instead of locally minded and so they expect one type of product to serve the whole country! As you well know the climate in Utah varies greatly from one end of the state to the next and what works in St George does not necessarily work in Logan ' I definitely don’t want to be negalawn care protive about 4 and grams because I think they are wonderful It’s a simple and easy Way for homeowners to keep their lawns " looking nice But why should you formiiwas settle for a fertilizer that lated for California or New York when you can customize a fertilizer program for your own lawn? With a and ' calendar a little know-ho- w advice from a local nursery or lawn-car- e expert you can create a personalized program that costs you less and gives more results The program my wife and I follow at home uses the holidays Let me explain Step 1 (humate plus 16-1' 16) we apply sometime between St 6 Patrick's Day and Easter Step 2 plus a liquid herbicide if necessary) falls sometime between Mother’s Day and Memorial Day Step 3 between July 4th and July 24th depends on the weather and ' how the lawn looks If it’s stressed and not doing much we apply humate arid a slow release nitrogen If itlooks good we wait until Stef) 4Around labor Day is the perfect time to apply Step 4V plus ai liquid herbicide if needed A winterizer or! Step 5 we puton as late as possible between Halloween and Thanksgiv- ' ing Following this program we ' less we water herbicides use rarely and the lawn looks great What works for our lawn might not work for yours so here are a few options to get your season started off on the right foot! 1) Go with a straight fertilizer ' Even if you applied a winterizing fertilizer but fall it takes most grasses a ' month or more to green up when the warm weather finally arrives! Howep v By Janet Simons Scripps Howard News Service he family that plays together stays and-Rob- Time-popcor- 23-3-- 16 n NEW YORK (AP) — Cole Futterman can’t eat Five-year-o- ld sand- wiches Fruits vegetables and Parmesan i cheese also are but Chicken nuggets and candy areOK 16-16--16 but not school-lunc- h ' - ! pizza His dietary restrictions do not stem from any allergy or religious belief He’s just picky “I feel like he’s living off air” says his mother Mamie Stetson of Montclair N J Actually Cole is living off frozen french toast sticks for breakfast pasta with a little butter on it for lunch (his mom keeps it warm in a thermos on schooldays) and that’s what he wants for dinner too It’s a familiar problem for many parents their child absolutely refus- es to eat anything but a few specific foods The problem can be frustrating because it seems so irrational — Tuesday Food: Chinese cooking is her gift to Cache Valley and Iowa-base- V y- Director of marketing Tom Elsen says entries have told of a wide range of foolishness' “One family had hosted a foreign exchange from Germany and they brought him back for a surprise visit at Christmas break So they put him in box under the tree and on Christmas a morning thekids unwrapped him with the rest of' their gifts” Elsen said “Another family takes months to plan each Halloween tarty — a recent one was a ’50s dance party complete with a dance floor a soda fountain and the' ghost of Elvis” ' Elsen says one message comes through in all the i entries: “It’s important for families to spend time V just enjoying each other’s company" stu-de- nt gift-wrapp- ed he-say- ever a dose of fertilizer between now and the end of thi s month will green up your lawn almost before your eyes For best results use a combinaIt tion fertilizer such as contains enough nitrogen for quick' greening power yet won’t stimulate top much stem growth (which means ' less mowing for you) The extra phosphorus and potassium will increase root development and improve tire overall health of your lawn (including insect and disease resistance) If you want a natural fer-tUizer Milorganite works great and contains natural humates as well as "M yn ’ ! g The family belongs to Christ the King Episcopal Church in Arvada Colo where they recently delivered a clown sermon They get occasional party gigs and on Christmas they went to Giildren’s Hospital to entertain the patients Rosie says Christmas stands oufin her memory “It’s no fun for the kids to be in the hospital for Christmas and it was great to make them happy” she says “I love clowning because it’s fun for my mom and I to do stuff together Arid it’s even more fun with Robyn because arguing is part of the act and Dad says we’re already experts at arguing with each other” The idea behind the Jolly Time contest is “to help families beat the winter blahs’’ says Garry Smith d vice president of the Sioux City compan" - - I Nut-Me- : Take-thclowns shownjrerej for example They’re Meg Rosie Sinner of Westminster Colo and they’vefoiind that nothing improves a family’s outlook like a little song a little dance a ' little seltzer down your pants ' They hope to win the Search for America’s Most ' Fun Family a national contest sponsored by Jolly ' for which the grand prize is a Hawaii vacation and $1000: “I usually don’t enter contests but 1 saw some- thing about this one in a magazine when we were on vacation mid it just jumped out at me” Meg Sinner says “And after we got back I kept seeing it again ' and agiun and figured that meant I should enter” She says their cutting up began about two years ago when she realized she had a broad assortment of clowning skills- After all how many mothers can sculpt balloons juggle play guitar do magic tricks and ride a unicycle? Pretty soon Rosie 12 and Robyn 7 joined the act Dad Gary Sinner a computer programmer designs and builds props for the jesters in his life “It has been wonderful because we get to do so : much “I like to see my kids and together” my wife having fun and I enjoy figuring out how to make things I just designed and made a balloon pump for Meg to use with her balloon sculptures” ’ See ANDERSON on Plage 20 - (together (23-3-1- : ' t ut 6-' iron 2) Try afertilizerpreemergent combination Tlie cold temperatures usually associated with early spring severely limit the effectiveness of almost every herbicide (so don’t Sqipp Howard photo ' ' 12 Meg Sinner aka Clowning around In their home are left to rljjftt Rosie Sinner aka 7 The Sinners have entered to win a contest for America's Most Fun Family Robyn Sinner aka ep ! ' f " See CLOWNS on Page 20 the sight of peas can elicit a tantrum broccoli and expect them to love it kid from an otherwise Keep introducing food to expand a Parin child's palate” Lee says Lee editor of chief Sally She also notes that it’s easier for ents magazine says that children children to reach nutritional require- often aire simply testing their : ments than many parents think If by refusing to eat “It can become an issue of control ' kids won)t drink milk she says between children and parents It’s yogurt cheese broccoli and fortified something parents worry about and orange juice are good substitutes If lids pick up on these they won’t eat vegetables fruits have a similar' amount of fiber and issues" she says The problem canbe iexacerbated if vitamins the child is forced to eat' she says Children who eat only one thing ' Kids might lose connection with however may face a dietary dilem- their own sense of hunger and full- ma Eating bagels for breakfast ness which can contribute- - to more lunch and dinner does not allow for all the necessary nutrients eating problems But Connie Diekman a registered Let says parents should respond to picky eaters by continuing to offer: dietitian and spokeswoman for different foods even if they refuse to American says “one-foo- d are- common but eat them jags” ' d typical"(Kids) need practice with everythey are Usually You can’t a thing just give child ly lasting from 10 days to two good-natur- ed : inde-penden- ce hot-butt- on : - Dietetic-Associatio- short-live- : weeks She says that if parents keep track pf what their child eats for two to three weeks they will probably see that the child is not missing out on any nutrients in the long-toSkinny kids don’t necessarily have eating problems “Kids have differ-ent builds appetites metabolisms Their sizes canbe all ovo the spectrum and it’s generally normal" Lee ' f - s ' m adds' But parents should pay attention to some warning signs that a child’s eating habits are dangerdus If a child is not physically active or reluctant to socialize or if there is a total lack of eating parents should worry Diekman says They also can check with a doctor tomake sure the child is growing normally Lee adds that parents should trust ’ their instincts 1 V : Features: " 752-212- 1 s ! |