Show t ' Section aim Monday March 4 2002 mm The Herald journal Pagel Time to think about pruning ByMarttAnderaoo t Jv i ' T X think I have almost forgotten what a nice spring day is supposed to feel like Is it just me or does it seem asif this winter will never end? And wouldn’t it be nice to get' outside and do a little planting? Well it’s still a little early But if the weather cooperates and the ground dries up a bit we could start planting peas lettuce spinach radishes and onions Inside I’ve got my begonias started and a few pepper lettuce and onion starts but I’ll wait to plant tomatoes melons ' cucumbers and anything else that doesn’t need the extra growing time Growing a few things inside is better than nothing at all right? 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That i native approach to home schooling OessiW T and Dad on routine errWs‘ V reference book in the car for this becomes ii good math activity when-yoafterschboling designed to 'r one and for the Decade or Dare V irqprove evyoneTs time on foe practice rounding tag numbers TRiviously itH important id’:'' choose outside and extracurricnlar '! upand v By Thwasa Willingham St Petersburo Times ' 1880-189- good-qualit- : educa--tion- ( v v ’ : i : 'and u " i i J’v : "t j 'a ’ -- T " - 0) ' : V See ANDERSON oq BS co-sal- es ’ -- -- ce fash-ionist- good-size- - seeking polyester pantsuits weren’t much of a stretch and muumuus were the featured items at tent sales With more than half of US women size 12 and over designers are mak- ing stylish clothes for 2s and 22s : Dana Buchman Liz Claiborne and Ralph Lauren are among the labels embracing full figures This past fall Tommy Hilfiger debuted his woman-siz- e collection Pieces included sleek rleather pants and skirts ing turtleneck sweaters and more “Through the years it has gotten a lot better’’ said Loretta Oleyar man- ager of Added Dimensions a plus- size clothing store in Knoxville Tenn “It used to be the dark polyester outfit Now we have ' nice: clothes and bight colors” i In fect die store’s displays have caught die eyes of misses-siz-e two-pie- al Next make sure proper equipment Sharp well y tools will maintained ' make your jobmudh easier Also you need the right tools for die job "Wifooutahandpruiiet skipper and a saw you might aswcll forget it ' For linger trees a pole primer and a chain 'saw also come in handy i ji V When you don’t have die right fool ' for die job human nature prompts to with what you improvise you havieJ No wonder that expensive f :! topper broke when trying to cut that '4 inch diameter limb Hour to prime depends very much on the type of tree Peaches flower' a ze figure-flatte- : ‘ The same thingis happening at Lane Bryant in Knoxville “We get a lot of people who come in and don’t know it’s a plus-siz-e store” said Robin Dickson ' manager at Lane Bryant Dickson attributes the attention to merchandising “Now we have the same trends at the same time as the other stores" she said “That used to be our problem We would be a year behind Now we’re ' right on point” Lane Bryant has ' changed dramatically over the past few years Formerly a staple store for older women the company has set its sights on die younger crowd and hip-per clothing “It used to be row after row of stirrup pants and tunics” Dickson said “Now our market is 18 to & '' strong market the ones spend- are They ing the thoney” At the store they can dish out dollars on jeans atti- -' tude tees buyers and sweater dusters “We had some people ' ht - ' £ welldeveloped fruits when harvest time arrives Also last season I saw more diseases on fruit trees than I have seen in many years — apple scab shothole fungus and fueb-ligto name a few Unfortunately many of these same problems will return this year A well timed pruning and an application of a dormant oil and fungicide combination will help solve many of these problems before they start So if you had tree troubles hut year the following information is especially for you The best time to prune s fruit tree is from dormancy until its blossoms open in the spring In our area it pays to wait until after midwinter (I’d say sometime from late February to early March is average in Cache Valley) to avoid cold damage — especially when we have warm spells sandwiched between cold weather So no is the perfect time to start pruning And believe me now beats trying to get it all done in ' May hands down Fust determine whether you can tackle this job or should you call someonfc else — namely a profes-sionHow marly frees do you have? How much money art you willing to spend for someone else to do 1? How much time do you have? H you have more than four or five fruit trees don’t have a d lot of tune and don’t feel very doing it yourself you might trantio consider hiring an arborist There are some very good arborists in Cache Valley but they ise extremely buy Calf early and set up an appointment or else you might end up doing it yourself anyway If you plan to do it y ourself 'your time is just as valuable as any-one else’ so make an appointment Set aside an afternoon this month : then don’t break your (late with die pruners (if you do' it will be May - Cf ( |