Show Section Monday Sept 30 2002 Page The Herald Journal 1 Store veggies By Mark Anderson M y family and I spent a little time last week in Florida I had ' never visited the state before and left pleasantly surprised by what I found Of course all the flowers shrubs and trees that intrigued me the most would never last more than a summer in our climate I did notice however that flowerbeds in Utah this time of year have more color (and more annuals but everything is a perennial down there) and they have many more undesirable pests than we do They actually sell crabgrass fof lawns commercially and instead of boxelder bugs they have to deal with the local “love bugs” that did some amazing things on the windshield of the car and they have lizards and alligators instead of mice Florida ranks high on my list of places to visit but I’m still sold on Cache Valley for a nice place to live C "i Ijusthavea1 : hardtime imagining a year without four distinct seasons With the official start of fall that means har-vest time for the garden Dig and prepare your onions and potatoes for storage while the weather is still favorable Onions especially need to dry in a warm location (like a bam oc shed) for about 2-- 3 weeks to help them store better through the winter After the drying period place diem in onion bags and hang mem in the cellar or basement for winter As for potatoes if they stay in the ground too long they will start to grow again weakening their ability to store fof winter and also causing strange abnormal growths to devel-' op on otherwise normal potatoes Winter squash and pumpkins prefer a very light frost before harvest but many gardeners have started bringing diem into storage areas already this year As with the onions keep winter squash in a dry warm location for 2--3 weeks before placing them in the cellar or basement Use crates or boxes to keep them up off the floor -good air circulation around the squash will help ensure they keep through the winter months About 3 weeks ago I saw the year’s first sample of sod web: worms All of a sudden they just started popping out of thin air and they can do some serious damage in a very short amount of time These insects are easily identified as El LuceroHarald Jouma -- Peter Giordano left talks with Atsuko Neely center and John Heflin about studying abroad Heflin spent last year studying at Kobe University -- worms with a dark head body that live in the top 1 2 inch of soil Unlike grubs which live 3 inches below the surface webworms nibble on grass blades right where the stems emerge from the ground making the grass turn yellow and dead very quickly The best method for control is a g contact insecticide fcuch as Tempo or Permethrin ppplied as a liquid or granular application ! If you prefer an organic approach Mach II will stop them from eating yvithin 24 hours but it won’t kill them for about 3 weeks The only good thing about webworms is that they don’t damage the root system (hey only eat the stems and blades so the grass will come back in time To encourage new growth in dam- kged areas apply humate and a very fnild combination fertilizer such as or a new lawn starter The numate will help the grass recover in about half the time and the fertilizer will stimulate a little new growth to replace what was lost The fall invasioh of boxelder bugs started abdut the same time the began nibbling on every- bne’s lawns I don’t think I have pver seen them swarm as heavily as they have this year These bugs and grey-brow- EraD $Dn A "if thriving USU exchange program has both sides of the Pacific buzzing -- vi nr-- 11 ' f ' By Pat Bohm Trestle features writer USU have been sending each other omo arigato” — John Heflin said he repeat- ed the phrase which means “thank you” more than any other ‘ during his first few weeks as an exchange student in Japan “They were so nice and helped me so much” said the Utah State Uni- versify Asian studies senior Heflin attended Kobe University : last year and said he relished the contrast between his hometown Laketown population 300 and the Japanese city of three million as well as the food and culture “I’m looking for opportunities to go back” he said Heflin is part of a burgeoning stu- dent exchange program between USU and four Japanese universities His stay last year was part of USU’s first exchange with Kobe University and this year is the first for an exchange with Yokohama National University Gifu University and n students since 1999 while Kansai Gaidai a private university in Osaka has participated for more than ten years Studying abroad was once the perquisite of a privileged class of student but that is no longer true Kay Forsyth director of USU’s Study Aluoad office explained that ’ the four Japanese universities a- USU students on with exchange basis “Students from here pay program costs based on Utah State University one-to-o- ne fees "she said Though it may be hard to believe a USU student can spend a semester or academic year in Japan for about the same cost as attending school in Logan Housing fees are considered separately since students may stay with a family part of the time as well as living in a student dormitory In addition though several groups offer scholarships specially geared to students who have been accepted into the exchange program Atsuko Neely a lecturer in Japan- ese language and coordinator of Asian languages at USU discussed further opportunities She said once a student is accepted into the Japan- S exchange program more scholarships open up including some that even provide funds for Jason Geddes can testify to that He spent two years on a church mis-sion in Nagasaki and now plans to return in an academic setting The beginning of October will see him at Yokohama National University for the school year “This is the best opportunity to improve my language drills And I received a scholarship — they're he said paying the ticket round-trip- ” ese-U- ' round-tri- p transportation Monthly stipends or awards per semester or per academic year are available on a competitive basis to students select- ed by academic potential and finan- cial need The Association for happily ' " Geddes said he wants to take “a International Exchange Japan lot of language courses" first semes- (AIEJ) the Bridging Scholarship from the Association of Teachers of ter and during the second semester he hopes to take courses in his Japanese Language the Freeman- Asia Scholarship and the Gilman major computer engineering ’ But even if he takes only language Scholarship provide funds So do courses he may still earn credits that scholarships from the Japanese gov- erriment to their national universities apply to his USU degree at Gifu Kobe and Yokohama Forsyth said that USU students “The Japanese government wants can count on earning credits if they to attract foreign students” said plan ahead with their USU advisor Many achieve a minor in Japanese Neely Arid although American applicants language to the exchange program must have As students from Utah State head ' at least a year of Japanese language to Japan several of their Japanese courses she emphasized “The best ' counterparts are already here way to leant the language is to go See EXCHANGE on B2 there” 2-- Books about buddies stand ' By Dorse Aahcraft quick-actin- 16-16-- web-Wor-ms ‘ See ANDERSON on B2 ' : Huck and Tom Hany Hermione and Ron Calvin and Hobbs Great friends are fun to find in pages and on playgrounds e friend Joni and I My our childhood hours of spent many with Nancy Drew and her pals: Bess and George My grade schools friends Kevin and Theresa and I would read Dr Seuss and play the alphabet game on road trips until Kevin and Theresa got and vomited — something they did often and I thought was so cool The following children’s books celebrate friendship and should be enjoyed freely with the young friends who reside at your house real-lif- car-si- ck : ' "Hello Hello!" by Miriam Schlein illustrated by Daniel Kirk (Simon A Schuster) — Having spent a lot of time around children I know that there are many ways they meet and become friends Some find themselves sharing the same sandbox or glue Some laugh at the same jokes And some burp at the same time and become buddies for life This charming book explores the many ways different animals meet and become chums The simple text is rhythmic and predictable (good for young readers and listeners) as it asks and then answers how each animal pair say hello The illustrations are vibrant and clear showing the animals dancing touching clicking jumping and rubbing as they meet ti “Jamaica k Find" by Juanita ill illustrated by Anne Sibley 0 ’Brien (Houghton is one Mifflin) — This of the best books ever for teaching honesty and interracial friendships without becoming d TWo preachy and girls who look very different from one another are brought together by heavy-hande- test of time something lost something found guilt courage decency and a smile The messages are subtle because the story is so good Which is exactly as it should be and rarely is with children’s books stein (HarperCollins) — This sweet then sad then sweet again story about the friendship between a boy and a tree is a profound parable dis- guised as a nicely engaging children’s book Their friendship begins as a mutual one with both boy and tree giving to each other freely But over time as the boy grows up as boys tend to do tbe tree beepmes more and more neglected Readers i “The Bear Came Over to My House" by Rick Walton illustrated by James Warhola (Putnam) — The bear is going to a little girl’s house for a play day He’s bringing a swing and a whole lot of mischief and fun With rhyming words that are so catchy you feel like ringing them and happy visual surprises every- where this book is destined to d in no time at all become Walton cleverly sneaks in lessons on past and present tense — but don't tell the kids This book is a fun g where children are encouraged to shout out the answer after each turned page “ to eat what h could eat And what do you think the bear ate?” (page turn) “A TREAT” df all ages will find differing 1 t dog-eare- mean- ings to this story but will enjoy its rich warmth In less capable hands this story could have become corny and sappy but with Silvers teins ' unique touch it has endured as a favorite for more' than 38 years Happy reading read-alon- “The Giving Tree" by Shel Silver- - : Dome Ashcraft is happy to be the mother of three bibliophiles who never Dorse get car-sic- k AshcraftOyahoocom She is one of a number of Cache Valley free-lanwriters whose columns appear in The Herald Journal in an effort to expose readers to a variety of views She is not an employee of the newspaper ' - |