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Show extends public BLM The proposed guidance is accessible from the BLMs Internet Home Page at www.blm.gov. Copies of the guidance are alao available firopoacd BLM State or Field OfTice or from the BLMs Planning, Assessment, and Community Support staff in Washington, DC, at Written requests for copies should be directed to the BLM's ;Planning. Assessment," and Community 5up-port Group, 1849 C Street, NW., MS 1050 LS, Washington, DC 20240-000Comments on thus draft land-us- e planning manual and handbook must be received by Aug. 9. Written comments should be submitted to TedMilesnick, Planning, Assessment, and Community Support Group, at the same address. Comments may comment period The Bureau ofLand Management announced that it ia extending for 30 day the public comment period on its proposed new manual and handbook gu idance for land-ua- e planning. The comment period, originally scheduled to end on July 10, will not close on Aug. 9. The BLM announced the extension in a notice published in todays Federal Register. The y ;ex tension will give all interested parties more time to submit their comments while enabling the BLM to finalize its guidance in the current fiscal year. The Bureau's land managers will then be able to use the guidance in carrying out numerous planning efforts in the new fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The proposed manual and handbook guidance, which relates to the BLM's preparation and updating of its land-us- e plans, would encourage greater public participation through-- . out the planning process. The BLM's proposal would also make it easier for land managers to update and amend land-us- e plans as necessitated by new information (such as the listing of a threatened or endangered species) or because of changing conditions and trends that affect vegetation, soil, water, and other resources. The proposed guidance, which emphasizes the BLMs . 30-da- CLOSE PLAY-Jus- tin Myorc, left, of the Yankees just barely reaches first base and nabbing the ball for the Braves ' is Benji Ansel. Vernal will be hosting a Another meet will be held the same lime meet. July . 10-1- 4. all-st- ar in Helper. v.vv x (WP tMTV need to work rolls boratively with communities located near public lands, would also promote planning across and administrative bound-&rie- 1. c. Under Federal law, the BLM plans that serve ast eh pares basis for all activities including livestock energy and min- Kzn recreation, and that natural resource protection lands. The occur on proposed guidance updates a land-us- e planning manual that the BLM prepared in the 1980a, shortly after the BLM published its planning regulations in 1983. ae also be sent electronically to wa210blm.gov. Further informa- BLM-manag- tion is available from Ted Milesnick Ann Aldrich (202) (202) or Paul Politxer (202) 452-772- 7, 452-772- 2, our wishes than when we Imagine that we posses what we have desired. We are never further from Goethe It's almost time for melons to hit the market Its about time for melons to start hitting the market. Of course, the really good melons wont be ready for another few weeks because we are still growing them in our own Utah gardens. Oneofthe more popular melons to grow and eat is cantaloupe, says Jerry Goodspeed, Utah State University Extension horticulturist. Technically, what most people call a cantaloupe is actually muskmelon. It has raised netting on the surface, mange colored flesh and a distinctive musky odor. A true cantaloupe gets its name from the town of Cantaloup, in Italy. It does not have surface netting, the flesh can be orange or green and the rind is usually hard and can be warty. Other popular melons include the Casaba, Crenshaw, Honeydew, Persian and Honeyloupe, he adds. Moat summers along the Wasatch Front are hot and have enough frost-fre- e days to grow and mature almost any melon. Some take a little longer, so they may need to be started indoors a month or so before the last frost date Muskmelons have an interesting flowering habit. Male flowers and perfect flowers (those that contain both male and female parts and thus produce fruit) grow on the same plant This ia called "andromonoecious." This type of flowering habit has a tendency to croas up some gardeners," Goodspeed says. "They see the vines blooming, but no fruit forms. The blosaoms that have appeared are just the male flowers checking out the weather and finding out if the neighborhood is friendly. Once they have established that au ia well, the flowers with the female parta appear and the fruit begins."" Because they are melons, the vines have a tendency to sprawl and crawl all over the garden, he says. Each plant requires about 15 to 20 square feet of space, ao plant them every four feet in a row, and leave fourto five feet between rows. This can also be ac complished by growing and training them up a fence or lattice. Its a little , more work to trellis them, but they also require less room on the ground. The fruit needs to be supported on the vine and the plant has to be trained up the support. These vinesare warm season crops, so plant them in full sun in soil that is high in organic matter and has good wil drainage, he explains. Work as much organic material as possible into their planting area. They also hate competition, ao keep the weeds out Once the fruit (tarts to form on the vines, keep the soil moist and eliminate any stress. Do not soak can them daily because cause the fruit to crack and rot. It can also reduce the fruits sweet flavor and contribute to bland tasting melons. A good mulch around the base helps conserve moisture and acts as an effective weed barrier. "Oneofthe nice things about some of the muskmelons is they pick themselves when they are ripe," Goodspeed ays. "This process is referred to as lipping. Thus fruit literally slips ofT the vine if they are true muskmelons. Casaba, Crenshaw and Honeydew melons are not quite so amiable. The easiest way to tell if they are ripe ia to push gently on the blossom end to see if it ia a little soft. Another ripeness indicator is to smell the fruit to see if the aroma is strong. Do not be tempted into picking the melon too early. Let them ripen completely on the vine to get their maximum sugar and flavor. There are few diseases or insects that bother melons, he says. The moat bothersome and frustrating disease is sudden wilt which causes melons to droop and die in a matter of a few days. 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