The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 16, 1981, Image 5

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THE BATTALION Page 5
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1981
Begin preparing for spring
Hints for winter lawn care
By JUDY ALLS
Battalion Reporter
During the winter when lawns,
trees and gardens turn brown,
they are usually taken for dead.
However, all of these outdoor
plants are actually alive and still
need attention and care.
A minimum of work during the
winter can make all the difference
in a plant’s health, said Steve
Brownlee, who works in the land
scape maintenance and design de
partment at The Greenery on
Texas Avenue.
Brownlee offered the following
suggestions for winter lawn care:
— Lawns should be watered
once or twice a month to keep the
ground from getting hard and
cracked.
Rex Carey declares
candidacy for House
llargie Hardy, a grounds maintenance
worker at Texas A&M University, trims vines
Staff photo by Colin Valentine
near the Old English Annex as part of the
winter maintenance program.
Rex Carey, a Democrat from
Midlothian, has announced his
candidacy for the sixth district in
the U.S. House of Representa
tives.
Carey, 42’ who is expected to
face opposition from incumbent
Phil Gramm, D-College Station,
said he plans to run an issues-
Buried alive
record set
United Press International
KILLEEN — At 7 p.m. Satur
day, “Country Bill White plans to
emerge — after 140 days — from a
buried 3-by-3-by-6-foot plywood
box, equipped with a television
and telephone, and get a shower.
White broke his own record for
being buried alive —- 134 days,
two hours and 55 minutes — on
Sunday.
After his shower, White plans
to visit a woman in England who
started a romance with him by
phone several weeks ago.
oriented campaign.
“A sound, strong Social Secur
ity system, reduced interest rates,
economic stability and more
equitable tax and spending prog
rams will be the cornerstones of
my campaign,” Carey said.
While Carey favors more ba
lanced defense and domestic
spending programs, he also sup
ports a return to the military draft.
“A draft is necessary to improve
America’s military capability, ”
Carey said. “It will accomplish
this by insuring that all economic
and educational segments of our
country are represented in the
military.”
Carey, a native of Stephenville,
graduated from Baylor University
in 1961 and received a master’s
degree in government from the
University of Texas in 1967.
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Bryan
— Trees should be checked
regularly for suckers, which are
stems that come out from the main
stump below the branch growth.
Unless they are removed, these
stems will stunt the tree’s growth,
and may deprive the tree of nut
rients.
— Dead branches should be re
moved by cutting them at an angle
with sharp shears. The stump then
should be sealed to keep the sap
from running out.
— Putting straw around the
base of trees will help retain heat
and moisture.
Winter is the best time to start
preparing gardens, Brownlee
said. Leaves raked from the yard
should be spread over the garden
along with fertilizer, shredded
newspaper, potato skins and wa
ter, which will help keep the
ground moist, he said.
Flowerbeds should be kept
clean to eliminate extra work in
the spring and perennials should
be fertilized and watered well
once during the winter, Brownlee]
said.
Bulb flowers such as gladiolas
and tulips should be dug up and
kept in a dark place. When frost is
no longer a threat, bulbs can be
returned to the bed, he said.
Rose bushes should be pruned '
far back so they will grow taller
and thicker in the spring, Brown
lee said.
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