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New Computer P Quick Work Of G BY SUSAN USHER It's that time of year?gardeners are turning ground, starting seeds and setting out cold-weather crops. In Brunswick County's temperate climate an extended growing season allows more freedom than in many locales, with almost unlimited possibilities for the eager gardener. But any garden?regardless of its size?performs better when carefully planned. A new home garden planning program available through the Brunswick County Agricultural Extension Service could make this year's gardening even easier?especially for first-timers or newcomers to the area. The program takes only a few minutes to use and requires no computer skills, only the ability to read simple I instructions. It is available at no charge at the extension office in Bolivia and also at all three county library branches in Southport, Shallotte and Leland. Developed by the University of Kentucky, a landgrant institution as a program for 4-Hers, it was expanded and adapted by a Polk County extension agent and volunteers. It has undergone further adaptation to local conditions with the help of Assistant Extension Agent William Barrow Jr. and volunteers Bill and Glenda Kotchish of Shallotte. The program is simple. It allows the user to type in the number of people for which the earden is pxnpnfnH I provide and to chocsc as many as 36 popular vegetables, ranging from asparagus to watermelon. Then, in just a few seconds, rather than the calculating time required by hand, it displays the amount of seed or number of hills or sets required, the necessary spacing and feet of row required, and whether seeds or transplants should be used. The same display shows the recommended time to plant and recommended soil temperature, as well as when to expect the crop to mature. Tt also gives a rough estimate of the square footage needed for your garden, what you can expect to pay for seeds and plants, an estimate?in dollar value?of how much food the garden should produce, and the relative productivity of your garden space. Amounts to be planted are average and subject to adjustment, Barrow noted, "but they should put you in the ballpark." The figures include plenty for summer eating, | plus an allowance for some canning and freezing. I Boat Tr I SH#LsSm "oRIME SHALLOTTE dUrrLicd SUFFL j MAIN ST., 754-6962 MAIN ST., ; I ^W/ ^'YOH'l C IN lr SAF HANI ^ WIT Securit SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION It's your hard earned money. If an^ happens to it you're sunk, but st wisely and you'll steer clear of dis We see that your finances are put steady course, earning the highest on savings . . . charging compt rates on loans . . . and keeping it all ly afloat with federal insurance for $100,000. S u < 0 * ? \ ESQC - hhhm | LENDER Southport "Leland ?Shallotte "Calabash ?L 457 5246 3716546 754 4371 579 3595 L_ . roaram Makes Faraen Planning Once the numbers and vegetables have been adjusted to suit your personal needs, the data can be copied from a computer screen display or printed out on paper to take home. There may be a small charge at the library for print-outs. For instance, in a garden for two persons, the plan recommends planting a half pound of bush beans, a pound of edible-pod peas, four hills of cucumbers and six of summer squash, four eggplants, and eight each of tomato and pepper plants. Along with the figures, the garden plan also offers basic advice especially helpful to the new gardener. For instance, it recommends: Planting crops such as beets, carrots, greens, radishes and turnips in four equal plantings 10 to 14 days apart; Rotating the garden site from year to year or at least the location of vegetables within it; Planting perennial crops in an area to one side so as not to interfere with tilling; Running rows north and south to prevent plants from shading each other; and Planting tall growing crops on the north side and luw-growing crops on the south side. Lastly, it refers the gardener to other useful publications, including specific extension bulletins relating to vegetable gardening. And, for each vegetable you've listed, it provides a list of varieties recommended as suitable for this area. Recommended tomato varieties, for example, include for main crop, Park's Whopper (VFNT), Celebrity (VFNT), Supersteak (VFN), Better Boy (VFN), Mt. Pride; and for cherry or salad tomatoes, Small Fry, Sweet 100, Castlcx 1067 and Cherry Grande. The extension service has other useful computer programs available at its Bolivia office, on topics such as family budget analysis, refinancing a mortgage, calculating the economic costs and benefits of various home financing scenarios, calculating life insurance needs, retirement investment provisions vs. anticipated needs, evaluating the seli-esteem of a teen-ager and isnii programs such as livestock, field and horticultural crop management. All programs can be used at the extension office at no charge; appointments are recommended so a staff person will be available to assist. in a d6 i : MARINE 0% H IES ill SIS HA clock can do o I when >ou use larger < y hr.vyw :.T r. On Q app'ufiri'ite si tting It s the little tfrngi that < r?*eS up lo f BP ong Beach p,j( yr*ir Wonkels fo?? >; onl Uip >1) 278 6022 Nur,/,^ (/,. ur.T.M! c.n if. hv.f'.l n?n,<? M(A 4 THE BRUNS " I ! PHI 13 ^ ^ | ^ HUHBRBMBrunn LIBRARIAN TECHNICIAN Marcus Mlntz demonstrates a computerized garden planning program to Frances Leggett of Shallottc at the West Brunswick Branch Library. Copies of the program are Winnabow VFD to Cpllc RrjrKon 10 110 wv4i ?-? x ? w Winnabow Volunteer Fire Depart- Call US fc ment will serve barbecue Saturday, homeownei March 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plates will consist of pork barbecue, potato salad, cole slaw and hushpuppies, and will cost $3 each, said spokesman Ralph Frazier. The department is located on ^mSm^^SS Governor's Road off U.S. 17 in Win- ^ nabow. TYOURSE VWGELEC ot more than :d! yea the :!'mc To jsvc rrcrcy ippliances check out our Time-Of-U%e program i ( rt ^ on the Jddup \ * I I! MV i I a liSVI 3fl v MUM s ^^HB?'~ Mrl fc M V r J^Hh ' f! 1 J iif VV.nr \ >vv;ij; i if I' lAin? n t?i" iV.JIM)V m-Hii:;; Mil Ml> n .innthtt <im mn In -.;ic many 4 WICK BEACON, Thursday, February 25, 198&-Page 9-B V T / 1 y / i M* ' m STMF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER available for use at no charge at all county libraries and the Brunswick County Agricultural Extension Service Office in Bolivia. tOBILE HOME I INSURANCE !? G GUOtG nn wniir mnkilo knmn T " J " ? mm m m mm mm mm m m mmm f rs, or other insurance. 754-5400 First Investors FINANCIAL CORPORATION LF GUIDE TMCITC '^ 1 ffln ^Sl mi *vrvino nw;(>o ic iurf / * ?*#*? ?* 6 j yuji xj ii'wilV U| UW'CCJ Aloke sure your .'.tiler heater isn t se! too high Turn off the hghti and otter appliances ,\ten y*vi Irrv-vn t\Jr*.?> u/vi l that h& n iff.'l ' You really don't need any special tools to become an energy-saving do-it-yourselfer lust turn off trip liohtc ac vm i ?.. ?. IW J v_/v_4 leave the room. Let the sun in your house on winter days and close your curtains at night. We bet you can come up with lots of other ways to save money on electricity. And if you're a real do-it yourselter lust ask for your copy of "Tne Home Energy Check List"at the CP&L office that's nearest to you. CP&l I h\ t'u i!\ i r.' A" ('\r I: \\ ni v
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