Farm and garden
Keep your flower borders and yourself in top shape
Day lilies
Daylily bloom stems (scapes)
die after all buds have flowered.
For beauty's sake, pull brown
scapes out by hand and add to COm
^t.
Roses
? When pruning away twiggy
young growth from rose bushes,
root the prunings for new plants.
Treat stem bases with rooting hor
"ifione, stick them in shaded, moist
soil, and keep watered.
f 1 know it hurts, those terrible ol'
t|iorns on the rose stem. But if you
want maximum vase life from a
rose, take away only leaves that
will be submerged in water, and
leave the thorns on.
Clematis
. Clematis roots cannot tolerate
hot, dry situations without a little
Help from you, my friend. Soak the
TSJoil once a week to a depth of at
least eight inches Apply three ta
blespoons of a complete fertilizer,
9uch as 8-8-8, to the base of each
one.
Mums
. Flower deformity in chrysanthe
ums can be the result of several
fficult situations.
Defective buds can indicate a bo
ron deficiency in the soil. Contact
your extension agent and request a
kpH reading and analysis for both
macro- and micro-nutrients in the
soil.
Another cause may be a viral in
fection. Infections are usually
transmitted from flower to flower
by feeding aphids and leafhoppers.
Get rid of the varmints by strong
sprays of hose water, or a thorough
dousing of soapy water. Use mal
athion solutions only as a last re
sort.
Pinch chrysanthemums (and
poinsettias) for the last time.
Annuals and Other Perennials
Plant marigolds, zinnia seeds in
the garden where they are to grow
right now for fresh fall color. ?
Check every day for bugs. Hand
pick or wash them off with a spray
from the hose. Use biological
sprays, such as rotenone or Bacil
lus tnuringiensis, if necessary.
Deadhead annuals, and feed
lightly. Avoid wetting foliage when
watering, as this action may result
in foliar diseases.
Perennials should be watered
more deeply and less frequently
than annuals. To moderate soil
heat, mulch perennial beds well
with an organic material.
Water shallow-rooted azaleas,
camellias, and hydrangeas regu
larly now, and keep well-mulched.
Dried onion flower heads make
marvelous additions to winter ar
rangements. Allow some buds to
develop in the onion patch.
When they flower, cut long
stems, and either (1) bunch a few
together, fasten end of stems with
a rubber band, and hang in a cool
dry, place; or (2) place a piece of
chicken wire over a tall empty con
tainer, and place stems in wire for
support. Keep in cool, dry place.
What About The Shape You're In?
"1 loved my flower garden.
But now that love is dead,
For I found a Bachelor's Button
In my black Eyed Susan's bed:"
A weak excuse, indeed. Get back
out there and garden every day,
both for your mental and physical
health.
Gardening is a labor of love, one
that takes time. The result is worth
it. Larry Bass at State says you can
have your cake and eat it, too. Only
make it a little cake, or in this case,
a little garden. Here are some help
ful pointers.
Keep tools in the same place at
all times so you don't have to look
for them. Weed before you need to.
Quick shallow cultivation is
quicker than pulling mature
weeds.
Choose the right site for what you
are growing? tomatoes need sun,
lettuce don't, etc. Adjust your
schedule to include gardening, not
as something done after every
thing else is finished.
It is easy to see, after a garden
season, what the activity has done
for your body.
General gardening work burns
about 220 calories per hour, and
what you grow isn't fattening, ei
ther.
According to the American Medi
cal Journal, a daily minimum of 45
minutes of yardwork done in mod
eration lessens the risk of heart
disease as much as 63 percent in a
middle-aged man.
A well-kept garden is a place to
relieve stress. Details of flowers
familiar fragrances, and bird
songs are calming to the soul. Also,
lashing out at invading grass is bet
ter than saying things to your fam
ily members you'll be sorry for
later. Keeps you from kicking the
Squash recipes to make your mouth water
By: Juanita T. Bailey
Home Economics Extension Agent
Squash is a gourd fruit native to
the Western Hemisphere. The two
main types are summer and win
ter. Summer squash, such as patty
Ban, yellow, and zucchini, has a
*Chin skin. Winter squash, such as
acorn, has a hard shell or outer
covering.
Squash is available all year; yel
low and zucchini squash are avail
able canned or frozen. Fresh sum
mer squash should have a tender,
young skin; winter squash should
nave a firm, hard shell that is free
from blemishes.
STUFFED PATTYPAN SQUASH
> 2 tablespoons butter or margarine,
melted
2 pounds (about 3 inches in diame
ter) pattypan squash, washed and
trimmed
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese
with chives, softened
l/z teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon evaporated skim milk
3 tablespoons chopped nuts
Vi teaspoon salt
Dash hot sauce
i Va cup grated Parmesan cheese
Put butter or margarine into a 13
x 9 x 2-inch casserole. Cut each
squash in half horizontally, keep
ing the halves together. Combine
the cream cheese, Worcestershire
sauce, skim milk, nuts, salt, and
hot sauce; beat until well blended.
Spread mixture between each 2
squash halves, sandwich fashion.
Turn squash over in the melted
butter or margarine to coat both
'sides; cover casserole.
Bake at 400 degrees about 1 hour,
or until tender. Remove from the
oven, sprinkle with Parmesan
cbeese; return squash to oven, un
covered, until lightly browned,
about 5 minutes. Yield: 5 to 6 serv
ings.
OPEN-FACE SUMMER SQUASH
8 yellow squash, cut in half cross
wise
Vt cup water
2 tablespooas margarine
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
l/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Extension news
Steam squash about 10 minutes.
Arrange in 3-quart oblong casse
role. Melt margarine with sea
soned salt; drizzle over cut squash.
Pierce center of squash so that sea
soned butter is absorbed. Bake at
350 degrees about 20 minutes. Top
with cheese and continue baking
about 10 minutes until cheese
melts.
Yields: 6 servings.
SQUASH SOUFFLE
V/2 pounds yellow squash, cooked
and mashed
1 small onion, minced
1 tablespoon minced parsley
1 egg, slightly beaten
cup milk
% cup cottage cheese, well mashed
% teaspoon salt
l/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
Vt cup finely chopped pecans
Combine squash and other ingre
dients except nuts. Place in a 2
quart greased casserole; sprinkle
pecans over the top. Bake at 350 de
grees until top is nicely browned, a
bout 20 minutes. Yields: 8 serv
ings.
SQUASH COOK-OUT
1 pound yellow crookneck squash
Salt and pepper
Grated Parmesan cheese
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Margarine
Wash squash, trim off ends, and
slice into '/4 inch rounds. With dou
ble thickness heavy-duty alumi
num foil, make 4 (14-inches)
squares. Place one-fourth of the
squash rounds on each foil square.
Sprinkle squash with seasonings,
cheese, margarine, and water;
seal foil. Cook on coals about 15
minutes, turning once,
Yields: 4 servings.
ITALIAN ZUCCHINI
5 medium-size zucchini squash.
Hospital honors
its employees
Albemarle Hospital's adminis
trative staff honored 13 employees
at a Retirement-20 Year Service
Party in June. Hospital Adminis
trator Robert Jeffries presented
gifts to the honorees ana a recep
tion followed the award ceremony.
Retirees honored included:
George Chappell, Security; and
Dorothy C. Sawyer. Maggie S. Sa
wyer, and Jean Wilson, Nursing
Service.
Employees honored for 20 years
of service were: Patricia Banks,
Business Office; Catherine Beatty,
Nursing Service; Jeanie Briggs,
Nursing Service; Kathyrn Cartw
right, Pharmacy; Adeline Dance,
Housekeeping; Maryland Gibson,
Housekeeping; Sandra Hoffler,
Nursing Service; Llewelyn John
son, Laundry and Albert Williams,
Material Management.
Model ATP05LA
Hi-efficiency, 5,000 HTL, 8.0 F.ER.
115 volls, 5.4 amps. F.asy installa
tion. 10-position thermostat. 2 fan/
2 cooling speeds. Built-in handle.
washed and cut into 1 ?> inches slices
2 medium sized onions, sliced
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 4 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
M> pound sliced Mozzarella cheese
Saute zucchini and onion in but
ter until tender. Mix onion salt,
oregano, and flour; add tomato
sauce. Pour into a l'z quart casse
role. Top with cheese and bake at
350 degrees for 30 minutes. Yields:
6 servings.
dog, know what I mean?
Most important, show off your
handiwork periodically Invite ev
eryone over for a barbecue. Hot,
juicy chicken, slippery, buttery
corn, sweet-sour cucumber slices,
crunchy onions and peppers,
grilled egg plant, served on a blos
som-bedecked patio...
This is really, truly, being AL
IVE!
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NOTICE
TOWN OF HERTFORD
The Perquimans County Board of Elections
will conduct a Non-Partisan Municipal Elec
tion for the Town of Hertford, November 7,
1989 Hertford will elect two (2) Council per
sons at that time. The filing for candidates
for this election begins at 12:00 noon, July
7th and ends noon August 4th, 1989. The
voter registration deadline for voting in this
election is October 9th, 1989 Persons al
ready registered do not have to re-register.
William L. Tilley, Chairman
Perquimans County Board of Elections