The Weekly Dirt, for 31 March '98



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> From: 	Mitch Whitten[SMTP:MWhitten@bsipublishing.com]
> Sent: 	Monday, March 30, 1998 2:56 PM
> To: 	GCM01
> Subject: 	The Weekly Dirt, for 31 March '98
> 
> The Weekly Dirt, for 31 March '98
> An e-mail newsletter
> from Garden Center magazine editor Mitch Whitten
> 
> * Interested in perennials? Plan to attend the S.E. Regional Perennial
> 
> Plant Symposium and Field Day, May 19-20 in Gainesville, Fla. Speakers
> 
> include Allan Armitage of Univ. of Ga., Tony Avent, owner of Plant 
> Delights Nursery in Raleigh, N.C., and GMPRO Innovator, and Scott 
> Ogden, author of "Garden Bulbs for the South." Visits will be made to 
> Gainesville Tree Farm, Hatchett Creek Farms, San Felasco Nurseries and
> 
> the Univ. of Fla. ashapiro@sanfelasco.com
> 
> * Gardener's Supply Co., long known as a valuable mail-order resource
> for gardeners, is adding new support to its wholesale and retail
> efforts
> this year. Gardener's Supply will increase its trade show schedule
> this
> year to support the wholesale business the company has offered garden
> centers for three years, said Jim Feinson, marketing director.
> http://www.gardeners.com
> 
> 
> 
> * Ironite, the soil amendment marketed as an alternative to chemically
> produced fertilizers, has been found to contain "elevated levels" of
> lead and arsenic, according to a front page story this week in The
> Dallas Morning News. But scientists disagree about how long it would
> take before toxic levels would occur in the soil. According to the
> most
> critical researcher, using 2 lbs. of Ironite a year for every 100 sq.
> ft., working it 6 inches into the soil, would produce toxic lead
> levels
> in 584 years but toxic arsenic levels in just 28.
> 
> 
> * Carrotwood, Cupaniopsis anacardiopsis, is not uncommon at Florida 
> nurseries but is potentially an invasive weed and could be banned from
> 
> production in Florida. The Fla. Dept. of Ag is considering placing the
> 
> plant on the noxious weed list and phasing out legal production of the
> 
> plant. Richard Kern, owner of Southeast Growers Inc. in Wellington, 
> Fla., said he is surprised it took so long to be considered it 
> invasive. He stopped growing it years ago because he saw the ban 
> coming.
> 
> 
> 
> Be our guest! Stop by the Green Beam and be the first to sign our
> guest
> book. Share your comments and meet the other industry members who tune
> into the Green Beam. The guest book goes online Friday, April 3.
> http://www.greenbeam.com
> 
> 
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