RE: 4-H garden update

With my 408 and a little PR stumping I was able to double the National
Zoo's Zoo Doo sales. They just gave me two free tickets to a gala fund
raiser involving 100 different restuarant being held at the Zoo. $115
each! Me and my pumpkin are definitely going although she's not looking
all that good these days.

ZOO

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>From: 	COMPUTRESE[SMTP:COMPUTRESE@aol.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, May 13, 1998 10:11 AM
>To: 	pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: 	Re: 4-H garden update
>
>Pat:
>
>Thanks for the post! Looking forward to meeting you next Thursday.
>
>The Orange County Yard Waste Program accepts all vegetation picked up from or
>dropped off by residents. I have seen the huge mounds out there....mostly
>comprised of grass clippings, shrub trimmings and palm fronds. They accept no
>wood, per se. Large limbs, or branches over 3/4 inch are sent to another area
>and chipped for mulch.
>
>As for the weed killer content, that is anyone's guess. Most lawns here are
>Bahia grass, a tough, pasture type of grass that does well in hot climates.
>We
>are fortunate to have Floratam on our yard (sodded), a hybrid St. Augustine
>type that grows lush and thick. The
>Floratam is chinch bug resistant and gives your lawn a sculpted look after
>mowing. 
>
>People who have St. Augustine lawns in the South use weed and feed
>preparations that have atrazine in it. This, of course is bad for pumpkins.
>Because of it's persistence, I think there is probably a small amount that
>comes through in the compost. I am not a chemist, and do not know if atrazine
>is systemic, or if it remains in the soil. Additionally, the heat of the
>compost may also have an affect on it. It gets mighty hot in the FL sun.
>
>I have not had any adverse reactions, although I will add that termites did
>explore the compost around the Andersen 977 and Baird 762, but no lasting
>effects were noted. Both plants are gorgeous, as you will see when I meet you
>next week. I will be armed with my photo album.
>
>Maybe I should work out a deal with Joe. I could bring a bucket of compost
>and
>trade him for a bucket of Zoo-Doo. Fair enough? Who would be getting the
>better deal?  
>
>See you later!
>
>Barb
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