Ramsey County

May 29, 2006

Howdy!!!!
Well what weather again this past week and weekend.  First off the hea,t and then the violent storms that passed through the lake region area this past week and weekend.  I have heard reports of up to 1.5 inches of rain in the area with some small pea sized hail.  No damage to report that I am aware of, good news.  This past weekend I got my first opportunity to get to the water fishing and what fun that was.  My two boys took dad fishing and like usual they do the work while I fish.  There have been many times when I have not thought to highly of my kids, when they misbehave, but the rewards are always worth the wait.  We also got to spend some relaxing time at the lake with all family even the new to be son-in-law made it for a while. 

It is really a lot of fun driving around and looking at everyone’s beautiful yard work.  The greenhouse’s in town had an outstanding supply of very beautiful plants that made it out to most yards. Great Job everyone.

Tomatoes???
It was brought to my attention this past weekend that I should visit a little about placing  grass trimmings around your tomato plants.  This is a very good idea but remember tomato saving things; DO NOT PLACE GRASS CLIPPINGS AROUND YOUR TOMATOS’ IF YOU HAVE USED WEED AND FEED THIS SPRING.  The chemical will dispose itself into the grass and carry over into the area you have placed the trimmings and with that said Tomatoes are very susceptible to any kind of Herbicide.  All they have to do is think there is chemical in the air and they will show signs of damage.  The other thing to remember, do not place freshly cut grass trimmings around the tomatoes either as some problems will also arise from the fermenting of the grass and actually cause an acidic sight around the tomato and also could kill the plant.

524 4th Ave NE #5, 2nd Floor Ramsey County Courthouse
Devils Lake  ND  58301
701-662-7027
email - ramsey@ndsuext.nodak.edu

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