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B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 14, 1997

To seed or not to seed?

WHY WOULD a gardener
grow perennials from seed
when bought plants are such
a shortcut?

Cost is one factor, and
with the unusually severe
winter suffered by the our-
Series in the lower main-
land, it is likely to be an
even bigger factor this sea-
SON.

You can grow about 30
plants from a packet of
seeds, which run about
$1.50. That many store
bought plants would cost
close to $100,

Of course another reason
to plant seeds is the variety
it will allow you.

Across Canada, March to
May is the time to start
perennial seeds indoors. A
few weeks one way or the
other at the start, evens out
over time. Perennials can
take a more leisurely pace.

One part potting soil to
one part perlite is all you
need to start seeds off. If
you sow seeds sparsely,
you'll do less thinaing and
there will be less waste of
seeds.

If you plant 5 or 6 seeds in
a5 inch pot, thin it out to
the sturdiest plant and then
transplant the single pot into
the Hower bed. Both plant
and gardener are spared the
transplanting trauma.

The main cause of seed
failure is planting too deep.
Water plant pots from the
bottom by sitting pots in a
few inches of water.

Afier sowing a daily spray
should keep the soil moist.
Most seeds need warmth to
sprout, A spot near the
fireplace or woodstove, un-
der a clear plastic tent in
front of a sunny window is
ideal.

_ Soil temp should be about
20 C, which means the air

needs to be quite a bit.

warmer.

The other option is to use
a light set up which includes
two 40 watt fluorescent
tubes, one cool white and
one warm white, side by
side in a reflective fixture
that directs light down on to
the seedlings that should be
about 6 inches below.

Turn the light off when
you go to bed and flick it on
first thing in the moming.

LUIGI MADDALENA is one of many vendors at the
market right now selling bedding plants. Last Satur-
day he had quite a few varieties of tomato plants, as

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Thinning seedlings is cni-
cial.

Small perennials need to
get accustomed gradually to
sun and drying winds, Set
seedling outside for one
hour the first day, two the
second day and so on.

Start plants in light shade
and gradually move them

into full sun. By June or
July the roots will begin to
fill the pots. Now is the time
to move your perennial to
the flower bed.

Here are some perennial
choices that are. quick and
easy to grow: yarrow,
monkshood, hollyhock, bas-
ket of gold, columbize,
English daisy, snow in sum-
mer, pinks or carnations,
coneflower, coral bell,
lavender.

As it is getting iate in the
season you may want to
take that short cut and buy
your bedding plants, The
Skeena Valley Farmers
Market offers a wide variety
of perennials that are hardy
and adapt to the northern
climate. You'll also find
heirloom varieties.

The market is open every
Saturday from 9 to 1 pm
from now until the end of
October.

Public Viewing /
Call for Comments

Forest Licence A16835
Forest Development Plan (1997 - 2003)

including the Road Maintenance and Deactlvatlan Ptar
Repap British Columbla Inc. - Terrace Operations

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to view and camment on our Forest Development Plan for the
years 1997 through 2003. This Plan applies to our operations
on Forest Licence A216835 in and around the Terrace area. We
will be showing these plans at the following locations and
times.

April 15 - June 16,1997: Skeena Cellulose Inc. Woodlands Office
Mon, ta Fri., 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p,m, 4900 Keith Ave. Terrace, B.C,
April 15 - June 16, 1997: Terrace Public Library
Regular Operating Hours 4610 Park Ave, Terrace, B.C,
Friday, May 9, 1997: Skeena Mail, Terrace B.C.
2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
_} Saturday, May 10,1997;
10:00 am. -6:00 p.m,

Representatives from Skeena Cellulose Inc. will be available
at the SCI Woodlands office and in the Skeena Mall to answer
your questions. Comment sheets. will be available at all
locations.

The Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act requires
holders of a Forest Licence to submit a Forest Develapment
Plan to the District Manager of the B.C. Ministry of Forests. This
Plan must be prepared by a Professional Forester

The main purpose of the Forest Development Plan (FDP} is
to ensure that proposed harvesting operations address integrat-
ed resource management constraints, aboriginal use, and other
public and resource uses. The FOP identifies those cutblocks
and roads which the licence may include in applications during
the term of the FDP. It also indicates proposed road deactiva-
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The Forest Development Plan must be consistent with the

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Upon review of these plans, please provide any comments you
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Stephen Viszlai, R.P.F. - Resource Planning Forester
Skeena Cellulose Inc., Terrace Operations
4900 Keith Avenue, Terrace B.C. V8G 5L8
(fax: (250) 638-5720)

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June 18, 1997. Ail input received from the public during the
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{- Sometimes writers have troub
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When. the action happened,
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yesterday, is it happening righ
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The night was dark and stormy. As |
drove along the winding road, I saw hea-
dlights behind me. They were coming up
fast. | sped up a bit. It was hard to stay
on the road. The car behind me was very
close. I was scared. I pulled over to let
them pass. They pulled. over behind me.
My heart was beating fast. 1 couldn’t see
who was in the other car because of the
rain. I saw someone walking toward my
car. I locked the doors. Suddenly,
someone was at my window. It was my
dad. I rolled down the window and he
laughed. [ had. left my wallet at home
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drive along the winding road, I see hea-
dlights behind me. They are coming up
fast. | speed up a bil. It is hard to stay on
the road. The car behind me is very
close. | am scared. | pull over to let them
pass, They pull over behind me. My
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the other car because of the rain, I see
someone walking toward my car. I lock
the doors. Suddenly, someone is at my
window. It is my dad. I roll down the
window and he laughs. | left my wallet
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Past Present Future
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ran running willrun
sang singing will sing
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leaving will leave

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