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2.
Birds.

Buzz Hussman almost stopped traffic
on the Beltway when he spotted two
pileated wood-peckers in a tree beside
the highway.

There was general discussion of
white throated and white-crowned sparrows
and other winter feeders. Mary Seiler
wonders whether humming birds like
Mahonia. Most brightly-colored blossoms
attract them.

Forethought
Sylvia advises that we prune peach
trees, cut Rhodedendron, plant rhubarb
and asparagus and early vegetables. Put
soluble plant food on roots of plants to be moved.

Questions
Jess Canby - asks how long should she wait for
cow manure to be safe to apply? Just so it isn't so
fresh that it'll "burn" plants.

R. Woodward-How long does he have to wait for peas
to come up? A long time in this weather.

Sylvia-Hyacinths are not full. What to do?
Have they been divided?

Tom Canby - Is there an easier way to fertilize
oak trees than digging holes? Several
members had read of new devices that help

Lucy Hussman - Shall she plant strawberries now? Yes