December 26, 1975 (12 pages)

a rain. 10 — THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET — Friday, December 26, 1975 Winter Garden Just because it’s winter don’t forget your green thumb ventures. There are quite a few garden jobs that are better done this time of the year. Here are two: HOUSE PLANTS There is no better water than rain water for your houseplants. Put a few containers outside before a storm and use that water for your next watering. Make sure to let water drain all the way through in order to flush out salts that build up from tap water. Remember that nutrients will be washed out too so fertilize afterwards. Plants love to be out in the rain as long as it’s not too cold or windy. It has been noted that raindrops pick up nitrogen as they fall through the air and then deposit it on plant foliage. This is one reason leaves look greener after COMPOST Fallen leaves do make good compost. Decayed ber Green Thumb BY MARY FUREY CRYMES If there’s a gardener on your gift list, the question is what, from a bewildering variety of items, he'll love. Better do some advance deciding or you’ll spend hours bemused at the nursery>You could wind up with a ton of stuff for yourself. Garden shops are nigh onto irresistible right now. If shopping’s a drag, get hold of a gardening magazine and send off a gift subscription. Or, check the pages for ads for useful and handsome books and mail order a couple. Kits advertised for the do-it-yourselfer are another good idea. New kinds of vegetables, plants and flowers to be grown from kits are being introduced all the time. They’re also a wonderful introduction for kids to the world of gardening. You can also order tools, seeds, work saving machines and a years’ supply of organic compost from the same pages if you look. Bullards Bar offers recreation Water skiing, fishing, camping and hiking are popular forms of recreation at Bullards Bar Reservoir near Camptonville. The 16 mile reservoir was created in 1969 when the Bullards Bar Dam was built by the Yuba County Water Agency. The dam replaced the old Bullards Bar Dam which now lies: under water in the reservoir. The man-made lake is on mile wide at some points and has a shoreline 53 miles long. The area is especially popular in the spring and fall A unique feature is the maintenance of boat camping areas. There are three areas on the lake that can only be reached by boat and are designated as camping sites for boaters. SUBURBIA organic matter is one of the best things to add in order to improve your soil. If you have oak trees, don’t worry about oak root fungus being carried in the leaves. It’s not. Composting can be speeded up by adding nitrogen, keeping the pile damp and turning it occasionally. Don’t let your leaves set too long on your lawn as they tend to smother the grass and make it yellow. when the higher recreation areas are snowbound. Its elevation, 1,965 feet, makes early water skiing possible and the warmth of summer comes early to this area. 4 bee WANT ADS i cre quick buyer But, back to the old garden center and a browse throu finders because “ , the wonders offered. Think of his expressed wants. Dees h h th cans ig inde wrap hea ‘ L t they reach the down a date with a boy yearn to raise orchids, or roses to awe the neighbors, h whose father owns a gas or saucer size dahlias? The resident experts can advise ome where sales station!” you on what and how much to buy. Does he yearn for a are made! : nhouse? You can get these assembled or not, lavish or simple to put together. The same holds true for coldframes and light garden equipment. If you’re stuck, the Just in time for the holidays! ever popular gift certificate is a safe bet. And, if he’s the topmost star on your Christmas tree, there’s the diggers’ dream machine — a riding tractor. You’ll find lots of stocking stuffers at the center, too. Wrap each garden gift with your prettiest ribbon and give with love. You’ll be making the recipient happy and : aan beautiful and that’s the best gift of all. . 3 ee A. workman ‘winds Lon‘The first football ‘cheer dats ened ly beck Co ee VINYL CARRYING CASE, three times a week with 4 princetonians roared out a { half-horsepower electric lusty “‘Sis, boom, bah” at the b eS eee cea SPARE LENGTH OF CHAIN Sen ere ; . The shout derived from : eat CATS ROR VATEOS _, : ia pricey a 1913, ss the rocket yell of New (Retail value $35.00) HERE ARE MY RESOLUTIONS /-QUIT DINING OUT,AND 10 FAT complete each windin ~— York's Seventh Regiment. MORE HOME MADE D PIES COOKIES BI MUFFINGBREAD, PIES, ; BISCUTE, r \ when you purchase either one ‘ of these Echo chain saws: Do ou eat like GARY ( TANKO CS415VL, with 16 inch C$302, with 14” bar ‘ia i) hard-tip unit. $224.95 and chain. $159.95 an obese person? . WELL DRILLING, IN. . o——= _ Ifyou snack on potato chips often selected meat, eggs, ah fl STA-RITE PUMPS . instead of cheese or choose an cheese, milk, non-starchy . ear of corn over an artichoke, vegetables and fruit juices. 4 SALES & SERVICE your food choices match those of obese people. A a eye oe that In a food choice survey tall people and men more " undertaken at a student food than women. There was No Water No Pay cafeteria on the University of 0 significant difference in the California at Berkeley camnumber of servings selected Free Estimates pus, obese persons teed to by nblons ove 3 zeus of i lorie, lowage and those r 30. F pennchey en those of . Serving Nevada, Placer o weight: The article pages ot iat El Dorado and Amador a survey were Obesity is one orem: Counti aacaned "by UC Berkeley health problems in the United ee Qt professors June Gates, Ruth States ger Ei Oont ay Hwy 49 & Luther Road Offer expires on Huenemann and Richard Persons ore tans December 31st, 1975 Brand in a recent, issue of the unwilling to keep track of the (1460 Canal Street) ecember 31st, Journal of the American Kinds and amounts. of foods Auburn, Calif. Dietetic Association. they eat. : oe veo . . SHANNON'S SAW SHOP men and women , those classified as obese tended to Lon Gilbert Call 885-0421 select more pasta, starchy . FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP Day or‘Night — Phone 273-5402 vegetables, rolls, Geserts, (HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY ;, gravies and soft drinks than . Thoin 0. Box 104 Licensed Contractor # 282051 Rt. 1, Box 734-6 Grass Valley oe those y * a} Grass Valley, Ca. 265-6166 oF Normal weight people more

a rain. 10 — THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET — Friday, December 26, 1975 Winter Garden Just because it’s winter don’t forget your green thumb ventures. There are quite a few garden jobs that are better done this time of the year. Here are two: HOUSE PLANTS There is no better water than rain water for your houseplants. Put a few containers outside before a storm and use that water for your next watering. Make sure to let water drain all the way through in order to flush out salts that build up from tap water. Remember that nutrients will be washed out too so fertilize afterwards. Plants love to be out in the rain as long as it’s not too cold or windy. It has been noted that raindrops pick up nitrogen as they fall through the air and then deposit it on plant foliage. This is one reason leaves look greener after COMPOST Fallen leaves do make good compost. Decayed ber Green Thumb BY MARY FUREY CRYMES If there’s a gardener on your gift list, the question is what, from a bewildering variety of items, he'll love. Better do some advance deciding or you’ll spend hours bemused at the nursery>You could wind up with a ton of stuff for yourself. Garden shops are nigh onto irresistible right now. If shopping’s a drag, get hold of a gardening magazine and send off a gift subscription. Or, check the pages for ads for useful and handsome books and mail order a couple. Kits advertised for the do-it-yourselfer are another good idea. New kinds of vegetables, plants and flowers to be grown from kits are being introduced all the time. They’re also a wonderful introduction for kids to the world of gardening. You can also order tools, seeds, work saving machines and a years’ supply of organic compost from the same pages if you look. Bullards Bar offers recreation Water skiing, fishing, camping and hiking are popular forms of recreation at Bullards Bar Reservoir near Camptonville. The 16 mile reservoir was created in 1969 when the Bullards Bar Dam was built by the Yuba County Water Agency. The dam replaced the old Bullards Bar Dam which now lies: under water in the reservoir. The man-made lake is on mile wide at some points and has a shoreline 53 miles long. The area is especially popular in the spring and fall A unique feature is the maintenance of boat camping areas. There are three areas on the lake that can only be reached by boat and are designated as camping sites for boaters. SUBURBIA organic matter is one of the best things to add in order to improve your soil. If you have oak trees, don’t worry about oak root fungus being carried in the leaves. It’s not. Composting can be speeded up by adding nitrogen,

keeping the pile damp and turning it occasionally. Don’t let your leaves set too long on your lawn as they tend to smother the grass and make it yellow. when the higher recreation areas are snowbound. Its elevation, 1,965 feet, makes early water skiing possible and the warmth of summer comes early to this area. 4 bee WANT ADS i cre quick buyer But, back to the old garden center and a browse throu finders because “ , the wonders offered. Think of his expressed wants. Dees h h th cans ig inde wrap hea ‘ L t they reach the down a date with a boy yearn to raise orchids, or roses to awe the neighbors, h whose father owns a gas or saucer size dahlias? The resident experts can advise ome where sales station!” you on what and how much to buy. Does he yearn for a are made! : nhouse? You can get these assembled or not, lavish or simple to put together. The same holds true for coldframes and light garden equipment. If you’re stuck, the Just in time for the holidays! ever popular gift certificate is a safe bet. And, if he’s the topmost star on your Christmas tree, there’s the diggers’ dream machine — a riding tractor. You’ll find lots of stocking stuffers at the center, too. Wrap each garden gift with your prettiest ribbon and give with love. You’ll be making the recipient happy and : aan beautiful and that’s the best gift of all. . 3 ee A. workman ‘winds Lon‘The first football ‘cheer dats ened ly beck Co ee VINYL CARRYING CASE, three times a week with 4 princetonians roared out a { half-horsepower electric lusty “‘Sis, boom, bah” at the b eS eee cea SPARE LENGTH OF CHAIN Sen ere ; . The shout derived from : eat CATS ROR VATEOS _, : ia pricey a 1913, ss the rocket yell of New (Retail value $35.00) HERE ARE MY RESOLUTIONS /-QUIT DINING OUT,AND 10 FAT complete each windin ~— York's Seventh Regiment. MORE HOME MADE D PIES COOKIES BI MUFFINGBREAD, PIES, ; BISCUTE, r \ when you purchase either one ‘ of these Echo chain saws: Do ou eat like GARY ( TANKO CS415VL, with 16 inch C$302, with 14” bar ‘ia i) hard-tip unit. $224.95 and chain. $159.95 an obese person? . WELL DRILLING, IN. . o——= _ Ifyou snack on potato chips often selected meat, eggs, ah fl STA-RITE PUMPS . instead of cheese or choose an cheese, milk, non-starchy . ear of corn over an artichoke, vegetables and fruit juices. 4 SALES & SERVICE your food choices match those of obese people. A a eye oe that In a food choice survey tall people and men more " undertaken at a student food than women. There was No Water No Pay cafeteria on the University of 0 significant difference in the California at Berkeley camnumber of servings selected Free Estimates pus, obese persons teed to by nblons ove 3 zeus of i lorie, lowage and those r 30. F pennchey en those of . Serving Nevada, Placer o weight: The article pages ot iat El Dorado and Amador a survey were Obesity is one orem: Counti aacaned "by UC Berkeley health problems in the United ee Qt professors June Gates, Ruth States ger Ei Oont ay Hwy 49 & Luther Road Offer expires on Huenemann and Richard Persons ore tans December 31st, 1975 Brand in a recent, issue of the unwilling to keep track of the (1460 Canal Street) ecember 31st, Journal of the American Kinds and amounts. of foods Auburn, Calif. Dietetic Association. they eat. : oe veo . . SHANNON'S SAW SHOP men and women , those classified as obese tended to Lon Gilbert Call 885-0421 select more pasta, starchy . FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP Day or‘Night — Phone 273-5402 vegetables, rolls, Geserts, (HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY ;, gravies and soft drinks than . Thoin 0. Box 104 Licensed Contractor # 282051 Rt. 1, Box 734-6 Grass Valley oe those y * a} Grass Valley, Ca. 265-6166 oF Normal weight people more