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By Lyle Hillyard
Senator, District 25

I finally had time, in light of the many spring activities that are going on, to begin my garden work. I was able to cane the raspberries and begin the first good weeding. My raspberries do not begin to produce until about Labor Day and then keep producing until Halloween (as long as I cover them when it freezes). It seems small to look at, but when on my hands and knees trying to get out the weeds before the stems grow too large, it can be mighty difficult. We had raspberries that produced about the 4th of July but they developed a virus that killed all the fruit.

I need to get my potatoes and corn planted this Saturday. I can’t remember a time that I have waited this long to plant the potatoes, but it has just been too wet. My dad taught me that corn will not grow until it reaches 70 degrees and the weatherman (who is never wrong) says that will occur next week. The rhubarb, however, always grows well even without any attention.

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