Archive for June, 2009
The Seeds of Weed Control
Advice for dealing with unwelcome plants. Transcript of radio broadcast: 25 May 2009 [audio:http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/specialenglish/2009_05/audio/Mp3/se-ag-weed-control-25may09_0.Mp3 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When its undesirable qualities outweigh its good qualities. Consider this: Crops generally produce several hundred seeds per [...]
Keeping a Close Eye on Those ‘Green Shoots’
Some signs of economic life are returning to parts of the U.S. economy, but unemployment is likely to worsen before it gets better. Transcript of radio broadcast: 08 May 2009 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Signs that the recession is easing in the United States have led to a lot of talk [...]
Grow It Yourself: Strawberries
Renovation — which includes removing a lot of old plants to let newer ones replace them — is an important part of the process. Transcript of radio broadcast: 18 May 2009 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. One of the sweetest gifts of nature is a red, ripe strawberry. There are three basic [...]
