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Cold-Weather Publications Offered
UConn's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers the following publications that help Connecticut's residents deal with snow and cold weather. Let it snow!
Landscape health suffers when drying winds and heavy loads of ice and snow weaken plants. Find out more about specific problems and ways to protect plants in Winter Injury to Landscape Plants ($.30, 4 pages).
Combat creosote in the chimney and find out how much wood is in a cord with Home Heating Alternatives ($1.50, 26 pages). This publication covers safe wood and coal stove installation, as well.
Snow days can mean time to catch up on projects or pursue interests, such as Cane Seats for Chairs ($.30, 15 pages), Attracting Birds ($.40, 10 pages), and 200 Tips for Growing Beautiful Perennials ($7.95, 128 pages).
Long-term cold weather creates problems for some homeowners. Ice Dams: Cause and Cure (free) discusses the origin and prevention of rooftop ice dams.
Learn about regional recipes and food-related customs in New England Foods and Traditions ($.50), or find ways to add fiber to the diet in Fiber (free).
A 50-point lighting, heating and appliance energy conservation checklist plus directions for building energy-saving devices are in Home Energy Conservation ($1.50, 26 pages).
Motorists need preparation for driving in cold weather. Stalled
But Safe ($.30, 11 pages) offers practical tips to survive being stranded in a car.
Home Heating Alternatives ($1.50, 26 pages) talks about passive solar, kerosene and coal heating.
Take care of loved ones by Building a Better Diet (free, 15 pages) and Using Less Sugar, Fat, Salt (free) in cooking. Cut down on arguments about family finances with Plugging Leaks in Spending ($1.50, set of 12 fact sheets), which covers keeping important papers, determining net worth, making spending and saving plans, finding leaks, and credit use.
Each publication's cost is listed after its name; there is an additional charge for postage. To order or for more info, call 860-486-3336.
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