CONSUMER ALERT/RECALL: Munire Recalls "Newport Rubbed Black" Cribs and Matching Furniture Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Newport Rubbed Black 4-in-1 Cribs and Matching Furniture; Units: About 3,000 Cribs and 6,000 Matching Furniture Pieces; Manufacturer: Munire Furniture Inc, of Piscataway, N.J. Hazard: The red paint which is underneath the black finish paint on some of the cribs and matching furniture exceeds federal lead limits. If ingested by young children lead can cause adverse health effects. Incidents/ Injuries: Munire has received one report of a child ingesting the paint. The child was diagnosed with lead poisoning. Description: The recalled cribs and furniture are made of wood and have a rubbed black finish. Only the "Newport Rubbed Black" cribs and matching furniture manufactured in Indonesia between April 2006 and November 2008 are included in this recall. The model number, date, and country of manufacture are printed on the label attached to the side panel of the crib and the date of manufacture is on the back panel of the furniture. Models listed below are included in the recall: Model Name 7900, 7918, 7915, 7908, 7902, 7907, 7905, 7929, 7975, 7906, 7914, 7901, Newport Lifetime Crib Hutch for Combo & Double Dresser Mirror Combo, Nightstand Conversion Kit for Lifetime Crib, 5 Drawer Dresser Armoire Guardrail for Lifetime Crib, Double Dresser Bookcase Newport OldeWorld Crib Sold at: Specialty furniture stores nationwide from April 2006 through November 2008 for about $600 for the crib and the matching furniture pieces were sold between $700 and $1,000. Additional accessories were sold for about $170. Manufactured in: Indonesia; Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the products and contact Munire Furniture to receive a replacement coupon which will entitle consumers to exchange the products for another product free of charge. Consumer Contact: For more information, call Munire Furniture toll-free at (866) 586-9639 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.munire furniture.com.

Q: How can I make sure my indoor, tropical hibiscus plant gets enough light through the winter? A: You can provide your hibiscus with artificial lighting from a standard florescent tube light, hung about 5 feet above it. Put the light on a timer and have it on 16 hours per day. The plant should develop leaves that are deep green and healthy as a result. They should also produce flowers every week or so. You should then be able to move the plant outdoors come summer.

Q: We've just moved into a new home, and the yard is overrun with bamboo. Is there anything we can do (besides just yanking the plants out) to get rid of it?

A: If you have a patch of bamboo that you want to get rid of, cut the stalks about a foot above the ground and clear away the cuttings. Fill a plastic pail roughly one-quarter full of rock salt. Fill the rest of the pail with boiling water and stir well. Pour the hot mixture into the hollow stalks. Wait a week and then dig out the bamboo stalks and roots. You may need to repeat the process. It's tough to dig out a complete bamboo root, but this way you know you've killed the plant.

Q: What causes the leaves on my rubber plant to turn yellow?

A: Yellowing leaves on indoor rubber plants is a common problem. It is usually a sign of over watering. Check your plant to make sure it has adequate bottom drainage to draw excess water away from the roots. If your plant has been in the same container for a long time, remove it and its root ball and loosen the bound roots. Remove some of the soil at the top of the ball and then transplant the tree into a larger pot.

Q: How do peas differ from beans?

A: Both peas and beans belong to the legume family (Leguminosae or Fabaceae), which means that they both fix nitrogen in the soil, making it available to other garden plants. They differ mostly in their seedpods. Most peas are seeds produced in a bladder like pod. The exception is snow peas, which are produced in a fleshy pod that is also eaten. Beans can be either seeds that grow in a fleshy pod or the entire pod. Peas do better than beans at cooler temperatures.

If you have questions or problems with services or products regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture you may write Consumer Services, 19 Martin Luther King Drive, Room 224, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 or toll free at 1-800-282-5852 (state wide).