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Lawn care tips for home owners GeorgetownActon 1964 Your lawn will be the envy of the neigh borhood with a little sensible and relatively easy management says Horticulturist Jack Eggcns at the University of horti cultural science department First avoid mowing your lawn too short because this causes the root system to starve and become very shallow Clip no shorter than three centimetres to four centi metres 13 Inches to 1 inches in height For example at a five cm in mowing height Kentucky Bluegrass roots will nor mally be cm to 30 cm deep in to 12 in but they will be eight cm to 10 cm deep three in to four in at a two cm 078 in mowing height Mow the lawn weekly during rapid growth and return clippings to the lawn to mulch Turf grasses are adequately fertilized when their enphosphoruspotassium needs are supplied ratio An established lawn should receive 15 kilograms to 20 kilograms of actual nitrogen per 100 square metres three pounds to four pounds per 000 square feet per growing season This is supplied by ap plying eight kg to 10 kg lbs to lbs of a 20510 fertilizer or nine kg to kg lbs to lbs of a fertilizer in early April midJune and early September Expensive turf fertilizers contain nitrogen in a slow release form to prevent foliar bum But inexpensive or bargain fertilizers such as can be successfully used if ap plied at a rate no higher than kg of fer tilizer per 100 square metres lbs per 1000 square feet per application and watered into the soil immediately after application he says A wellmaintained lawn needs supple mental irrigation only during the June to August period and then only at seven to 10 day intervals Apply about two cm 0 In water per application Avoid light frequent sprink lings particularly in the evening because this encourages weeds and increases the turf grasss susceptibility to fungal For broadleaf weed control try one of several safe and effective herbicides avail able at garden centres or hardware stores Most products contain two or three her bicides together to kilt all of the weeds Proper application requires that the weed is growing actively for rapid uptake of the herbicide The period late May through June and September is the best time to spray but good weed kill without turf in jury can be obtained at other times if the temperature Is not above degrees Celsius degrees Fahrenheit Annual grass weeds such as and annual are best controlled with a preemergence herbicide applied in late April be says This may be applied as a spray or In granular form or applied as a fertilizerher bicide combination with the first fertilizer application In the spring Sprout Spuds To plant potatoes this May simply cut a large potato in half allow the surface to dry and then plant 10 centimetres four inches deep Sprouts will develop within a week in warm fertile soil Allow the tops to die off and then dig up the tubers and store in cool dry place Do It Now Dont wait for frostfree weather to start your flower garden Many bedding plants such as sweet pansles snap dragons calendulas thrive in cooler temperatures Perennial grass weeds are difficult to con trol because there are no available her bicides which will selectively remove perennial grass weeds from a home lawn Send the weed to the University of for identification and directions on the cor rect control procedure The hairy chinch bug can damage fawns during July and August Early symptoms are often mistaken for drought stress Apply an insecticide in midJuly and again in early August if necessary to control this pest Thick layers of dead turf above the soil surface or thatch is sometimes a problem on lawns four to six years old Thatch development i3 caused by poor soil aeration and excessive turf growth Reduce the amount of nitrogen and water supplied and if necessary physically remove the dead turf in September using a vertical mower DESIGNER GARDEN this villi an ee to in beauts Form Biro color and ore llie prominent qualities in plant at the leaf color ami Irj In arrange which Mop the here the leaf iter color anil texture Pinch Back Pinch back the blooms in geraniums and coleus says Tony Hogevorst rural organizations coordinator Horticulture with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Foods rural organizations and services branch Your plants will then branch out and the foliage will double its size within a few weeks SAVE UP TO ON A NEW JOHN DEERE LAWN AND GARDEN TRACTOR Its our biggest sale of the year with great deals on a wide selection of quality John Deere products Save up to 500 off our regular selling price on a new John Deere Lawn and Garden Tractor up to 13 off riding mowers off high pres sure washers off walk behind mowers and much much morel Drop In today these special offers are for a limitedtime only OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8 AM S PM OPEN SATURDAYTILL NOON 8533901 Country Mart L CORNERS HWYS 24 ft 26 OSPfllNGE MILES NORTH OF ACTON