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Z4NORTHI£EDSLANTERN COOL COLLAR I think my “cool collar" may have saved me a heat stroke a time or two. The collar is made of an old terry- clnth towel that will go around your neck easily. Fold up one-third ofthc towel length-wise and sew pockets venically in the folded section, three In four incha apart Stun the pockets with ice cubes. fold the top third 0! the towel over the pockets and put it around your neck and shoulders. Futcn it with one safety pin in front. If the Cubs melt bclorc your hot garden or lawn work is finished. fill them up again. (Hugh Salter. Oklahoma Cily, Oklahoma) Reprwcd by immune" ol Guam W-y lur from TROY BILT OWNER NEWS To retavc I In: It” broth 0! mm Irllcd gardening um um: Gardening lip: lmm TrarBflL 20 Guilty Avenue . nay. NV mu (Jordan I rig Lift ti'ri; [vouq Orr-an The‘ first thaw nl Ihr :.pr ind loll ur. a I ltl,lx.‘ Wr‘l lift‘ .ifiil ‘.'(ill.’.i4l"Yrtl)l'y' in awe of tho Ill"rl‘llll)ll‘ amount of W:il.f‘l’ llial (lt'i iilfi‘tl it) run through our xiii-viiIIqua-m. 'l‘hc- llK-llllullj“ I i It“l not yrl Ill-th'tl, {70 water Look tho \"-.lljll"il, routn, r iihl through the- middle ol tho greenhousrm. l llnl‘lt‘ HIUI’II tho greenhouses it w" (:oold havo on top ot thr‘ lllJulP-lll (if wouldn‘t water for a Wt‘fi‘ lllt‘ lll"‘/'9‘{ :iiW-ll .'--0 water in leorr- pill il’ l)(‘lli'lll‘;’. iiruliirinuilh, wr- liaVr- had to WWI!” Apr il is; a good month tor thawing out 1hr gardc-ri but. thr'rrl if} .l lot that the average? ti-ltdi‘lll'l’ ran do now. AI": moon J33 tln- ground can tn- wor iii-«l in lhé‘ «4.1t'llt‘li>, it"; .i good time to transplant tall [h‘t’l‘llllldlfi or shrub that h.i:â€"'. t) l Iit‘k i in; the Lawns: filllllllil vwry thorough br ink raking Io r--mov- 'lwad loavvw and Willll‘t dr'bri'a. ‘l'his; raking it» .i way to lll'illfl thw spr ing season. 'l'hv‘ ilowor garden can be lorkml or roto tilled it this wasn‘t, lion!» in the loll, lit. should havr- bean you know}. Visits to the local nurseries can start as soon as you (ran :Lifcly work the l]r()UlHl ti) ol>ttiiri tlin shrubs, and other hardy plant:; that can be planted right away. Check with the nursery whether the plants you want to use have been wintored or are hardy cnough to tako trosts. Every year 1 tell about not rushing svason by trying to lilooniiuig nuin' III M bm-n d" I I\Wd/. I'I‘t'l‘ lVr‘ vi .lllll qt")t')il you the be the first one to plant the garden. Every year I mention that the average last frost is somewhere around the middle of May. Last year the last frost on the Oak Leaf Rd. was June 29. Every year I mention that plants that are put in the cold ground will usually only stall out and will be overtaken by those plants which are planted in properly warmed soil. NOT THIS YEAR ! This year, I will not advise you on these matters but will instead remain silent regarding the dangers of planting seedlings out too early. Thosv ot you who have fruit trees may be well advised to start treating the fruit in an organic lllrllllll‘l’ instead oi constant spraying. The following is; a brief outline or a. treatment programme which will reduce your pest problem considcrabiy. Growing iruit on a home scale and ea t. i ng your own fresh fruit without sprays is a rewarding expurience and you can accept some post damage while the commercial growers find it difficult to do so. The lirtii. stop this Spring is to thoroughly rake all the leaves up around l ht‘ tramp ()l the: l. i 00 . This should have been dorm last fall to prevent the wintering over of the scab bricte‘ar ia but; doing it llllf. spr inq will be better than not doing it at all. Burn these leaves. Second step: before the leaf buds break, spray a dormant oil spray. Use 250 ml or oil, a mineral oil or non detergent motor oil will do nicely, mixed in a gallon of water and with several of liquid :soap added . concoction .lt'ir‘l keep it agitated while} you :2pray. The night tamperature should not by freezing when you apply it. Last months column detailed this data. A nsnful thing to do is. tr) arg>1y tangleloot paste to the trunk of the tron. This pastv prevents crawling critters from going up the tree. The most useful thing to do however is to apply tanglefoot to a red ball i an old Christmas tree ornament?} and hang it tablespoons dishwashinq Mix this thoroughly in the tree. Insects think this red ball is an apple and they will come to it. to lay eggs, to eat etc. The tanglefoot traps them and they are removed from creating problems for the real fruit. A red ball can really get coated with insects quickly this way during the summer so you may have to be prepared to Clean it an rehang it. Keep the grass cut around the base of the tree or better yet, use a weed fabric and mulch around the base of the tree. As an aside, I used the tanglefoot last year to coat my young Chestnut trees and prevent the cats from sharpening their claws on the tender bark. Worked really well. As you read this, spring will have arrived and with it another gardening year. Lets have a good one. AUSTIN K. BERRY The valley Auctioneer Conplcte Auction Service Arnprior, Ont. Lyndhurst 623â€"5617 387-3282 lie Sell Everything Fara Dispersalsâ€"Householdâ€"Antiques. 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