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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 19 May 1971, Supplement, p. 5

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can get more than your share Wlý" of healthful exercse le your t * ~ .~ garden. It's usually unintentional L . .... ...exercise -spadng, pulling weeds, pushîing a wheelbarrow -blit it ounts just the sami as far as your muscles, heart 'à -e' and circulation are concern- ed. Ordînary gardenîng activityi stretches and tones a surpris- ¶1ing assortment of muscles. But if you stili prefer golf ng or other exercises, why not consider the garden work- 3, savers such as the Ortho r ~sprayette uine or the toy=Vîke îhrlybird ertilizer applicat- or? ItVE an exercise inafun. Secret of a Healthy Lawn or en) essons From A healthy lawn is more than Given time, additional care chemnical controls for both a thing of beauty. Nothing and more conscientious wat- types. For grass-type weeds, G rowe rs else does se fine a job of ering, such a lawn mnay re- including the notorious crab- It mai<es sense ta direct carpeting sali while stili vive completely. grass, use an agent such as some lawn questions at the allowîng water anîd nutrients Starvation Ortho Liquîd Crabgrass Kili- people who grow more high ta reach tree roots and shrub Lawns show their need for er. Yeu ean also help keep ouality grass than anybody roots in the soul beiow. And nutrients by growing more crabgrass from getting start- Me ew se h o a well established lawn Is slowly and by iosing some af ed ln your lawn to begin withese Sow asdteso easier than ever ta maintain. their color. As a turf thins if you use a crabgrass contrai, growers te tell un how the Power-driven mowers and out, weeds gain a foot- product early to stop thse wer of soed lawinvecould trimmrs hae takn thekoidThere is no such thing pesky seeds before they geri- in hssiabenetet backache out of grooming. as a healthy iawn that con- imate in the sprrng mnt-f conditin-a ree n ds Selective weed-kilers have tinually feeds itseif fram sili For broad-ieaved p-re weedfeani eliminated hours of toil on alone withoutfertilizing. Re- such as easefre as he ay i ariv- hands-and-knees. The appli- member every timne you cut a onons, and daneins, usledrmth rwagfed cation af modern fungîides lawn yau are harvesting a mixture that cotaîns herbi- No matter how your lawn and insecticides can prevent crap and removîng nutrients, cides, such as Ortho Lawn g0t or wlll get its start-sod or cure lawn diseases and in- To keep a iawn healthy and G -oom. or sceds-you should find the festations that have mystified strong, feed ît regularly with inseet Infestationl auswers helpful. Iawn-iovers for years. a balanced nutrîent mix, such lnsect contrai is a subject Many people, it turas out, Automatîr sprinkiing sys- as Ortho-Gro Lawu Food, as broad as it is important lu simply start out wrang. Pre- terms - saime incorporating Golf-course superintendents lawn culture, 'because of the paring the soîl before puttîng moisture-sensmng devices-re- and other lawu experts agree variety of insects that attack in sad Is just as important as member ta irrigate wnen you that a prosperung lawr should lawns and the agents avaîl it is before seediug, Most af are on vacation, or when yo be fed every four ta six weeks able tafiîght them. Among the the time it helps ta work get taa busy ta maintain a duriug the grawuug season. more important pests that you argaule matter and fertilizer watering schedule. Applica- Weed ]Invasion should watch for are snails, îuta the lawu bed. For eacli tion of scîetficaliy baiauced Weed contrai is the big- chinch bugs, cutworms and 1,000 square feet, put ou 3 or nutrieuts is fast aud easy gest singie problem faciug ieafhoppers. Among the pro- 4 bales of peat mass, 100 wîth a large chouce af plan! lawn lvr.in* generai, weeds ducts available for contrai of pounds of dolomitie lime (if foads available especialiy for or- other unwauted plant these and other pests are some necessary un your area) and turf grasses. ~t growth in your iawn fali inta that combine theur insecticides 50 pounds af superphosphate. twa categories: grasses aud wth a fertilizer, such as When the ground in level aud But even wt ail af these broad-leaved weeds. Fortun- Ortho-Gro Lawn Food with a ready for sod, scatter Ortho- aids, somne lawns are f hin, ately, there are excellent bult in insecticide. Gra Lawn Food ou top at the spotty or brown when therst rate af 10 pouuds per 1,000 in the samie ueighborhood are sqaefet Ne1tit h a-jy tWIflfd Wh eLrlsqopinch or two of soli. Of a ta behadoeWhy 9 Lack 3- M uscl ýZes uIelfet; rke i int th hapn iAwn a v iga asn'tjut w~umIV N ~ igi One quick way ta wreck haupn. Alaw 18 uicu tayour perfect sod is ta plant tell yau wheu it iacks water, lu toa much shade. Most of weoris bet cambyin diseas- the sod sold these days is com-ÏIl d. mon Kentucky bluegrass and ed. Merlan bluegrass. And blue- A lavr s equaily quick grass thins out rapidiy un aô respoud ta proper or cura- shade. Shade mixtures shouid tive care. Ail that s needed cantain some fine-leaf fescue. in yaur recognition that same- A slower but equally damag- thing îs wang, praper c ag- n watera bugs i nosi'ý oi th -problem, and im- tlng wway ta troat eoplei mediate action. like the look ai a close-crap- If the sub. ail has been prop- elanndc'tg ith el rprd ad thelw habit ai setting their mower has been evenly piauted wîth blades high euough ta please grasses suited ta the i mate lers.Mwa es w sud sailiconditions in yaur bluhegrass. Mwia less w 17 luhes thighrobsathegrat esf area, virtualiy ail lawu prab-thnharbshegssi lemb aan ctaf dte oneorng much ai the green growth combnatîn ofthe olloingneeded ta produce food fat aour factors. the roats (the taller the grass improper Waieringig tedeI h mt) When grass isu t gettiugeu the deee e thecourtge ueough water t goes through deep rooting by wateriug g4 recogrizable series of chaug- ___right. lu warm weather 5, ..s. First, the turf loses ts. lawus need one inch of water- priniue~ (s agenraia week. If raja dooesut 'put Sule, if yau eau see footpriutsion(eur îhaan d e yu wa te ar) thegauge), you da it, 9oak la vu, t nees ae) Sec- deeply when you water. Shal- audly, the grass u rns a blu- îaw, frequeut spriukling en- ý îsh, lusterless re a courages shaliaw roatlug sud evenuully turus ta a straw- shlows weed seeds ta sprout :Ï .calor. A gaod soakng will ntesrae o o rw revuve s lawn ,ihat bas lest utesrae o o rw lts spriungiess ,or turued blu- essd oro e awers ^uh bt.tsueta bstae If youi're feeling out ai deserted streets ai dawn. But about ta sod, seed, orreed on a straw-clor can't be sav- shape, maybe you need n lîttie -aecordîug ta gardemung ex- velopmeuts has been the lu- ed. ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 awvrterotaigardeniug, perts at the Ortha Division a tadctonaia le a8i yeliow turf mnay still be aive, True, the mare couventuanal Chevron Chemucai Company, an athrug wieig ayaproaches luclude s wattiug ieadiag producer ai chemiîcals proved grass varieties Dus- bigfrhnwblade growth. golf balis or jogging aloag for the home sud garden-yau aersstnei amjo brig frth uewInprovenient t h a gras' s -.Ozgmm-m Mbreeders have been aimiag ai for a long tume. Comnmon bluegrass bas always beeu prone ta ni a n y diseases, especially leat spot, 0f the N 'q 11ý ý1 P 1 enew1 bluegrasses, A-20. offers the sirongest resistance ta dis- esse; it's sold only as sod, f4ý C î.ÇflIrpola e/f QtpZsmce aeedo da't camne true with notable disease resîstance include Fylkîng, Peanstarsu rL WK P rata. Merlon has long been CLACKvalued for resisting leaf spot, haevr nasanie areas u is praving susceptible ta stripe.,- smut (curled, shredded, strîp- ed blades). Several aew varieties eau Cowbysrldng ise oneomerans5 ftentaled a tefrbernowed much Iower than hares fo wan cf ottr conve,,rsational Company, ,ithoughbugas -0 thora la no record of the herse ever angwerig Inaintelligible ,c.Fylkn, Pensasud PAo Your ar oten ommu cals wlh youand hen l des Wsi ¾ ncis ese seand ou B. Deî ný(utlg .À eettatet lesa at idie. When a deck, baicouy, C.Diipatcîs utierod. courtyard or small patio us Doiu ag sysueun g, Apowcr teria th sisemt apofîn themensure ai your garden tenu leakege, ppng pace, consider tise piessures 3. Tou isear wisat Sound$ Cd'y elcIbn imeut bodi k a WM fthe container gardea, ILA AdefctintheLor yeèiser was ut werk uR. O bise tise chirping of T.is.h îei.m. 'samethlag about graw- birds frontise engin. ef thse tire. h OL ti et in lnsi ptbx arm .A Mley plnt l posboes eompau . adei iey haaging baskets, thait lures Cause las 7. Tour car à Gkeýy e.A Aefeetlve sitemM e ven begianers îmia tise higher * A.A ~rapraa ~M gencrter levels ai gardeaiag experî- A r a a.noise urder ,tis e auais. B steence. B. -11 UUM wwTise comnuanesi ai plants B. he ot% Tise ceei mek-5tl takes ou a special importancei C. cbmemieM&CO A aeMâwhea il is idivdualzed ln AIdý '-cap.ý ý-'* eý a container. D. Birds lan these ngbi te= .ANSV4W-eRSI You live dloser ta plants lu conianuent B.716 gazoline yoc're t ,go; containers ihan ta the same 4, ow-serusblig onu ring is too powerfal. ,~, plants grawlng in beds or 4.la tisey enbgis pai't for yonr engiue. bo rL»ssuIIUe hrders. You vîsut theun more inrthe enieuPaie is C.ue te fibrilation,, d!4 v eu im a t oy î frequeuily, because you must lal Smad tali0, yqir nane£sUr)e a '01 .~, compensate for resirîcted root probnbly ume@=s tvawfein nâbepewm« ë ~ t a pace by mare frequeni feed- tise foliemlngu ors&e1.1919ng and waterung. And plants iu containers seernuta waut ta be worked with, to ha led ia onaw grwhpatterurs.

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