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Use Common Sense with Pesticides The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, May 13, 1998 Section Two Pace 7 Making Plans for the Herb Garden From page 5 What to do in case of a pesticide spill: • Keep people (children) and animals away from spill and ventilate area (open a window). Keep lire sources away. • Protect yourself: Use plastic or ruhher gloves, ruhher boots, dust mask and, in severe cases, a respirator. respirator. • Use absorbent material (kitty litter, paper towels, sawdust, soil, etc.) on liquid liquid to soak it up. Apply to the edges first then sweep with broom towards the middle. Absorb until dry. • Scoop up and pul in plastic garbage bag and take outside. • Wash area with detergent detergent and broom. Use a mild detergent and serub brush on carpets. Repeat if necessary. • If smell lingers, sprinkle sprinkle area with baking soda (or open a box and place it in the vicinity of the spill). • Wash gloves, boots, shovel, broom, etc., with detergent and launder contaminated contaminated clothing. • Dispose of garbage bag as per local guidelines. Phone your local Waste Management Department. Disposal Of Domestic Labeled Pesticides The best way to dispose of pesticides is to use them up properly, according to label directions. Deregistered Deregistered pesticides should be returned to the manufacturer through the dealer, distributor or direct. Damaged goods should be put in plastic bags, closed and returned to the manufacturer through the dealer or distributor. distributor. Do not rc-usc the empty pesticide containers. Dispose of them properly. Empty pesticide containers containers in the case of liquids should be rinsed with water three times, then wrapped in newspaper and disposed of in household garbage. The rinsewater should be used as a spray in areas where pests arc to controlled or it can be disposed disposed of in the ground away from water and/or plants. Empty containers for dry pesticides should be wrapped in newspaper and disposed of in household garbage. fibernethy's Paint and Wallpaper Ltd. Serving Homeowners • Contractors - Commercial Industrial Maintenance BENJAMIN MOORE • IDEAL • SIKKENS 55 King St. W., Bowmanville Telephone 623-5431 ©j.p. Getting Your AC Ready For Spring Spring and then summer arc just around the corner. Here arc some tips for making sure your air conditioner conditioner is ready when you need it. Air conditioners should be cleaned and serviced at the beginning of the season. season. Most tune-ups arc easy, take less than half an hour and will improve their cooling efficiency. • Unplug the unit. Vacuum or dust the front grill and controls. • Clean the air filter. If it is a foam filter replace it with one of the newer electrostatic micro particle filters that remove more of the micro particles in the air than conventional ones. • While the filter is out, clean the fins on the evaporator evaporator coils, the shiny metal ribs on the front of the air conditioner that arc visible when the grill is removed. Do not crush any fins. • If the bottom of the air conditioner has a small drain for condensed water, make sure it is free of debris. Remove mould or algae that may have formed. • On the outside, shade helps an air conditioner cool, but trees, shrubs and awnings that provide shade should be far enough away to allow warm air from the unit to escape. Clean and straighten straighten external fins located at the rear of the unit. • Inspect any scams and weather stripping around the unit and along the window window frame or wall entry. Install new weather-strip- ping as needed. D BIRD 51 m Sy Attract the birds to p your garden. .* • NIGER SEED • FINCH SEED • MIXED BIRD SEED • BLACK SUNFLOWER SEED Also Seed for Racing Pigeons • GRASS SEED • Also available '20 kg 25-5-5 Slow Releasee- Fertilizer by: Gail Simpson Empire Orchards and Herb Farm If you are just starting an herb garden it's best to start with a few well known herbs. Most culinary herbs have medicinal properties as well. This makes them a wonderful place to start. A few suggestions arc thyme, sage, mints or tarragon tarragon all arc perennials. Rosemary an energizing herb adds to the garden, but in our zone is a tender perennial as is lemon verbena verbena a great tea herb. The annuals you might consider arc basil, chervil or Chinese coriander. Most of the culinary herbs mentioned above need at least six hours of sunshine a day to do well. They prefer sandy, well drained soil and some prefer prefer to be kept quite dry, especially sages, thymes and rosemary. Often herbs are grown in separate beds, apart from other plants. However, there is now a trend to mix them with other plants to create a much more interesting design. Plants like angelica, egyptian onions or oregon grape make striking focus points. Creeping Thyme release a pleasant smell when walked on, for this reason it works great, fitting fitting into paving crevices or walk ways made entirely entirely out of carpet thyme. Some herbs like anise hys sop, lavender, santolina or spicy globe basil arc excellent excellent for sunny borders. Your choices arc endless, endless, but the main thing to remember, that herbs arc planted not only to be attractive but functional as well. Visit Empire Herb F Now Open for the Season 97 Varieties Herb Plants • Heritage Flowers & Vegetables Book your garden tours with Herbal Tea or Luncheon May 23rd or 24th, in celebration of mint, The Herb of 1998. Culinary Demonstration and talk on the many varieties and properties of mint. 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Apply the stripper to one section of paper using a large sponge or garden sprayer. Start at the top and work down. Wail 10 minutes minutes and apply another coat. The paper should begin to bubble. Using a putty knife or other scraping tool, scrape from a scam or corner corner of the paper. Paper should come off in strips, leaving the wall relatively clean. If paper docs not come off easily, apply another coal of stripper. Stripping wallpaper is messy business. For easy cleanup, put down a drop cloth in your work area before you begin and have a trash 'bag handy for the removed strips of paper. For removing of multiple layers, thick vinyl paper or painted paper, try the above directions first, If the paper does not come off easily, try the following: You will need an additional additional took to score or perforate perforate the paper so that the stripper can soak in. Wallpaper scoring tools are available at most hardware and decorator stores. 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