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M4 PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 17, 1984 wong oom The Durham Region YMCA held its annual judo tournament af PPHS last Thursday night with competitors taking part froifi the Port Perry and Whitby classes. The gold medal winners are front from left: Jason Fallaise, Grant Cole and Kellie Scanlon. Back from left: Vicky Stewart, Chris Campbell and Steve Wakefield. At back centre is instructor Bill Gribben. 7 Ay SLATE LEAS © Xo To 6 00) Wy L -§ TX Ty eX, LWP a A Winners of silver medals from left front: Theresa Pallotta, Chris Johnstone and Kevin Mackie. At back are Samantha Gokool, John Fallaise, instructor Donna Gribben and Todd Hamilton. cn) FOR YOUR COMPLETE CAR CARE SERVICE Scugog Oil Undercoating Service at 985-9569 We do -- Car Washing -- Interior Shampoo MERV PUGH --~ Oil Undercoating -- Wax Treatment Regional Rd. 8, Port Perry When it comes to weeds, Despite several thou- sand years of advances in agricultural techno- logy, the best way to control weeds in a home vegetable or flower garden remains the "Santa Claus' treat- ment: HOE-HOE-HOE, says Jack Dekker, weed science specialist of the University. of Guelph's crop science depart- ment. Easier methods of weed control are avail- able but they have drawbacks. Home gardens include a wide variety of plants and no one herbicide is safe to use on all of them. Therefore, it is often best to consider mech- anical weed control methods. Using a hoe, or small hand cultivator, is easi- est and most effective, when garden weeds are small. Shallow hoeing is best as it both conserves valuable soil moisture, and it prevents harming nearby crop roots. There are other bene- fits to be derived from 5 - L] hs wr # y 4d 4 hoeing: it provides in- vigorating and healthful exercise and it allows you to closely monitor your garden throughout the summer for the first signs of other garden pests such as insects, slugs and diseases. The timely monitoring of your garden can help you to stop problems be'ore they get too serious. : Another effective way to keep weeds from growing and conserve soil moisture and mode- rate temperature is to mulch the soil. Colored plastic shades out weeds. Lay a metre wide (three foot) strip of plastic on top of the soil. Tuck the edges into shallow trenches and cover with soil. This is done after you have prepared the soil for planting. Punch holes through plastic at each place where transplants are planted or seeded crops germinate and emerge. - Other mulching materials that prevent weeds from growing are straw, grass clippings, wood chips or stone chips. . Larger home ga may warrant the use of chemical weed control. Some planning is nec- essary to simplify the use of © herbicides common to a number of crops. It is usually wise to keep all perennial crops, such as straw- berries, raspberries, rhubarb, asparagus, and fruit trees, on one side of the garden. Some herbicides can be applied as a spray before planting and then incorporated into the top 10 centimetres (four inches) of soil. Treflan (400 grams per litre) is a preplant incorporated herbicide that controls some broadleaf weeds and most annual grass- es. It can be used on snap beans, cole crops, carrots, peppers, turn- ips and tomatoes at a rate of 14 millilitres to 28 millilitres per 93 square metres (one half to one Bronze medal winners front from left: Sam Shewan, Nicole Gokool, and Mike Tripp. Back from left: David Stell, Tonya Bux- cey and Jeff Tait. At back are instructors Dave Gribben and Susan Austin. E SHO Head Rebuilding - Engines Rebuilt - Rotor & Drum Turning - Helicoil Repair Flywheel Resurfacing (flat & recessed) Motorcycle Brake Disc Resurfacing Engine Boring & Head Resurfacing 345 INCOME TAX JACK BEAL GUARANTEED RETURNS FROM $13 11 VANEDWARD DRIVE - PORT PERRY (Lake Scugog Lumber Company - Upstairs Office) Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Saturday - 8:30 a.m. to 12 Noon. Closed Thursdays PHONE 985-3688 TTT... fluid ounce per 1,000 square feet). Another group . of herbicides can be used to control weeds at the pre-emergence stage (after seeding but before the crop or weed emerges). Amiben (10 per cent granular) is sprinkled (not sprayed) on to the soil surface to control most broadleaf weeds and annual grasses in asparagus, snap beans, carrots, peppers, pot- atoes and tomatoes. Apply at 28 gm per 93 square metres (one ounce per 1,000 square feet). Lorox or Afolan (50 per cent wettable pow- der) controls most broadleaf weeds and some annual grasses in asparagus, carrots and potatoes when applied pre-emergent as a spray to these crops at a rate of 28 mL per 93 square metres (one ounce per 1,000 square feet). Basagran (400 gm L) is applied as a post- emergent herbicide to control most broadleaf weeds, but not annual = grasses, in snap beans. It is applied at a rate of 14mL to 2lmL per 93 square metres (one half ounce to three quarter ounce per 1,000 square feet). Apply the suggested rates in three litres to four litres (one half to one gallon) of water per 93 square metres (1,000 sq. ft.). Apply granular herbicides by sprinkling on the ground with a shaker made from an old tin can with fine holes. Apply liquids or wettable powders in four L of water (one gallon) per 93 square metres (1,000 sq. ft.). Complete herbicide recommendations are provided in Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Publication 75 "Guide to Chemical Weed Control'. Copies are available from local agriculture offices and from the Communications Branch, Ontario Minis- try of Agriculture and Food, Legistlative Buildings, Toronto, Ont- ario, M7A 1A5. A number of annual flowers will tolerate a preplant incorporated application of Treflan or Eptam before flowers are planted, or a pre- emergence application of Amiben granular before weeds emerge, and after annuals are transplanted and estab- lished. Some species are susceptible to the herb- icides, however. Read the label carefully. Mechanical weed con- trol, weed prevention, and mulches are the safest methods of con- trolling weeds in gar- dens. 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