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Mark Puckrin 705-357-3374 NEW TO THE MARKET Spotless 3 bedroom chalet style home overlook- ing the Nonquon River, minutes north of town. Large treed lot with park across the street. Appli- ances included at $164,900. Robin Timmins 985-0680 REMIX From Page 1 surfaces much hotter than turf. **As an added benefit, turf's growth process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere which has been identified as one of the potential factors that may cause global warming. By absorbing carbon diox- ide and releasing clean ox- ygen, the grass plant is helping cool the earth, as well as our homes. "There are many other' functional benefits of tur- fgrasses typically overlook- ed by the general public. These include: 1) soil ero- sion control, which protects a vital resource; 2) dust stabilization; 3) noise abatement; 4) glare reduc- MUSINES by Helen Suzanne SURPRISE This is not a joke. How do you make a 1200 square foot house shrink to half its size? Or....how does a perfectly sane woman be- come a babbling idiot? You open the door to unexpected company! Don't misunderstand me. | love surprises, and | love people, but not necessarily when they appear at my front door with four suitcases, two teenage children, a baby and a doberman, and they are looking at me as if | should know their names. They did look vaguely familiar so | invited them in. They never saw the light of day again for two days, and | never saw sanity. Within the first two minutes, it was obvious that Lillian and Harold, the parents, didn't enjoy a marriage made in heaven. They treated each other as if they were a contagious disease. Le- onard, the 17 year old boy, immediately fell in love with the refrigerator, phone and stereo. Patsy, the 13 year old girl, fell in love with her- self, and if she wasn't in the bathroom with her suitcase on wheels full of cosmetics re- constructing her face every half hour, she was bathing. The child should have been born a fish! Tiny, the doberman, had reached maturity but still had a lot of puppy in him. Instead of playing with a ball, he chose to throw my two dogs in the air and catch them in his mouth. He also took over the couch, chair and bed when- ever he wished and there wasn't a person in the house that would ask him to move. Oh, | made a somewhat feeble attempt to push him off the furniture with my right hand in a moment of madness, but thank goodness I'm left- handed as my other hand now serves no more useful purpose than to finish off my arm. The animal had a healthy appetite as you can well imagine, and | seriously considered, for eco- nomic reasons only, feeding the doberman our food while we sat down to a feast of "bowser bits." The baby, Curtis, | must confess, was cute. | hadn't been around an infant for years so | couldn't remember if you had to wind them up to start them or what. | needn't have wor- ried. This one crawled around on all fours quite nicely and could even pull himself up using my lamps, plants and figurines. In spite of their differences, the parents did agree on one thing. Their baby was the most intelligent child ever to be born. Sure, he was sweet but the only two outstanding talents | picked up were projectile vomiting and exercis- ing the lungs, and that usually occurred every- time | was standing beside him holding some- thing that could either spill, maim or burn. They say out of every bad situation there seems to come some good but | am having a hard time with this one. Two days later they were gone and | am still wondering who those people were. | have finally gotten my grey rug | always wanted; not a new one, just grey, and | can control my dogs much better by just telling them "Tiny" is coming for a visit. They're gone for the rest of the day. As for my mental health, | am doing much better but | still break out in a cold sweat every- time a strange car pulls up in the driveway. | have also taken down the vacancy sign on the roof. tion; 5) safety in vehicle operation; and 6) reduced fire hazard. "It should be noted that these functional benefits derived from turfgrasses are closely interrelated with water in a number of situations. Furthermore, even turfgrasses that are tan to brown in colour due to summer drought stress will retain many of the impor- tant benefits discussed here. And, once regular rainfalls occur, the grass will generally bounce right back green!" There are a number of steps that homeowners may take to help ease the burden on a diminishing water supply. Frequent, light watering of lawns should be completely avoided. It can do more harm than good, even for what may have once been very strong grow- ing lawns. Applications that only moisten the surface of the leaves and barely penetrate the soil will weaken the root structure because the grass plants will have little need to sink down deep roots seeking adequate moisture. Shallow roots will be at a soil level that dries out very quickly, thus depriving the grass plants of needed water, and they soon die. Infrequent, deep water- ing in the early mornings or evenings will help the plant establish adequate roots and provide sufficient moisture between watering. To determine when to water, probe the soil with a screw driver, or even bet- ter, use a probe that removes a core of soil at least 10-15 cm (4-6 in.) deep. When the soil is dry or the probe is difficult to insert in» to the ground, it's time to water. Probing should be done in several locations around the garden because some soil areas may hold water better than others. Tree-shaded areas may not need as much water, while areas near heat-reflecting buildings, or adjacent to concrete or other pavement will dry out faster. If high-efficiency, in- ground irrigation, with automatic controllers is not possible, the homeowner should use the largest (in- side) diameter garden hoses available. The sprinklers should be a type that deliver large water drops and not a fine mist which evaporates easily. Uniform sprinkler patterns are.also important to avoid dry spots in one area and run-off in another, just by a single sprinkler. The need for a good quality sprinkler cannot be emphasized too strongly! When watering is done, the object should be to moisten the soil to a depth of 10-15 cm (4-6 in.). The amount of time needed to do this depends on a number of factors: soil type and densi- ty, water pressure, type of sprinkler, and the presence of lawn thatch. Generally, the sprinkler will need to re- main in one position for at Turn to Page 5 11 AM FSP COUNTRY LANE Realty Ltd. COLDWELL BANKER SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1991 -2PM Directions: North from intersection of Queen and Lilla Streets (IGA) to Riverview Drive in Cawkers Creek. Follow the signs. SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1991 2:30 - 4:30 PM Directions: 7A East from Port Perry to Nestleton Rd., turn left to stop. sign, | turn right to St. Christopher's Rd., turn left, follow signs. RIDGE NORTH REALTY LTD. SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1991 1:00 -4:00 PM ' Directions: Port Perry to Scugog Island Road - follow the signs.