PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY APRI t 18, 1984, WH ITB Y FR EE PRESS, HOME IMPROVEMENT SECTION Start sp ring Iawn care'soQfln PAINTING & DECORATING INTERIOR-EXTERIOR VINYLS AND PAPERHANGING GENERAL CONTRACTING CARRY ALL TRADES -CERAMIC TILES- DANNY ROXBOROUGH13 404 ATHOL ST. 689 Power RoIllng Fort lizer And Power Aeratlng Weed Conitrol' $49 95- l$34e*95 Caver Up to 4000 sq. f. m-ans application only. Asic bout or , i 4 carprhnslvs tmatmmntâ ta yaur lawn for only .723*2621l 35 Division*ý By DON VOORHEES lt's here. Spring has arrivedi And It won't be long before we begin our sprIng maintenance program on your iawn. We won't know until summer how the ex-, treme fluxuations in temperature this wlnt er will effect the inseot populatilon. Last sum- mer, was very warm and dry and chinch bugs played havoc with lawns that were not weil main- talned. Our -manager, Thom, Henry, was In- specting ffawns In late March this year and came across a nest of chincti bugs actively set- ting Up housekeepingi The chInch bug does It's !worst damage In mld to late summer. He wiii be monitoring ail our clients iawns and trees this year' for any pest Infestations. Here are a few things you can do to begin preparing your iawn for spring. A iight raklng with a fan- rake to remove leaves, twigs.and debris, Is ail that's needed. Heavy raking tends to damage new grass s eedllngs and may loosen the 'established grass plants f rom the moist so11. F111 depressions and hoies ln the lawn with a good quallty top soli. Car tracks along the driveway and curb can be gentiy iifted into place with agraden fork. ofDur-ham SERUR MAIINTENANCE *CONSULTING & TREATMENT 0F TREE AILMENTS IN URBAN PLANTINGS *PEST& DISEASE CONTROL *FOLIAR & OOT FEEDING TREATMIENTS' I.IcENcED'PESTICIDE APPLICTOR NOLDUS 0F DURHAM DIVISION 0F LAWN.A-MAT MICROJECI TREATMENT Valuable trees cost a lot to replace. Don't Delay Cali Today! Stm, Oshawa'.. 723«2621 Sharpen the blaides on your mower. A duil blade willi tear the grass blades and leave a brownIsh look to the iawn a few days after cuttIng. This is more notîceable In the summer months. Set the mower at 21/2 inches and leave it therel Only the last cutting of the year Is a littie ,shorter - ap- proxlmately 1i1½2inches. Use a grass _catcher or. rake the clippings from the lawn. Check your hose and sprinkler. A puisating sprinkler le recommen- ded. It Ican reach under the iowerliimbs 0f trees and save you hge water costs because 0f less evaporation.1 Water each, area 11½ to 2 hours once a week wlth normal rainfail. Best times for watering lawns are. eariy morning before the heat 0f the day and, late after- noon . Watering after dark on humld nights encourages fungus to spread. In order to care for trees and shrubs ln an urban setting you must take into consideration the envlronmentai con- ditions of the city. With a littie knowledge and common sense, you can maîntain attractive and healthy plants. Weakenlng, or reduction ln vigour 0f iandscape plants usually arises f rom exposure to stresses. The' most common stresses are: -drought, -floodIng, -freezlng - or extremne temperature fluc- tuations, -defoliation, -n utrient deflIciency, -chemnIcai or mechanical injury, ahnd -transplantlng shock. Many dollars can' be saved- by avoidlng these' types o 'f-stresses. The basios are watering, and feeding. Many trees are sufferling now from the drought of last summer and 'are pr edlsposed to ,attack from Insects and disease. Growlng In popularlty 18 the Injection method of piaclng food and pest controls, directly wlthln the trunk of the tree. Safe and dlean, it does flot harm birds, pets, -or, beneficialiinsects. Every six Inches, a 3.116" feeder tu b e Is Insert ,ed In the base of the tree and'a pressurizedý capsule con- talnlng nutrIents, or pest controileIspiaced ln the tube. The formula lB draw n Into the sap- Stream and travels throughout the bran- ches, leaves and root system. Lawn-a-Mat and Noldus of Durham are fui ly licensed by, t-he Mlnistry -of the Environ- ment. The wrlter serves on the executive comn- mlttee 0f Landscape On- tarlo- Horticulture Trades, Association and, Is a memfber' of- the Chamber of Commerce.. We -are, aiso> assoclate ar- bourlsets, of' Farm and Forest, Research Com- pany. We 'are looklng, for- ward to seeing you. If you have ýany questions concernIng your'outslde property,. do ,give us a caîl.' EDITORS NOTE:, Mr. Voorhses le tho owner of thé Lawn-a-Mat anid Noldus of Durham., Gad£ *gaduat mommommunu