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-PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16,19 84, WHii i i i i iJ LAWN AND GARDEN CARE. Mothor Goranium Plants See them AIlI at: Robert G. Eckel Greenhouses Hwy. No. 12, % Mlle north of Thîckson Rd. 655-4411 Openl7Days Power RoIIIng Power Aeratlng $493 95 *MISTER TRIM LAWN '&G RDE SERVICE eResonbleRates * Quality Service 57-71 B&L LANDSCAPING GARDEN MAINTENANCE Residentiai, Commercial. Pruning, tree removal, sidewalks, patios, fenclng, iawns seeded, sodded, fer- tlllzed, 30 years. Durham Reglon. 623-3299 Fertilizer And Weed Control $34u95- CDover up to 4000 sq. fi. - one application oniy. Ask about oir Prgrmmek..ra ' 4 comprehenelve treatments to your iawn for oniy 35 Division St., Oshawa 723-2621 t----'-j" WATT'IS Up In Your Home & Garden B.J. Watt Protect your transplants f rom pesky cutworms (N(-) - Who cut off ail the omato plants? Cutworms c-an heoOn(! of Che most frustrating of al garden pests. After ail the work of transplanting flow- er-s or vegetables into the garden,, a few cutworms can corne aiong and nip off each plant right at soil level. In two or three nights Chey can force you to re- plant most of the row. To add insuit. to injury, they hardly se(-into eat more than a few bites right through the bottomn of the sterm before they move to another plant. Smart gardeners (usu- allv' hose who have had to re-plant in previous years) take action.to protect Choir transplantis suc-h as toma tocs, cabbages and certain flowers. Insecticide dusts or sprays wili give good pro- tection and are available ' specific "Cutworrn Dusts". Sorne other general pur- pose' insecticides are ais( very effective suc-h as Bi i sec-t, Sevin or Diazinon. SIf you'd like afreec-opy of the 38-page hookiet "Guard 'N Guide" to help you make growing things a pleasurol. write to "Watt's Up", 686() Century Ave., Missi-s sauga, Ont., M5N 2W5. Berry J. Watt is technica/ adviser for Green Cross. Control tomato diseases (NC ) - To matoes are one of the top performors in Cana- dian vegetabie gardens and many peopie have fa- voriCe varieties that they grow year after year.., The very eariy varieties are usualiy susceptible to Early Blight disease and may turn brown and die long before a later variety shows any sign of disease. Cool weather after trans- planting can prevent polli- nation of the eariy flowers, delaying the crop. This c-an he prevented by spraying the first set of blossomns wi th To m a ta Fruiît Set. Keep an eye open for in- sect pesCs which show up. The hungrv tomnato horn- Right fertilîzeri (NC) - Various crops re- quire different types of fer- tilizers and for good reason. For example, if toriatcn.« are fed with a high nitrogen lawn fertilizer the crop will be a disaster; big vines with lots of leaves, but very littie fruit. Lettuce or spinach. o n the other hand, will thrive on lawn fertilizer. Manufacturers have spe- cial formulations suitable for general vegetabie crops, shrubs, trees and flowers suc-h as 12-18-9. Make sure the label states "vegeta- bles" before putting it on your vegetable garden soil. Tomatoes will do quite welI with general garden fertilizers but for maximum worm and the tomato fruit worm are the worst. Tht'-ri secticide Sevin gives gon)d con troL. Three diseases are c-or- mon for ail varieties: Earl,, Biight, Bacterial Spec-kand Late Blight. The best way to control both insects and diseases is to use an insecticide-fungicide dust available as Tomato & Po- tato Dust. If you'd like a free copy ()f the 38-page boo klet " Gu ard 'N Guide" ta help you make P., wing things a pleasure. wriu> to 'What's Up", 686() Century Ave., Missi., sauga, Ont., L5N 2W5. Berry J. Watt is technica/ aduiser for Green Cross. essential performance ycv shouldi use a fertilizer high in po- ash (the last number) and very o0. * n nit-. en(the first number). A formula of 4-5-15 will give superior resuits. A word from the wise: -save your egg shelîs. Crush and mix them in the soil when pianting yc>ur toma- tocs to help prevent Blossom-end Rot. If you'd 1like a free copy of' the 38-page booklet "Guard 'N Guide" to help you make growing things a pleasure, write to "Watt's Up". 6860 Century Ave., Missis- sauga, Ont., 1,5N 2W5. Berry J. Watt is technical adviser for Green Cross. INTERLOCKING PAVUNG STONE DELIVERED & OR INSTALLED T. Arnts Loarn Supply Ltd'. 1I ½ Mlles North Hwy. 2 SBrock Rd... Pickering 683-0887 BLUE DAN UBE GOLDEN PFITIZER GLOBE CEDAR AL L $4.75 EA. REG. $8.00 IMPATIENS & FIBRE $1.25 VEGETABLES*PERENIALS ROSEBUSH ES. PLANTERS & SAVE A LOT 668-9068 AJAX VA1E5MN I% '-1 ,LISHAA, fl ur'sery OU M1AR DEN garden CIÇERVICE centres Q Thlckson Rd. 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