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PAGE 18, WHITBYFMI PRESS WEDNESDÂYI JULY 17;1991 Most use string trimmers incorrectly By the. CnadianGarden Counci String or fishing lino trimmers, whether lectric or gas powwered, are used by gardeners to trim around lawns, flower beds and individual trees, and sbrubs in gardons both -large and sinali. Most people, including profes- sionals, use them incorrectly. For years, gardon commumi- cators h ave been advising that during the summer months at least, lawn mowýers should b. set high se, the grass is at least five contimetres or' two inches high after the cutting is done. This is not only. a strong deterrent to weeds,- it aiso. helps drought-proof a lawn. While some gardeners have caught on to this technique with the lawn mower, the saine cannot ho said about string trimmiers. .According 'to' the CanadieLn- Gardon Council, most -home gardeners as well as professionals, use these machines to cut the grass around tho lawn, edges and flower beds, and at tho base -cf trees to within a millimetre of its life. Often, these closely-cut -edges turni brown due- to the scalping. But,, it's around trees that the Cane<ian Gardon Coundil is emphasizing. ,,Use, of any type of string triminer'around any young or newly-planted tree and even eround some thinner-barked mature 1trees '(such - as honey-locusts), can cause severe damage to tho bark. This damege can ho sa, bad that in just a couple of years the tree goos into demise and dies. It is moat important,. therefore, absolutely not te, have the fast-spinning cord of any fishing Uine or string trimmer touch the bark of any tree.<' The best way toprevent this is t ecut justa Smallcircle of sod away-from the base of each tree, end trim that edge rather than around the bark of the tre. itself. The results of weekly bombard- ment of thin tree bark by string trimmers should not- ho under-emphesized as many gardeners do. Once -you notice damage, its usually too late, as the brining is around the, entire circuniference. Demage te the bark itself, while not good, ie not the cause of death te the trees. What does cause a quick death ie damage te, the xylem and phloem tissues through which the trees conduct water up and down the trunk. Without these vessels, aiways located just below the bark surface, the trees are unable te, survive. The damage from string trimnmers aniounts te the sanie as cen ho caused by rebbits chewing around the herk of newly-planted trees during the winter. And, the results are the saie toc - death of the trees. As xnentioned, aIder, thin- barloed trees too cen ho affected, as can mature trees with thick bark. Urben arborists have often witnessed semi-mature maples or LmieI r IJA À PATIO0 FURNITU. RIE Beautifu L...Practical..Durable! End of the Season Savings on QualîtyLeisure Furniture "Shop Early For Best Selection" CHAIRS TABL ES CUSHIONS es-rcuKitGREsIr 5 POSITION RESIN ýRESIN- CAPRI HIGHBACK C4 'S RHODOS' 34" x 54" OVAL > SHADEWEAVE Q 8 Our reg O $j'I8 ur reg. SLE 598 XTLNE 680iu ou8i reg8 59.99ea ..19..a....8e . . 8C V AZULA $fls37".x 62"1 OVAL 08 OIINHGBC Ourreg88Our reg.5 OIONHGB K 1099ea . SALE.. si 15999ea ....SALE $788sHADEWEAVE 35S 7~TEXiILENE #6790$WàA8 V STACKING SALE7"Ou eg 8 . ETNIN33.88ea........SAE -$401 R SN1999elea, SALE $168388 SEAT PADS, HIHBCK08WERZALIT TEXTILENE #5770 1L Ou i43.......SALE1 2.88ea .......SALE AS <i01ut 5Q 8 VINAOVA~mnmleg.TEA CART ýLOWBACK $8 White, lmnrles 88 Folds fa for oasy storago. ' 88 Our re. $889Our reg. Ourreg 89 14.99ea. ................ SALE ~~349.99a. . SAs2 9 1.ea.....SL$ a oren iSume PYRAMIDAL NORFOLK RC -FERTILIZER -GS L AN DAO Coversurll i 4300q f S-Non-bumungdaclma he&pres organuc base lwn Sun or haif shade 'tl.~.- Uuuitoia Hg I~t food for&&pyramidal .., iesevergreon sspecin mens, fodfrthick -wr pae Ielfrhm e - vgorous growth. plaint ideal for bnight frhm *~ -Green up brownS A E diffused light of9 -, R ureg-Orlau u e bag a._______24____gea Table 1 /2Tor mboý -Over 12 easy to grow -Lo-prof le pla~nter -6 /2141/ sze varieties to choose from cornes in 4 deco- HEITZi JUNIPER Very hardy, silver- -AssorTed 12dess lnldmgdefebaharator shades-white, grenexim vigoous. Asredsin V ; white butterfly, rubber - black, stone-loo., PRINCE 0F WALES Bright green -lif plastic lners S trees, philodendron, Wih»tW*sproading branches intycaWILTON CARPET Blue carpet Wih - LE74 &Mo'atyuc SALE ground hugging branches. Our reg.099 *W itRo eWHTBP ROSSLAND RD. N W. of Thîckson Rd. HWV. 2 TAUTO RDE ?W&~ 9.OOa.m.-9:00 .m. OSHAWA I-melum lîght Sat , Sun. à& olldays 300 Taunton Rd. E. 9.OOa.m.-6:OOp.m. Rison & Taunton <HY 0 SALE ENDS JULY 30,1991 OurReg0 LI[~DT SOC O HNDWEHAE THE RIGHT TO LIM[V QUANTTES. WHITBY OSHAWA NO LEISURE FURNITURE SOLD AT KENNEDY RD. a THE QUEENSWAY STORES. OPENV S UNDA rs 1110, Vl, carell", - L Mur,<' 7iýj