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there is less than about 10 centime-
tres (4 in.) of soil.”
Good lawns need io be fertilized
several times a year, ©
Use a slow-release fertilizer with
aratio of 3:1:2. The middle number
Tepresents phosphorous and is the
least likely to leach out of the soil.
. Frequency of use will depend on
the type of fertilizer applied. -
vic All grass needs extra water at
: this time of the yvar. Lawns per-
form best when they get about |

“inch of water a week, Frequent but

shallow watcring encourages a
: yeak | root structures? °:...

- Raise your mower blade one
hotch or more as the warmer weath-

', er seis in. A.1% to 2%-inch setting -

will give a healthier lawn and a
deeper root structure. Removing
‘only a third of the grass blade at
‘each mowing will help maintain
_ color and prevent a yellow stubble.
-Grass clippings cai ‘be left on the
lawn during the dry season. They.
‘will break down and provide extra
* fertilizer, Oo
“~ Weeds are always ready to
invade the lawn and are more suc-
‘cessful in a poorly managed lawn.
Hand-dig the weeds or use a.

“small hand sprayer to. spot spray’ the“

“more troublesome ones. Do not use
a weed killer that i is. mixed with fer-
tlizer. :
“Grass that grows tall or goes to
seed very quickly is weed grass and
“is difficult to eradicate. There is no
seicctive spray for weed grass.
‘Poorly maintained lawns are far
: more susceptible to diseases,
“Most lawn diseases are caused
: by: an insect or a fungus.’The two;
“most common insects to feed on
», .gass roots are leather jackets (crane
flies) and white grubs (white lawn
““moth). In most cases a healthy lawn
will not be severely damazzed Py

shore gardens —

these pests.

‘A third less common 1 problem i is
ant nests in the lawn. They are not
visible until the grass starts to yel-
low from lack of moisture due to
the many subterranean tunnels. Put
out some borax bait as soon as:you |

“see the prablem.:

- Fungal diseases are common and

; becoming more of a problem.

In the carly spring —~ particular-
ly.if it is wet — problems can be
caused by algae, fusarium patch and
pink snow mold. The roots and

crowns are not affected and the

grass will generally come back.
Avoid high nitrogen fertilizers in:
the fall and don’t leave the grass
fades too long aver the winter.

During the spring and fall, fairy
rings, feaf spot and melting out are
common.

Fairy rings are circies of dead.
grass adjacent to dark green grass

in diameter. Mushrooms often
appear in the rings. They are diffi-
cult to contro}. Keep the turf well
fertilized and maintained. .
Leaf spot and melting out show

‘up as purplish red spots on the

grass blades. Ini severe cases the

Rust is most prevalent on blue
grasses and shows up as yellow or
brown spots‘and can cause the
entire lawn to go yellow in severe. -
situations.

Tickets are now on Sale for the
seventh annual North Shore Garden
Tour to be held on Sunday, July 36.
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The
lineup of gardens looks excellent so

check off the date and pick up your’

tickets at your local garden shop,
“municipal hall or Credit Union.

~ that occur in circles up to 15 metres ;°

whole plant will turn reddish brown

and then die.

Fungal diseases that are com: |
mon jn the summer are ‘take alll .:
patch,” red thread and rust. which i is
more common in the late summer,

“Take all patch” starts as a

~ brown circular depression that

slowly increases in size.
As the circle increases in size,

Red thread i is showing up in
many North Shore lawns and can

- be identified by its iegular patches

» weeds and weed grass colonize the...
/,, centre creating a doughnut pattem.

of discoloured grass. Gr the ‘ends of.

the grass blades there will be very
fine red fibres protruding from the
blades.) .

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