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OCTOBER AGENDA

Gardening now saves toil in spring

GARDENING IN October is a little like buying Canada
Savings Bonds. Today, all we seem to be doing is shelling
out, but spring will come (eventually) and pay us back with

interest.

For those of you suffering from
the ‘what’s in it for me now!” syn-
drome, this is a difficult time to
get motivated in the garden. All of
the work seems to be geared to ei-
ther putting the garden to bed for
the-upcoming winter or in prepar-
ing it for next spring.

If this is the case, I have one
gsuall piece of advice for you: deal
with it.

If you do not wish to live fike an
over-worked, under-paid pauper as
regards both visual and edible
garden production next year, you
had better get out there and invest
a little of your time this month.

Lawn Care — The grass is grow-
ing more now than it was over the
summer. This means you could
still sneak in an application of
fast-releasing, high nitrogen lawn
food (such as 12-4-8 plus 2% iron).
This will supply the nutrients
needed to keep pace with this clos-
ing surge.

This means you must maintain a
proper cutting schedule. If you
allow it to get too long, you risk
thinning and/or a later onset of
disease such as snow mould. The
same rationale applies to the
leaves: rake them up as quickly as
possible, before they smother the
turf below. —

Moss, that creeping invader of
most Pacific Northwest lawns, will

also be waiting in the wings, eager
to fill in the blank spots feft by
improper care. The addition of
dolomite lime will help to keep this
assailant at bay over the wet
months ahead.

Apply diazinon 12.5 per cent ED
using 300 mi in enough water to
cover 100 m2 of lawn (I o2z./gal./
100 ft2.). I remind you it is ex-
tremely toxic and should be used
with common sense after carefully
reading the label.

It would be beiter if we could
avoid the use of chemicals such as
diazinoui since it also has an effect
on beneficial insects, birds and

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Leatherjackets are the maggot-
like larvae of the Marsh Crane Fly.
They can cause extensive damage
to turf grasses by chewing at their
roots. The only effective solution
to a severe infestation by these
beasties is the spraying of
pesticides such as diazinon.

You should consider the use of
diazinon if, and oniy if, you have
seen many of the characteristic
brown patches in the lawn and/or
your house was invaded by swarms
of these giant, mosquito-like
flyers.

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other species that keep pests such
as leatherjackets in check.

Flower Beds — Even though
some of your annuals may still
look reasonably attractive, you
should start pulling them out now.
They will not last much longer and
will only act as a breeding ground
for pests and diseases after they
have expired.

After clearing the beds, apply
liberal amounts of bonemeal and
work it into the soil. This will
build up the necessary reserves of
phosphorus and potassium needed

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to produce the best flower displays
next year. It also supplies calcium
which, among other things,
sweetens the soil.

You should begin planting your
fall bulbs over the latter half of the
month. If you have yet to make
your purchases, you should do so
quickly. The garden centres will be
sold out of some varieties already.

Work liberal amounts of washed
fill-sand and bonemeal into the soif
beiow the bulbs. This will provide
increased drainage and enhance
next year’s performance as well as
the chances for successive years of
blooms.

Vegetable Beds — Wiih the
possible exception of some pur-
posely planted winter crops,
harvest time should be drawing to
a close. When this happens clean
out the beds as quickly as possible
for the same sanitary reasons as
mentioned above.

You may also apply liberal
amounts of bonemeal and work it
into the soil. Afterwards, rake out
the beds and plant a green manure
crop such as fall rye or vetch. Sow
vetch at the rate of i Ib./600 ft2
and fall rye at 1 [b./300 ft2.

Once it has attained knee height,
turn it into the soil and let it com-
post in the ground. This will not

only replace some of the organic
materials which were Jost during
this past year, but also suppress
the growth and spread of weeds.

Dolomite lime can be added
now, especially to those areas ex-
pected to produce cole crops (cau-
liflower, cabbage, broccoli,
Brussels sprouts, and kohlrabi).
Do not apply lime to areas reserv-
ed for next year’s potatoss; to do
so could cause scab.

Trees and Shrubs — It’s a little
too early to begin major pruning at
this time, but don’t be afraid to
tidy things up.

Remove any damaged or diseas-
ed branches as they are found. In
the case of disease, pass the
biade(s) of pruning tools through a
flame to avoid transference to
healthy tissue.

Miscellaneous — Start re-ac-
climatizing your house piants and
tender patio plants such as fuchsia
and hibiscus to the indoor en-
vironment. If you bring them in at
night and take them back out dur-
ing the day, they will not suffer the
same degree of shock.

Be sure to check them over for
bugs before you infest the house
with hitchhikers.

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