Autumn is the
time to plant

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| weather sta’ ays mild. Brush
ike dew off the lawn in the
morning with a board and
rope and then mow in the
afternoon;
- Keep the leaves raked off
he lawn our, better still, pick
thei up with the lawn
er ans with the grass

cpg
his will give you a nice
‘blend of carbon and nitro-

n materials for the com-
ost bin. ~

‘A fall fertilizer will cer-

aly help bring your grass

rough ‘the winter in better
condition: Lime can also be
Yadded if none was added in
the spring or if the pH is

ill below 6.5,

The annuals will go"
lownhill quickly as the
‘ooler weather sets in. -

Pull them out and inter-

sperse them with layers of
leaves in the compost bin.
me-of the harder stalks’
ould be chopped or
gtound up to increase the
bate of decay.
If you do intend to
inter: pansies, wall’
ome cther cool.

D you. ai a
er-the. bed with leaves.

TG ;
Pianing'n rye can 2 only be"
doa ae there are ‘no

foe the first a nore frost.

faround the end of October.

us ‘begonias, canna ~
nlilies; dahlias and ‘gladiolus
A should be' dug carefully,to
jprevent any damage, labeled
a5 into cool dr stor-“
‘or.

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might over-winter and
destroy next year’s crop.
There is an abundance of
material for the compost bin
at this time of the year but
it may not contain the right
balance of green and brown
materials, In many cases, it
makes more sense to stock-
pile some of the materials
and then blend them as
other materials become
available.
Many of my fall leaves do
not get put into the com-
ost bin until I have some
ate fall lawn clippings or

winter kitchen waste to mix -.

with them.

Dry leaves are easy to
rake but they do not make
good compost. Spray them
with water before or after
they go into the bin. Large
palmate leaves, such as
maple, break down best if
they are ground up with the -
‘lawn mower.

If you have too many
brown leaves and not
enough green material, you
can always add a handful of
high nitrogen lawn fertilizer
to the layers.

To keep the compost pile”
_ wotsng,, you ‘must provide
air. Using a sharpened
» broom handle, poke one ~
' hole from top to bottom
; for each square foot of pile -

>, area. This is a lot easier. than-.

turning ‘the pile ona Seeley
basis.-:

“.. Slugs love the damp fall

weather and are busy faying
8 for the spring season.

¢ more of these pests you”

catch now, the fewer there
“will be'to bother you next.

", Spring.

“Early: morning or late
“evening, particularly after a:
rain, is the best time to go
slug hunting. Also watch for -
the clusters of smail clear. .

gs that-are the size ofa
a headed pin.

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tomatoes in the
backyard garden
of Demetre
Menitacos, 2.k.a.
Jimmy the
Greek.

The Upper
Lonsdale area
resident has
been enjoyin
vegetables o
record size this
harvest season.

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