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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