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5 white plastic posts, 29" high; white"
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disturbing the drain field, float a wood deck above ground. The deck's framework is constructed as usual, with joists set over concrete piers or blocks. Posts may be needed at thelower side. The deck will look particularly intersting if designed to team with terraced planting beds on the bank above. Shrubs, ferns and ground covers can overhand the deck edge or trail along it. Moisture won't be a problem if deck boards are pressure-treated. (Terracing should be as natural looking as possible. Rock retaining walls blend attracively with plant materials and age handsomely. Where possible, gentle curves should replace straight lines. The deck's outer edge can also curve to follow the lines of terracing. Deck boards can be cut • in progressively shorter lengths to create the curve. A jagged edge is far more pleasing than the strictly tight line of a formal halfmoon. Always the best looking job comes from using lumber in Its most natural state — without finish. Fir planks weather•to a soft silver, and the weathering process goes a bit more quickly and evenly when the lumber is either pressure-treated -or---has-- — been soaked in Blear water repellent. A Post Classified will pay you dividends. Have you tried one? . _Dial Brussels $87-6641.
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Good quality hoe to give youa helping
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r Planning garden and outdoor living space on a sloping lot can be an exciting job which offers great rewards. Using a wood deck there's no problernin creating level living space over a drop off. But when a . patio IS needed on the other side, where the hill rises instead of _,•-• drops, things get a bit more difficult. One of the main problems here will be drainage. Rain runoff and ground- water follow the slope to the house
C.14-7-7 So-Green
All-purpose fertilizer has 25%
milorganite for healthy, deep
green lawns. 33'/s
lb. bag will feed 889
5000 sq. ft.
(By C.G.Waywell Department OfFlorticultural Science In developing and maintaining a weed-free law-1r,, the key to success is the vigorous growth of a dense healthy Wit Once this is attained the desirable grass cover will compete successfully for water, sunlight anctinitrients with the weed seedling*so that weeds cannot get estplithed. The .factors which should be considered are: the' kind of weeds. found on the area; drainage, soil type, the supply of nutrients in the soil,„the;amoiUt of sunlight,' and the way the lain area is to be nod. Good gaidetpng hooka and government publications are available ' whrel , contain informatibn on these subjects. These should be studied carefully before a new law# is established
or an old one improved.
On a new or :neglected site
there may be number of
perennial ' weeds which are
difficult or impoSsibie to control
after sowing grart seed or laying
sod. The HerbidiCe 2, 4-D can be
used to control many of the
broadleaf" weed; bur mixtures
which contain :2, 4-D plus
mecoprop or dicamba, or both,
are necessary for some hard-to-
kill species.
weeds belonging to the grass
family. Many of these can be
killed by applying paraquat (trade
name - GRAMOXONE) at the rate
of four minces ofproduce in two
gallons water per 1,000 square
feet.
Under provincial law this
herbicide is :available only to
farmers, nurserymen and custom
sprayers. The home gardener
can, however, buy a mixture of
paraquat andediquat which is
distributed under ,trade names
like WEEDRITHor WEED-BAN.
These herbicides are successful in
controlling both types of weeds
when the weeds are I growing
rapidly. They are absorbed
through the leaves and have little
or no effect through the, soil.
The gardener should lot, be in
too much of a hurry to sow grass
seed or lay sod. If herbicides have
been used, cultivation should be
delayed until the weeds begin to
die. Grading, tt both' level and
provide surface, drainage, is the
next step. If there is much fill on
the site, the soil should be
allowed to settle and, then graded
again. This ensures that, once the
j. lawn has been established, water
drains away from building
foundation walls and that there
are no areas where water collects
after a rain.
If soil testing facilities are
available, a few samples should
be checked to determine the soil
acidity (which should be close to
pH of 6.5) and whether fertilizers
should be added. Att this stage
the most important thing is to
ensure that there is enough
phosphorus present and thatiit is
distributed throughout the soil
layer in which the grass roots will
grow. •
Phosphorus, found in the soil,
does not move down through the
soil. It should, be added, as
necessary and rototilled in to a
fair depth. This is an important
step as phosphorus is necessary
for root development. Nitrogen
and potassium are also needed
and some can; be applied air the
same time. Pre•wever, they are
more soluble and later
applications do move down
through the soil profile.
-The selection of the kind of
"grass which will be adapted to, the
location, is the next step. Here the
gardener should decide how the area is to be used For a fine "putting green" appearance, the bent grasses should be considered. These- do require frequent mowing and much more care than other types. If there is a fair amount of sunlight, Kentucky. Blue and selections of this may be a better choice. In an area that is in shade for a large part of the day, Creeping Red Fescue and other fescues will be more successful. The fescues, generally speaking, are better than the blue grasses where there is heavy traffic. Site preparation is just as important if. the area is to be "sodded". Grades and drainage cannot be changed after the sod is laid. A good depth gf well-prepared soil with an adequate supply of nutrients and soil Moisture is necessary to
encourage root growth. Sod strips
should be laid soon after delivery
and watered immediately to
'prevent drying out.
Many new lawii areas will be
covered with common annual
broadleaf weeds like red root
pigweed and lamb's-quar ters
soon after the grass seed
germinates and the grass starts to
grow. A sim ple way to solve this
problem is to -se t the mower to
cut at about two inches and mow
the affected area. If timed
properly this will cut off the
growing point of-the weeds which
will then die.
The -affect- on the grass is to
remove the competition of the
weeds and to induce tillering or
branching near the soil surface so
that the grass stand , appears
"thicker" and covers the ground
sooner. The, herbicide 2. 4-D can
also be used to kill these annual
seedling weeds but the rate
should be reduced to no more
than half the rate recommended
to kill dandelions and spraying
should be's delayed until tour
weeks after emergence of the
grass.
Cutting height is also
important. A reasonable amount
of leaf surface is necessary to
ensure that the simple sugars
produced in the presence of
sunlight are produced in
quantities to provide for the
needs of the plants. If too much
top growth is -removed, the root
system will be retarded and will
be too shallow. Grass with
shallow root systems will turn
brown during dry spells in July
and August. Crabgrass usually
invades lawns of this kind while it
is rarely found in lawns where the
mower is set to cut at one and
one-half to two inches.
Watch out for
pavement bumps
Drastic weather changes at this
time of year cause pavement to
heave and break, particularly in
northern areas. This creates an
added problem for the motorist,
states the Ontario Safety League.
The highway 'department erects
'hump' signs, but frequently y ou
find the humps before either the
signs go up or work crews can
repair the road damage. When
you see the signs, slow down and
keep both hands on the wheel.
Your safety belt, will help keep
you behind the Wheel -- in the
driver's seat -- should you be the
first to discover a new hump.
- walls. If land is leveled and paved directly adjoining the house, water :could - collect against the house foundations and cause difficulty. To avoid that, land next to the foundations should_ be sloped to one side, or roughly at right angles to both the house wall and the hillside's natural fall line. The area also should be sloped slightly backward from foundations. To get a level patio without
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F.1-lb. Grass Seed
Town &Country all-
Covers 220 sq. I.
purpose formula. 129
"
G 2-lbs. Grass Seed Glendale seed to
cover about 400 .2
square feet
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