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Finding a landscape architect who understands a client's
requirements can create a pool area which blends
perfectly with the surrounding style.
down the heater and burn the
wiring and controls which will
mean a new heater.
It is wise to have your pool
heater checked by a fully qualified
technician at least twice a year for
your safety and operating
efficiency.
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All it takes is some professional
planning and a little love and care
O Creative designing and planting
CI Residential lawn and garden maintenance
including grass cutting and fertilizing
0 ,Garden Rototilling
q Flowering shrubs and perennials
CI Ornamental and shade trees
O Screened topsoil, peat loam, crushed red chips
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O Lawn seeding & sodding
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Protect your pool with regular service
cartridges. If this happens, the
water in the pool will not be
filtered properly and will not look
clean and sparkling no matter what
you do chemical-wise.
The heater is the part that gets
overlooked most often, and that can
be a very expensive lesson. For
example, if your pH gets out of
balance and water becomes scaly, it
can soon coat the cores of the heat
exchanger on your heater which
will reduce the efficiency of your
heater to the point where almost all
the money spent on gas goes right
up the chimney rather than being
transferred to the pool water.
If your equipment room does not
have a large combustion air grill
both high on the wall and at ground
level, then the core that the flame
goes through to transfer the heat to
the water can become carboned.
This will cause the heat to melt
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(NC) — As well as the regular
maintenance required to keep your
pool water clean and sparkling,
there is some regular service that
you should have done by a properly
trained technician. This will make
your job easier; keep your pool
sparkling; and, in the long run, save
you big bucks.
The three main parts of your pooi
system are the pump, filter, and
heater. The pump should be
checked for leaky seals-bearing
drag or electrical overload. This
takes only a few minutes to check.
The filter should be checked to see
that water is not by-passing by a
deteriorated 0-ring or gasket and
that there is not a slowdown in the
circulation rate due to things such
as a calcified sand bed or plugged
Growing peas
What a snap!
Tired of shelling out for peas at
the supermarket? Try growing them
at home - fresh from the garden,
there's no comparison.
The three types of peas
commonly found in the home
garden are shelling peas (grown for
their seeds), snow peas (edible pod,
used in Oriental dishes) and sugar
snap peas (combining the best of
shelling and snow peas).
All pea types have the same
cultural needs. Basically a cool
season crop, peas require two
months of cool weather. One of the
earliest-maturing vegetables, peas
should be sown as soon as soil can
be worked in spring, approximately
6-8 weeks before the last frost date.
Peas handle a light frost without
much damage.
Though they grow best in a well-
drained, fertile soil with a pH of
6.0-7.5, peas may be planted in a
variety of soils. If your soil is too
sandy or acidic, dig in aged
manure, seaweed, compost or
whatever organic material is
available. You may also rake in a
low-nitrogen fertilizer such as 5-
10-10. Use care, as too much
nitrogen results in abundant foliage
but few mature pods. Good
drainage is also important because
peas are planted when the soil is
cold. If they sit in water because of
poor drainage they may remain
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