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Home & Garden 2001 Fertilizers support quality, quantity of .growth Fertilizers are substances that sup- port the quality or quantity of plant growth by providing elements that are essential to the plant's metabolic processes. When properly applied. fertilizer can improve plant vigor. make leaves grow larger and improve plants' resistance to damage from weeds, insects and disease. The glowing green in a healthy lawn is really the colour of well-nourished and healthy plants. What do plants require for optimal growth? Plants obtain the two most important of these elements, carbon and oxygen. directly from the air. A third vital element, hydrogen, is taken from water in the soil. . Through their root systems. the grass plants in a lawn obtain nutri- ents from the atmosphere, and, through their root systems. from soil minerals, organic matter. and applied fertilizer. The nutrients must be first dissolved in soil moisture in order to Protect brickwork over long-term A Brick is the cladding of choice for Canadian homeowners. But how can homeowners protect their brick- work over the long term? The coun- try's leading brick manufacturer, offers the following tips: • Check mortar joints for signs of cracking to prevent moisture pene- tration. Have mortar replaced as ,required. • Don't cover or fill weepholes (the vertical spaces between bricks) at the lower part of the foundation. Weepholes reduce the formation of moisture and , condensation, pre- venting cracking and other damage to your brickwork. • Planting beds should not be built to cover brick work at ground level to prevent ground moisture from penetrating the bricks. • Maintain effective roof drainage. Poor drainage !lay damage mason- ry. Make sure your eavestroughs . are not blocked or damaged. Check your eavestroughing if you notice the appearance of moss or darkened brick. • Make sure your brickwork starts at least six inches above ground level. This will prevent moisture buildup and reduce damage. from freezing and thawing cycles. News Canada Moving water appeals to birds Continued from page 23 situate low level watering spots in open areas. • The sound of moving water is extremely appealing to birds and birdwatchers alike — gentle sound- ing drips, tinkles and gurgles are their favourites. • • An easy way to achieve sounds effects with bird appeal is to punch a very small hole about two cen- timetres from the bottom of a buck- et, till it with water. plaCe a lid on it and hang it three to five feet above the watering spot. The slow drip will produce gentle sounds for •._ hours: - New.v Canaria be absorbed by plants. Organic mat- ter, organic fertilizers and some slow release fertilizers must be. broken down by soil microbes before the nutrients can be absorbed by plants. Fertilizers provide the most readily available source of nitrogen. The rel- ative proportion of the major nutri- tional elements is listed on the fertil- izer package. Thus. a label with the numbers 24-6-12 indicates that the fertilizer contains 24 per cent nitro- gen, 6 per cent phosphate and I 2 per cent potash. Nitrogen Nitrogen is essential for the manu- facture of chlorophyll in plants. For this reason, new plant growth is vir- tually impossible without nitrogen. Lawns that lack nitrogen will turn light green or yellow, and leaves will die, starting at the tips. The nitrogen found in organic fer- tilizers is released "more slowly corn- pared to that in mineral fertilizers. These two forms of nitrogen can be combined to provide the lawn with both short-term and long-term sources of nitrogen, Special 'slow release' fertilizers are also available; they provide.continuous fertilization throughout a growing season. Phosphorus The second nutrient element listed on a fertilizer package is phosphorus. It is an important plant nutrient because it assists in stimulating root growth, and phosphate deficiency will mostly affect the root area. Phosphorus is most available to plants when the soil is warm and moist and where the soil pH is between 6.5 and 7. Potassium Potassium is the third of the 'big three' nutrients. It is essential for the manufacture of sugar, starches, and proteins by plants. Potassium is very important to plants especially during extreme cold or warm temperatures or in drought conditions. It helps plants cope with the stresses of traf- fic, summer heat, winter cold, dis- eases, and insects. Secondary nutrients and micronu- trients Lawns also require smaller amounts of other essential elements. The secondary nutrients are calcium, magnesium, and sulfur. Other ele- ments called micronutrients, which are required in extremely small amounts, are iron, manganese, zinc, boron, copper, molybdenum, and chlorine. These are the 'spark plugs' of plant nutrition, required only in small amounts but, without them, the plant doesn't 'go' anywhere.