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Pesticide ban meanschange to lawn maintenance
Dan Schwab
Now that the provincial ban on the
cosmetic use of pesticides has taken
effect, some landscapers are say-
ing homeowner s will need to change
their approach to lawn maintenance,
if they want their yards looking lush
and green this summer.
John Staffen, of Staffen's Lawn
Care, says now is the time for over -
seeding the lawn, to fill in bare spots
and prevent weeds.
The thicker a lawn is, the better it
will defend against insect damage
and drought as well.
Staffen says a general mixture of
red fescue, Kentucky blue grass and
creeping bent grass will do the job.
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A slow-release fertilizer should also and Compost in Seaforth, says bom-
be used on the lawn every two months eowners may have to get used to get -
and homeowners should remember to ting rid of weeds the old fashioned
cut their grasp ui, a regular- schedule. way - on their handle) and knees in -the
One problem people will have is dirt.
with dandelions; Staffen says. Smith suggests the municipality and
"Pulling dandelions one by one is the property owners should also focus on
best way, but there are some environ- eliminating weeds on side streets and
mentally -friendly sprays 'out there," vacant lots.
he says. "They can start there to get rid of
Steffen says his company has seenthe problem of weeds before they go to
a little more business with lawn seed- seed and keep them from spreading,"
ing and fertilizing since the ban on he says.
the cosmetic use of pesticides took ef- Smith says mulching in flower beds
fect April 22. and flower raised gardens will help
"It's going to make everyone a lot suppress weeds. Applying natural
healthier," Staffen says of the .ban. compost can also help, he says.
Terry Smith, of Smith Landscape
Mark Foxton of Foxton
Fuels and on behalf of
Petro -Canada presents
$2,500 cheques to
Keenan Fried of Bright
and Brandon McGavin
of Walton. Fried and
McGavin will represent
Ontario at the 2009 Ca-
nadian Plowing Cham-
pionships being held In
Wanham, Alberta from
June 11 to 14. Fried
and McGavin won this
honour when they were
named 2008 Ontario
Junior Tractor Cham-
pion Plowpersons at
the International Plow-
ing Match held in Tees -
water last September.
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