HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-04-13, Page 29When crocus bloom feed lawn
Watch for the crocus bloom
in your area. This is the time
you can give some quick first aid
to winter -ravaged lawns in the
form of extra care and feeding,
says The Fertilizer Institute.
Start with a thorough raking
to remove heavy, wet, grass -
smothering tree leaves and other
debris. Da not rake so vigorously,
however, that you destroy
young fall -planted seedlings.
Then mow the lawn to remove
brown tips of grass leaves, even
though no growth signs are evi-
dent yet.
Benefits of lawn rolling are
questionable in most heavy -
winter areas. The practice may
lin prove the surface evenness of
winter -heaved soil. Heavy rolling,
however, tends to compact soil in
the root zone of the dense, clay
soils and has little effect on
sandy soils.
Worried about crabgrass?
• Ci,n g.irdi tools now
Cleaning your gardening tools
now will make the spring digging
and hoeing easier when you get
down to it.
"Dirty spades and shovels pick
up a covering of sticky soil at
each thrust," explains Ontario
ministry of agriculture and food
horticulturist, R.A. Fleming.
"Rusty hoes and cultivators
accumulate gobs of soil instead of
gently turning them over. So the
gardener who cleans his tools
before he needs them saves lots
of time and energy becausehis
equipment is less apt to clog with
mud."
Use coarse steel wool and
It
emery paper to remove rust and
corrosion from steel tools. When
they are bright and polished, rub
them carefully with light
lubricating oil. This keeps them
clean all season with a minimum
of care.
Bentgrass for
Humid Climates
Most lawns in "bentgrass
country" are planted to a colo-
nial type hent such as highland.
Turfs "like a golf green" how-
ever, utilize creeping hentgrasses
such as Emerald. which need a
bit more care.
does nu good in the spring to
pull out or rake crabgrass patches
in the lawn. Crabgrass grows
back from seeds, not by last
year's growth. So, just let crab-
grass deteriorate in place. But clo
spread a recommended crabgrass
preemergence material. These
products set up an effective ger-
mination barrier which stops
crabgrass before it can get
started.
Last, but likely the most im-
portant spring first aid measure
for your lawn is adequate fert-
ilization. There are many
specially -formulated lawn fertil-
izers on the market. says the
Institute, which can he used to
gine that first spring feeding to
lawn grasses.
R1any of today's lawn fertil-
izers for spring have incorporated
crabgrass preventers in the
mixture, so you can conveniently
do two iohs at once.
Follow the instructions on
the bag. For many areas, a
lighter application will he recom-
mended Tor early spring so that
grass plants don't heconre too
lush and "over grow" their built-
in protection to disease and
fungi that attack during cool, wet
seasons. Then, additional fertil-
izer applications can be made in
June or July to strengthen grass
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through the summer.
Remember, first aid attention
to your lawn this spring can
mean a better, healthier lawn all
summer.
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