The Goderich Signal-Star, 1964-04-30, Page 11is
The Gr
een
Thumb
e
by G. MacLEOD
1-`-- THE GREEN- GRASS . '
a .
.r "Whoever can make two
blades of grass grow upon a
t where only one grew be-
e, deserves better of. man-
tlnd.
The gardener's year always
begins with grass and the last
week of April , and the first
weeks of May are the period
when the ravages of the 1prev-
ious year and of winter can be
most: easily repaired. The
-N, essential requisite for •a fertile
lawn is a good bed beneath it
ant 4ntinue.&$xt3A1ktgp of
the anomalies that, people still
roll and' compact the seed bed
anqu•ally, It would be just as
w-_ .-logical.._.t.o- .r,,,o•1.1,-;th.e...».-perennial_
bed. Agreed' you will have
some furrows and hollows, but
-In a'workaaay world, It is' bet-t't"r'
to accept them and have a thick
carp'.Lpf _grass. _than a mangy,
7 ----• titerHexpan e -i-......,.._._.,......,.
If, •cast- fall,-• a good dressing
of oil,i'peat moss and sand was
given, your main worries now
will be hare patches. To deal
with, these you may either re-
sod or sow seed, but whichever
you choose to do, it is essential
to prepare the area to be treat-
ed as you Would any bed for
annuals or perennials. Make up
your° mind to • accept, unsightli-
ness for a month, but fork and
dig the area, fertilize it. with
one of the several grass feeds
avail le 'an`d--the c liay---sod- or
seed. In either/l treatment,', it
must bt' kept moist until it
knits or germination takes '$$
• place; •
One of the worst lawn pests
is chick -tweed which spreads
and spreads. At this time of
year it is best - to dig it• out,
making sure the area dug is
large enough to preclude the
possibility of having missed
even a single root of theweed.
Later on, during the mowing
season, the only _antidote 'which
.,;;re:G.131s.....to•...h.e.. effe41 g'.,C.
� iQ..r1i�'h C.1,,�:,1 4uta; .er +r:AQEce:,, l . Y
• a affected during a dry spe•11.
j4,..ust now too; you 'will note.
other weeds rearing 'their ugly
• heads: dandelions, plantains,
creeping charlie ander yarrow.
These may be dug out or spray-
ed with 2-4D•' .
However offensive your pros-
ecution of weeds ,in lawns may
beya react t. isat allhaoge,,O,P ly.
if tion
of which occupies the, bare spot
first; the grass' or the weed.
So the thicker your mat of
grass, the less likelihood of
„ weeds getting • in. Grass -re-
quires a better . bed in ,:which. to
.flourish than do weeds, so make
sure you _ have- a "good porous
cif ,bf'd;11It1'liarci
vieferien
yr -
table -like concrete area
which -'to work. ,.
The presence of moss on
pawns 'means a run-down area
due to over -rolling, poor "drain-
age, shade, Soo Tittle top soil,
or over close mowing. Digging
out is the most radical remedy
plus, a eprreotion of the factor
which it is decided has caused
the moss togrow..:
Snow mould IS another symp-
tom met with, usually after
heavy snow. It gives the im-
pression that the grass has been
lightly white-iwashed. 'The rem-
edy is one and •one only, mer-
cury spray in Novemiber.
--- T..h•e--foranu]la.,l r top_d.r.essiu.g.
in our sandy soil is: two parts
peat moss, four parts lam,
o'i5e part -sharp sand, that is
pebbly sand, not the fine var-
iety, all by volume. For fer-
tilizing, at Ghc..pre•nt rnoment;
a .c dmpoaiiii such a s • 7`7 -7 -is- as
good 'as any at three oun,ees
per square yard.' If you wish,
or are forced to fertilize later
on, then obtain a compound
which releases the nitrogen
gradually. Apply when the
grass is dry and water -in sub-
sequently, Fertilizers are now
on
ROSSr.
available with crab grass killer
combined in them.
Grass seed; the best or most
expensive is cheaper to apply
than the Iess expensive because
it covers double the area and
makes a better root gn'a't, though
it, takes longer to germinate.
A good compromise is to sow a
mikture composed of Yard Mer-
ton Blue and 2/3rds Victoria
Park by Weight at a cost for
a single pound of $1.66 for 500
square feet. For quantities of
seed above a single pound the
cost AS still further reduced.
Buy good seed but do not waste
it on an inferior seed bed. Mow
newly sown grass 'litghtly, but
for 'the well' 'established crop,
mow often hut not 'too short:
_See_ .tirat .yau -dal nat.4,1et2,.y_uur-
.lawn go into the Winter with a
long head of grass as the snow
will Mat it and 'youT wilt have i
brown patches which have to,
be raked over in the spring,
•A -reminder •_tha-t-at' the -end.
of May the G:M.S. -will be hav-
ing its plant auction. Decide
now upon your white elephants
and also try and grow 'a few
more seedlings than you can
use yourself, and bring them
to benefit some of your fellow
members.
4
Aquanauts Offer Pea! to1own
The town is about to halve its'
first harbor rescue service.
James Bridle, President of
the Rlu'ewater A,quaruautrs, offer-
ed ,the service, along 'with free
lifeguard protection, in return
for a $475 portable underwatr
air tank conprerssor.
The club has a similar pro-
tecti.on• •agreement with • the
Huron county Emergency Mea-
sures Organization. •
Mr. Bridle said the club will
respond to •the .undulating town
siren for drownings by sending
seven meanbers to the dock to
don diving gear and ready the
lifeboat.
An ambulance and a doctor
will be called to bring addition-
al medical and rescue equip-
ment and a six -than . i •bala•tor
crew will be readied.
Last yearthe' aquanauts as-
sisted at'tthree drownings. They
rescued and revived two. All
the members are under 21,
The club was formed by Mr.'
Bridle and James Boyce four
years ago. It now has 24 mem-
berL
Dr. R. M. A,ldis is supplying
the club with an Inhalator
through ENO. They now have
'their own lifeboat and driver,
and, -thanks to Reg dewelll, a
club and equipment room on the
harbor.
"These boy have done a good
job," said Councillor Jewell.
"They're ;going 'to be a great
asset to to harbor." He •urged
strong support. -
Mr. Bridle described the air
comlpress.oir as the one • key
piece of eglipment the club
will need before it 'can- be con-
sidered fully. operational,
He said the club would be
willing to write part of . the
cost off by acting as beach life-
guards ,at no charge.
The club is also seeking the,
overhall of a motor, $400 worth
of rape and first aid kits.
EMO co-ordinator W, Stuart
Forbes told council EMO; will
not be able to 'supply equipment
until the EMO Plan fox the
county has been written.
"These boys are very keen,"
he said. "I feel they can d.Q
an excellent job."
Mr. iFoirbes said he is plan-
ning. to use. ' them for 1az 1
rescue as well.
IVi'ayor May 1Vlooney comment,
ed, Ithe, acquanauts "would add
greatly to our water safety pro-
gram."
The 'aquanauts were told the
lifeguards cost the town about
the same price as the air com-
pressor. Councillor Robert
Hays is to negotiate the details
of the swap.
PEOPLE WE KNOW
Mrs. Weaver of the Goderich,
Business College attended. the
Business Educators' Association
Teachers' Forum, which was
held on April 17 and 18 at the
Slierato Connaught Hotel,
Hamilton. -
PEOPI e. WE .KNOW
A, glrottp • from Goderich a'
tended- the coneert by the S ':t,.
ford Civic $ynpho'ny Orchestra
in the First Shakespearean,
TCrhste,Meors. duMcatbedle b , MGrr.aPu
town is
a member of the orch.-
•estra, 'in the violin .section.
Mr. Harvey',McClure of Wei-
ton and his eight sots fid. a
daai:ter visited with Tim Mc-•
Clure and his, mother recently
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Lade , GoIfers
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The Ladies' Golf Section of
the Mai:tli'tijd Countr r Club held
their first meeting of the- new
season in the club house on
Tuesday evening, April 'loth,
with anattendance of 15.
Mrs. F. ;Overholt, presiding,
sincerely thanked all the ladies
•for their assistance and cO-oper-
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A . special ,vote of thanks, was
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tha trophy she had recently
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Mr.;. 13'ud Worthy, ,chairman
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Mrs. 0 .Day brought •forth
• many fine suggestions for better
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Coming events were discuss-
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