The Citizen, 2005-10-20, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005.
Tips for a lush healthy lawn
and maintain a thicker, greener lawn
with fewer weeds.
These five simple tips will help to
ensure a healthy lawn next spring.
Beware a silent killer
improves water and air movement,
and makes your lawn more resistant
to patch diseases. Aeration helps
strengthen your lawn’s root system
MIKE
BOVEN'S
CARPENTRY
On the green
Giving your lawn proper care in the fall will positively impact
its health the following year. (MS)
(MS) — Homeowners go to great
lengths to keep their lawns in top
shape during the summer. But when
autumn leaves start to fall, many just
abandon their lawns until the follow
ing spring. Many people are
unaware that how you care for your
lawn in the fall can significantly
determine its health the following
year. Here are five fall lawn care tips
from the experts at Lawn-Boy to
ensure a healthy lawn next spring.
1. Fall fertilizing. Fertilizing in
continues to lose water and can be
injured if it gets too dry. Infrequent
and deep watering will produce the
healthiest lawn. The best time to
water is early in the day.
3. Seeding and weed control.
Seeding is most effective in the fall.
You should seed if your lawn is thin,
has poor colour, or is diseased. Fall
is also a good time for weed control.
Apply herbicides when temperatures
are above 50 °F, and only apply in
areas where weeds are present.
(MS) — The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission report
ed approximately 126 unintentional
non-fire carbon monoxide-poison-
ing deaths each year during the most
recent three-year period (1999-
2001) it has analyzed.
You may be wondering how to
avoid a carbon monoxide catastro
phe. The best way to prevent these
tragedies is through greater aware
ness of safe practices, including
annual maintenance of heating
appliances and venting systems and
the use of carbon monoxide detec
tors in every home.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a
colourless, odourless, and poisonous
gas that comes from the incomplete
combustion of fuels such as natural
gas, propane, oil, coal, gasoline, and
other fuels. Some symptoms of CO
poisoning may mimic common ill
nesses such as influenza or colds.
Exposure to high concentrations of
CO can result in death.
There are many contributors to
this potential hazard. Most people
recognize fuel-fired heating appli
ances as a potential source of carbon
monoxide. Fewer people are aware
of the other contributors to this
potential hazard that are often
brought into the home even though
it is dangerous to do so: charcoal
grills, camping stoves, portable
gasoline-powered generators, and
engine powered tools.
Another source of CO is exhaust
fumes from automobiles left running
in attached garages where CO can
seep into the living areas of the
home. Most unintentional CO poi-
sonings from home heating appli
ances can be prevented by proper
equipment installation and mainte
nance, and making sure appliance
fumes are properly vented.
GAMA, the American association
of manufacturers of space and water
heating appliances, urges homeown
ers to keep their heating appliances
clean by removing debris, lint and
animal hair from their heating sys
tems’ air vents and ducts. When your
equipment needs to be repaired or
replaced, call a contractor who is
properly licensed. It is always advis
able to ask for a certified technician.
And just like the wisdom of
installing a smoke alarm, GAMA
recommends the addition of a CO
alarm in every home. CO alarms
should be centrally located in the
immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
Where sleeping areas are separated,
more than one alarm may be needed.
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"Servicing our community for 27 years."
the fall is important in helping your
lawn strengthen its root system to
ensure its survival over the winter
and lushness in the spring. Look for
fertilizers with slow-release nitro
gen, which will help your lawn to
grow more consistently and improve
its overall health.
2. Keep watering. Make sure
your lawn gets at least one inch of
water per week. Even dormant turf
4. Keep your lawn clear of
debris. To prevent stress on your
lawn from lack of light, remove
leaves no later than two weeks after
they fall. To make the job easier, use
a bagging mower or leaf blower to
collect leaves.
5. Fall is a good time to aerate.
Aeration is the process of punching
holes in the turf and removing soil
cores. It reduces soil compaction.
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