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1:°:wn care
GUELPH - Fall is lawn repair and renova-
tion time. Achieving a good lawn next spring
will be easier if the lawn is in good condition
before the winter.
Turfgrasses grow well with full sun, plen-
ty of moisture, and moderate temperatures
during September, October, and November.
An application of a complete fertilizer con-
taining nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
at a 4:1:2 ration, in early September will en-
sure good growth during this period.
Unless a severe nitrogen deficiency ex-
ists, fertilizers high in nitrogen should not be
applied after the end of September.
Nitrogen applied in October will delay the
hardening processes of the turfgrasses, and
increase susceptibility to winter injury.
An application of potassium is recom-
mended between mid-September and early
October if the soil potassium level is low.
Potassium promotes winter hardiness,
disease resistance, and stress tolerance. It
may be applied alone, but it is applied more
frequently in a complete fertilizer, often in a
1:2:4 ration.
Seeding and overseeding (seeding into an
intact lawn) procedures are more suc-
cessful when carried out from mid-August
to late -September, than at other times of the
year. Thatch (an unacceptably heavy ac-
cumulation of dead grass at the soil level)
and grass weeds (rough bluegrass and
creeping bentgrass) can be removed suc-
cessfully with a de -thatching machine dur-
mgthis period. Turf injury heals quickly,
and few weeds germinate in the injured
area.
Mid -September is one of the best times for
broadleaf weed control. Herbicides are
taken up quickly because the weeds are
growing actively, and a good kill is obtain-
ed. Most trees and shrubs have ceased shoot
growth at this time, so the danger of injury
from spray drift is minimal.
Mowing should be continued until the
grass stops growing. Allowing the grass to
grow long in the fall increases susceptibility
to winter diseases, and delays drying
Color clues
of autumn
by Arlin Hackman
- Federation of
Ontario Naturalists
Outside my office window, the woods have
shed the green uniform of summer and don-
ned a brilliant coat of fall colors. Today, as
on previous autumn days, millions upon
millions of leaves are performing this ritual
transformation into the yellows, oranges,
scarlets and russets which lure us into quiet
country lanes.
Ever since the birth of botany, scientists
have wondered what sets off this seasonal
display. Is it cool weather, dessication, long
nights or some inborn timer? The feeling is
that it's likely a combination of factors, but
so far all they have learned are some of the
basic steps involved. No doubt a big prize
awaits whoever can complete the journey.
At the centre of all the action is
chlorophyll, the green stuff in leave. The ac-
tual fall color changes result from a
breakdown in this substance which occurs
when proteins, to which its molecules are
bound, divide into their constituent amino
acids. When chlorophyll is no longer bound
to these proteins it disintegrates, losing its
color, and allowing the intrinsic color of the
remaining leaf tissue to appear.
Well, that's part of the story. In fact an
American biology professor Dr. Kenneth
Thimann has shown that an additional fac-
tor. accounts for the brilliant reds of maples
and sumac, which we see in Ontario. This is
the accumulation of sugar in the leaves and
its complex conversion into a red pigment
known as-anthocyanin. Cool autumn nights
restrict the flow of sugar out of the leaves,
while bright sunshine promotes sugar syn-
thesis and its conversion into anthocyanin.
So the onset and intensity of fall reds
depends on regional weather.
Whatever the color, one end result ap-
pears common. The amino acids, resulting
from the breakup of proteins, are
transported through tiny "sieve tubes" into
the stems and roots, where their nitrogen is
conserved for use in the next season. Plants
guard their nitrogen jealously, since its dif-
ficult for them to acquire, and they need a
lot for spring regrowth.
An interesting sidelight of ongoing
research in this field is the parallel between
this aging process in plants and our own. Ap-
parently a similar breakdown of proteins
appears in elderly people, who tend to lose
protgin faster than they can replace it. Just
as some chlorophyll in surface cells of
leaves is not destroyed by whatever forces
inititate aging, so too a few of our cell lines,
including cancers, are not programmed for
senescence and continue to subdivide in-
definitely.
No doubt a few more autumn seasons will
come and go before the mystery is fully
revealed.
Strike ends
r xE fER - The strike at Protective
Plastics ended on Oct. 19 and by Oct. 24 a1167
strikers who downed tools on Oct. 1 were
back to work.
Jirn Conium, union chairperson, an-
nounced that many of the strikers' demands
had been met. Wording of job descriptions
and other terms objected to in the previous
contract had been changed to union's
satisfaction in the new one, which will be in
effect for the next two years.
Employees will get two additional paid
holidays per year, and a drug plan whereby
all prescriptions will cost a total of 35 cents
each. The allowance for safety shoes has
been upped from $15 to $35.
All union members will receive a pay
increase of 60 cents the first year, and 50
cents the following year. Men working ori
mould maintenance, which requires extra
skill, will receive a further 25 cents per hour
raise. Charge hands (in charge of a crew
under a foreman) will now receive an extra
50 cents per hour over and above their basic
pay, an increase of 10 cents.
Prices effective thru Saturday, November 5, 1983
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