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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-04-23, Page 41PAGE 10 WE HAVE A j e Baroroot EAUTIFUL SELECfk* m Potted OF ' *Wire Baskets TREES ROYAL - RED - NORWAY MAPLE LINDEN AND MOUNTAIN ASH WHITE ASH - RED OAK Also a complete line of FRUIT TREES FLOWER SHRUBS In Targe and small caliper sizes 4;potio EVERGREENS AND MORE! BAKER'S NURSERY "Quality Merchandise at a Fair Price" KA. 2 BAYFIELD 482-999 S —CLOSED SUNDAYS— a; .aillllUn..._ II11 Ill�.�ll lig III��' i �' Ull Li!! .1111111111.111 iI• ; _° •riilt1111111111P1�' ""�'"� �� � III 3 e• .1911141' MI dill We have... MOBILE' HOMES (up to 72 ft. x 14 ft.) DOUBLE WIDE HOMES (up to 60 ft. x 26 ft.) MODULAR HOMES SPLIT ENTRY HOMES TRI -LEVEL HOMES TWO STOREY HOMES Make an appointment to discuss your needs. Ask for... 6 DOUG MORGAN at 482-706 We have lots available at FIVE SEASON ESTATE ADULT COMMUNITY R.R. No. 2 Bayfield or also the location of your choice. MORGEIM'S MOBILE HOMES 343 Victoria St.. P.O. Box 430 CLINTON 482-7066 Closed Sundays Companion Alantin' helps your harden health Keep your garden happy, healthy and at- tractive by "companion planting". "Companion planting is the practice of purposely placing plants together that enhance each other's growth and separating plants that inhibit each other," says Joe Muething of RR 2 Englehart, Ont., one of several Master Gardeners in the province who has received formal training in hor- ticulture from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture' and Food's Master Gardener program. Some plants are compatible because their root zones occupy different soil levels or because they share a need for a certain mineral or soil type. A sun -loving plant, for example, may pro- vide shade for a plant that thrives in partial sun. Other plants give off odors that repel in- sect pests. In a typical companion -planted garden, vegetables, flowers, and herbs are mixed together to create a garden that is visually pleasing. At the same time, a companion -planted garden is confusing to garden pests; insects must search out each individual plant amidst other plants that are unappetizing to them. _ _ _ To achieve best results, you must unders- tand the '`social circle" of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Asparagus for example, is quite compati- ble with tomatoes, parsley and basil. But keep asparagus separate from onions, garlic,and beans. Plant bush beans with' beets, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, celery and potatoes, summer savory, rosemary, marigolds, petunias, and strawberries. But avoid planting bush beans beside onions, garlic or fennel. .Pole --beans grow well with radishes and corn; but they do not enjoy the company of beets, kohlrabi or sunflowers. Beets do well in the company of bush beans, carrots, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce and onions. Broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower can be grown with all aromatic herbs, onions, beets, potatoes, nasturtiums and marigolds. But these cole crops do not grow well with tomatoes, pole beans and strawberries. Carrots may be grown beside peas, beets, lettuce, radishes, onions, rosemary, parsley, coriander and sage. But carrots do not get along with dill. Celery may be grown with bush beans, leeks and tomatoes; corn with beans, cucumbers, pumpkin and squash; cucumber with bush beans, corn, radishes and lettuce; lettuce with cucumbers, car- rots, onions, radishes and strawberries. Onions are quite companionable with beets, cabbage, carrots and lettuce. But onions do not like peas and beans. Peas may be grown with carrots, corn, turnip, nasturiums and beans. (But don't plant peas with onions, garlic or potatoes). Potatoes enjoy the company of beans, corn, cabbage, peas, horseradish, tansy and marigolds. But potatoes do not get along - with cucumbers, peas, sunflowers, pum- pkin, tomatoes or squash. Pumpkin may be planted beside corn — but not beside potatoes. And tomatoes? Tomatoes are quite sociable to asparagus, marigolds, basil and parsley but "turn their noses up" at potatoes, cabbage, fennel and petunias. Bugsand insects could be killing your. lawn Bugs could be killing lawn Bugs could be at the root of your lawn's problems, says pest Management Specialist Kevin Ker of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's plant industry bran- ch, Vineland Station, Ont. `Insects and diseases can rapidly transform an attractive lawn into an eyesore, producing large areas of dead and dying grass. Worst of all, insects can be dif- • ficult to detect in a lawn,' he said. The most common insects are the grubs of June beetles and European chafers can appear from early May through late June. and the hairy chinch bug. Grubs are root feeders that cause leaves and stems of grasses to first wilt, then turn yellow and die in patches. Lawn damage e such as oles numerous h caused by skunks and other rodents is often an indication of grub presence. Best control is achieved by applying an in- secticide after heavy adult flights are observed. Treatments can be applied after yellowing and wilting of the turf has oc-' cured Damage by the sod webworfl first ap- pears as scattered irregular patches of brown turf. The dead grass pulls away easily in clumps, revealing masses of silk with soil particles and excrement from the cater- pillar embedded in the silk web. Often, webworm damage does not appear until late summer — yet early- season con- trol is the best tactic. The presence of the small tan moths dur- ing mowing in late May to early June can in- dicate infestation. Insecticides applied during heavy adult flights on warm evenings in May to June can be very effective. The hairy chinch bug has been the primary pest of home lawns and can be con- trolled easily if insecticides are applied pro- perly and at the correct time. Overwintering adults congregate in pro- , tected areas such as flower beds, hedgerows and near foundations. Peak egg -laying occurs iriearly June with :. hatching shortlythereafter. Apply insect iides-after most t of the eggs have hatched because at this stage, the grubs are most vulnerable. An easy method of detecting chinch bugs is to remove the top and bottom of a large container, such as a coffee tin, and force this into the turf in the area where early damage has occurred. Fill the can with water and rake the turf with your fingers and watch for nymphs and " adults to float to the surface. Before applying any pesticides for control of lawn pests, be sure to read the label; pesticides work efficiently when applied safely and at. the proper time.