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I keepYoi ! '4? ' I ^ ? t^4 Mad# o/ grass... s:_l What other inhabitant of Mother Nature's realm can tprina back to life after be I ins decapitated, starved^ ttomped, attacked by chemicals, insects, diseases Mid invaders? t MOWING - are there rules? Try not to let the lawn grow so high that more than Y* of the grass blade is lost ait one mowing. New lawns ??y be mowed to Wi in A- 1 1.10 Kccp lnc Dlaacs From shading each other and to prevent seed formation of annual weeds. ^ Set mowers higher in hot feather to help retain soil Moisture. ''Brown grass are most likely bruises ?0 do use a sharpened. Itower ... don't gnaw off the grass! 'JT ^ CRABGRASS ~ is there tope of fighting it? ^ Crabgrass is tricky in |M>re ways than one. ? By the time you see it in your lawn in hot weather, you might as well admit lhat it is a little late for a .proper war. Crabgrass seed, According to botanists, is capable of lying in wait for 10 ears before sprouting. :One plant can produce (85*000 seeds. Seeds germinate when minimum night temperatures are 55? or above. \ So vow to plan a program .of chfmiral treatment tn inWinter or early spring. The Light Fantastic , There is no easier way to redecorate an ailing room than to put a new light on ft. For those who are iinauior* nf tk? tr?monHr\nc Iliiunaiv vi vaiv wt viiivi iuv uj strides in new lighting developments, do take time to visit a few lighting centers. Contemporary to crystal to rustic - or perhaps your tastes run from the melting pot traditional to oriental, . antique or the very popular ultra-new track lighting fixtures... Any way you go, proper fighting makes a room appear more spacious, and runs the gamut from bold and adventuresome to cozy and secure. Paint the room mood with light. There is really only one rule in choosing lighting fixtures, and that is to understand that all fixtures can be separated into two groups ? formal and informal. Variations within each )roup may be mixed at your discretion. r* Is the lighting in your home a refugee from the :Jiorse *n buggy days? Most people generally :plop a lamp near every reading chair, put any two "that match on end tables, turn on the overhead light ^fcnd call that "decorating .with light." t Home lighting experts agree that the use of five portable lamps in the living room - two on end tables Tlanking a sofa or davenJK>rt, one each near two comfortable chairs plus one .|o serve a desk, piano, 'organ or TV and stereo grouping ? is the minimum for flexibility, better 4'seeing" conditions, and the accenting of focal points of interest. urLawn( \ A lot of "crabgrass" fought by lawnskeepers is one of four look-alikes. Two seen before hot weather are yellow foxtail and barnyard (Panic) grass, and both succumb to the same pre-emergence treatment that controls crabgrass. Coarse fescue, a third imitator, is best dug out, as is so-called "silver crabgrass," the goosegrass pest that survives in hardpacked soils. One# th* #?n<?mv ic -v?*ww v m J a u a%?v? * VI fled, the fight is half won. *f??DA71L?/?S -- how can they be selective? Plants may be separated Jnlo two groups ~ those sprouting with two leaves ... dandelions, beans, peas and plantain; and the monocotyledons or one-leaf sprouters ... grains, lawngrass, crabgrass, goosegrass. Many weedkillers are capable of destroying one group while encouraging the other. Other chemical controls have the ability to destroy selectively within the group. The latter causes a problem when the villain, like coarse fescue, might be a relative of the good fellow you hope will remain, like lawngrass fesue, and certain treatment might do away with both. A herbicide is an agent used to destroy or inhibit plant growth, and can do so by preventing the seed from ?sprouting or by preventing thf^lam (torn growing ronbi'it his sprouted. The insecticide chldrdane, for , MOR STEAM s25? ANY CARPET 01 CLEANING JOB 01 | I 748-f 4m SHOCK WHEN YOU Until April 30th wher buy 3 of our Lifeguo Superguard or a ? i apringuara snocKS, we'll give you the fourth shock absolutely free. TWO LOC 2039 SILAS CREEK PARK* 726 N. CHERRY ST. 627 East Sprague St Winston-Salem, Nort N.C. State License N (919) 784-7542 24 Hours A Day Protecting Homes and 8, THIS COUPi WORT AL/ Growing example, may have a her1 bicide action in a lawn. So follow directions on all garden chemicals. TOPSOIL - Does tl pay to buy it to spread over a weary lawn? Experts say it is wiser in the long run to follow a stepped-up feeding program to revitalize your own soil than to import another group of problems. Grass is most adaptable to different soils, but puts on its best show when a well thoughtout maintenance program is followed through the season. __ MOSS in the lawn should we lime it? 1_ The presence of moss indicates a poor drainage area in terms of both moisture and air circulation, but it is true that the soil may show a slightly acid condition. Proper feeding of the lawn should correct the situation and ought to be tried before resorting to liming. The green "moss" grow ing under trees is often algae, the fresh-water plant we fight in afquariums. LAWN BUGS AND PESTS -- how do we cope? Don't be too angry with the pests and.bugs feasting on your lawn. There isn't a doubt in their little minds that you planted it for them. When you follow a pro-' per maintenance program and do away with an infestation of beetles and their grubs, you are also losing other pests. 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