Show Gunnison Valley News Time-savin- tricks to keep your garden g Anderson Landscape Nursery am always surprised to see that gardening is listed among the ten most top boring things to do! This list also included such things as exercise So maybe it's not the activity but the effort? I think that as time becomes more and more precious to each of us' we start to resent the things that should be simple but become tedious we'd ra liier be doing someby Ron Skyview I thing else So what does this have to do with gardening? Well I'm going to dedicate a couple of paragraphs to getting out of work! Sounds good doesn't it? I may need to qualify "getting out of work" First off there's no such thing as a yard The best any of us can hope for is a yard We all want to have at least the appearance of a yard and there are some tricks that can help make this a reality Face it the most difficult yard problem locally has got to be in the lawn weeds in the flowerbed and weeds in the garden spot Weeds are born survivors Some weed spedes produce seeds that can lay dormant for 20 years before conditions are right for sprouting So "getting out of work" first requires some work If you're like me after a constant crop of weeds through the summer I get tired of the fight and they win Here are some ideas that may make that South Salina Sun Spring Supplement April 25 2001 Page 11 weed chore a little easier herbicides: explain Simply these are sprays (similar to but with a different action than round-up- ) that put sown a chemical barrier As long as the barrier is not disturbed the chemical will kill seedlings as they germinate Notice that I said "seedlings" and not "weed seedlings" The chemical can't distinguish what you want to keep and what you want to kill So how do you make it effective? The spray can be used in established areas There are sprays for lawns (Dacthal) and sprays for general areas (Surflan) For some of these sprays be ready to pay a considerable price tag but how much is your time worth? To use a in a garden takes a few tricks You can use them over crops such as potatoes but as soon as you heel up the plants the barrier is broken and no longer effective Some aren't listed for use on edible crops YOU HAVE TO READ THE LABELS(This would probably make number 11 of the most boring things to do) So maybe ts aren't the best for gardens Use them around the edges and the walkreally shine ways in the areas that are only problems during the early spring when moisture from the sky is germinating the weeds In fact as far as I know all require a minimum amount of rainfall to activate Let me tea (read the labels) At this time of year you can Round-uto be very effective This also kills the weeds that are just sprouted while they are still small enough to kill easily Another advantage is that the weeds are small enough that when dead they aren't all that noticeable (Dead weeds a foot and a half tall still look bad) Remember to be careful Round-ucan't distinguish between what you want to keep and what you want to kill either It will kill whatever green and young growth it gets on This might be a good place to describe selective herbicides All It's variety is 24-- Skid Loader wattachments Trailers - Generators - Tampers - - Forklift & Much More lawn! 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Fulsilade It seIt works similar to 2 lects grass and plants and leaves broadleaf alone It can be a great help It really shines around thorny and sticker plants it seems that's always where the unwanted grass likes to grow It's quite pricey so you decide Again read the labels! You don't want to make the weeding easier and kill all of your prize irises in the process Back to the garden: Physical what kills the dandelions in your lawn It's selective in that it will not harm most grass type plants Once again be careful (red the labels) every year we see evidence of 2 damage The directions are very clear on how far away you should apply this product from desirable plants this includes trees growing in your SiS Comparable Troybilt Products Now Available C Tillers Lawn Mowers Mini Tillers IHmmer Mowers & More! 430 S Main Centerfield Remember if They now have Equipment Sales & Rental! - use in conjunction your with weed-fre- e Imtant credit St credit terms AUA |