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Show 6 Hilltop August 12, 1999 n 7 sawn Mfa9IP starts wis 3 pens is it just keeps growing upon by Mary Galbraith Hilltop Times li itself higher and higher. But when you aerate it, it allows for more nutrients to go down through there and water can better penetrate." staff t I This week's cooler, cloudy weather is a reminder fall is just around the y tic :3 corner. There are some important autumn steps gardeners can take to ensure they have a healthy yard next spring. "There're some key times for what your yard is going to look like next 'ft' year," said Marcus Blood, Hill AFB r natural resources manager. "There're two key times in the fall. One is the 15 August time frame. Has it made it through all of the heat and the stress and does it look pretty green? And then the other one would be the 30th I; of October. It still should be green and and lush and nice doing growing well. That's an indicator of what your lawn will look like next season." Blood said if a lawn isn't quite up to par during the middle of August, of Kentucky blue grass that we have it's possible to turn it around by the around here." Blood said proper watering techend of October and get it into shape. in two There are key times to fertilize niques can bring a lawn back. While the fall. Blood uses holidays as fer- many people use time to measure water, tilizing guidelines because that makes Blood suggest watering by inches. By it easy to remember. Labor Day is an placing tuna fish cans which are a fall an inch little over point." deep in a variety important starting "It's right after the hot time of the of places around a yard, those mainyear has gone away. It's starting to taining a lawn can determine how many cool and the lawn has a chance to inches reach areas during an allotted respond," said Blood. "Then, the next amount of time. "Most people around here will have time you'd fertilize is right around a snow there's four to ten station timer and they'll whether Thanksgiving in on the ground or not. And then water every other day or every day Spring, your lawn will come up sooner for 10 minutes. Well, what that does than everyone else darker, richer, is cause very shallow root systems so and it will prevent if it gets overly hot, like it does through thicker, lusher weeds getting into your lawn. ..weeds the summer, the lawn starts to stress are very competitive with the types out," said Blood. "It starts to turn yel-- . s& t!. li- :33 7 . - - Another lawn problem is thatch, - mummms: m S S ii ; ' K33 S os ... it h ; Mm " M333 s3 3 r:;H is a,x :. V "a-- : I t. .;:: 3S33333 5S,E.siJ !: S:smmrrn t;.j 3.i.3,l- ..-.tS- 33;3:3-- 1 ' K1 r' ft- f. ,,r ':A:i(wif" - which is an accumulation between the root zone and crown of the plant. "It's the dead leafy material that accumulates and that's where a lot of insects hang out because it's very moist and that also, at times, will create a barrier for moisture to get to the root zone," said Blood. Thatching should be done every three to five years to prevent fungus problems like toadstools and fairy 33 i iiilfipii: . rings. While Blood says proper lawn care prevents the need for chemicals, he said there is a place for them in some instances providing directions are followed. strictly low and then you get the insects attack"Some people will say a little bits a little more is better and they .. . ing it." good inches use them inappropriately." That can Watering using appropriate means a lawn can be watered every not only put additional toxins into the three days and it's healthier. Blood environment, it can burn a lawn and said once the lawn is healthy and growplants. If pesticides and other chem2 at ing, it should be cut about 12 icals are required because of disease inches and no more than a third of the or infestation, he suggests consulting off at one, a professional. length should ' be mowed . time. "For advice I would go to two sources. There are three important compo- Your best source would be the county nents to a healthy lawn, according extension center. The other one would to Blood. Watering, fertilizing and aer- be to go to a nursery." He a is lawn small When aerated, said that while discount stores can ating. offer a wide assortment of products, grass plugs are pulled. "The best situation is to do that in they may not always have staff with the spring and the fall. You can see the expertise needed to solve garolder lawns where the grass has grown dening dilemmas. above the sidewalk several inches all the residue "You want to clean-ubecause it wasn't aerated . What hap D See Harvest, page 7 iillilB! . : . 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