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Show Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, May 9, 1984 Machine flhstant Shade Master Gardener Course Helpful for Thumb Greening LYNDIA GRAHAM Review Correspondent one place to another within the yard. LAYTON New homeownUsing a tree spade, a tree ers often walk through their with a h diameter trunk grassless back yards and gaze can easily and safely be moved wistfully at the trees growing during any of its dormant down the street, wishing for stages, spring or fall, and even just a tiny bit of shade for their a tree in full leaf, with the heat own parched patch of earth. of summer, can be moved if So, eagerly, they visit their lothe trunk diameter is under cal nursery and spend considerthree inches, according to Graable time in picking out just ham. the right tree, considering all of Graham, whose office is lothe needs pf their home and cated at the Clearfield Nursery, the qualities of the species of said in the past owners of golf tree they have chosen. courses, condominiums, or Then its home to plant it large contractors were the main with loving care. It is a comgroups of people interested in mon feeling to be shocked to instant shade projects but see that the tree is shorter by that more and more homeown8 inches from what it ers are becoming aware of the looked like at the nursery after possibilities of using a tree it is planted. It is easy to overspade to enhance their properlook the fact that the root systy. tem is in the can or ball, above People are beginning to realthe ground, and that the tree ize that by spending a little self isnt as tall as it seems. more money they are actually Nevertheless, with great pa- -' buying time, he said. , ' tience the average homeowner A $20 tree, may take 10 waters, fertilizes, and sits back years to grow enough to be re-- ) and patiently waitsand d ally enjoyable. By spending anwaits for shade that never other $60 or so, you can buy seems to come. that 10 years of growth and Actually it does come after have a beautiful tree to enjoy eight or 10 years. That is, if, in right now. the meantime, the tree hasnt Graham said that the tree been mowed down, trampled spade is actually four spades' that are automatically driven by the children, or had its largest branch broken by a bird into the ground to take a large making a rest stop. portion of the trees root sysBen Graham, owner of Great tem and safely move it to a Basin Tree Ranch, said that new location. It picks up 1,500 such patience and perseverence pounds of soil' with the tree is no longer necessary in order and makes a ball. to have the beauty and comfort He said that by taking a large of a large, tree amount of soil with the tree, in the back yard and that more roots do not suffer as much and more people are turning to shock as if the tree were moved the services of a tree spade to with a smaller ball of earth. bring large trees into their Often, people in established yards or to move trees from yards find that they could also 7B more I wanted to know. I've tried different ways to do things and have really improved my yard, she said. A class on insects and recognizing disease was taught another year with vegetables gardening and fruit trees being other classes taught. After three years I became a certified master gardener, said Mrs. Ashby. Neighbors and family now go to her to receive help on their individual planting and yard problems. It is not a simple course. We had projects and exams just like she exany college course, plained. RUTH MALAN four-inc- Review Correspondent I got interKAYSVILLE ested in gardening about six years ago, Kaysville. said Diane Ashby of We just had a medi- ocre garden that didnt do much. Mrs. Ashby has become a master gardener since she began an interest in gardening. Through the Homemakers Almanac from the Utah State Extension Service she found out about the master gardener class taught by Dave Whiting at the Utah State Experimental farm. The Class consists of 40 hours of instruction and 40 hours of volunteering at the farm each year for three years. To become a certified master gardener this class 12-1- The hours of volunteer labor are used in various areas of the farm. The first year Mrs. Ashby did weeding and planting, the second year she had a vegetable garden. must be completed. The first year was on landscaping and it really was fascinating, said Mrs. Ashby. The 40 hours of volunteer work seemed like a lot at first, but it really went fast. It was so much fun many of us put in more than our required hours.Its very intriguing. The more I worked the , - waits--an- . class ar??; for-.th-e 2 limited because of spac. Stu-- ; dents from 20 to 70 participated is . ' in the class. Beautiful La whs Product of Care TREE MOVING machine is demonstrated by Ben Gra- ham, owner of Great Basin Tree Ranch. that people are now realizing that they can simply move the tree to a new location. Often people are willing to give a tree away to someone who can move it to a new location rather than see a tree they have spent years growing chopped down. This seems to be the case especially with evergreens that are so costly to buy in large sizes. , take advantage of a tree spade. After years of growth of a tree, people may find that they really didnt choose the best loca- -' tion for the tree or that it could enhance their home more in another location. i Sometimes remodeling or the addition of a patio or a driveway makes it necessary to remove a tree. Rather than cut the tree down, Graham said Applications taken in October with classes be- ginning in Januaryj Enrollment FARMINGTON depend on the water holding? of the soil in the root?' lawns will 2 roots that extend, about ' ' feet deep. cation and efficient watering. . ? Weed and disease problems will Daily shallow waterings are?? be minimal with proper care, discouraged, they encourage??; said David E. Whiting, horticulweeds and disease, problems. tural You can 'measure the amount of agent for the USU horticulf tural farm. water being applied by placing?; v Whiting gives the following several cans under the sprinkler: Time is a poor way to measure tips for lawn care: Set the mower to cut high. water delivery. ',? Short clipping punishes the lawn Fertilizing a lawn every five to H ' ever. This assures that the parti- - and encourages weeds. The six weeks during the growing?? when the lawn is ready tor the vital importance. Digging or pulling dandelions y mower should be set to cut no season will put it at its best. and similar weeds-- i a hopeless , second application of fertilizer Experts advise mowing the cles will stick to the leaves and shorter than two available one of about inches, preferapound be blades absorbed. so that grass and 4t makes sense to use a good lawn first job.1 It is practically'Ttri possible ble to 2.5-- 3 inches. Keep the nitrogen (N) per 1000 squarq?;; Stay off the lawn for 24 hours to remove every part of every "''product that weeds and feeds at and weed leaves dont scrape the feet of lawn area. Phosphate and ; i bottom of the applicator during after application to avoid knock- mower sharp and clip often. The root. When a piece of a root re- - the same time. lawn should be cut often enough potassium need to be applied leaves. the from the in the spreading. ing product ..Since the active ingredient mains, the dandtlon. will start once every three or four years. to remove one about inch of v,' the control of dandlions and (f' ,A wet lawn is needed, so early . For the same reason, if rain is grass at each cutting. growing back? 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