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V- : ' ‘ stepsito KH W-- i By Marti Anderson Thii warmer and milder weather this spring has certainly given gar-- denen ill over the vauey the itch to get outside and do something In moat cases the fint something j we like to do outside is fertilize die lawn ' I aerated and fertilized last fell (fall is by far the best time to aerate) so I only had to apply an early dose of humate to make our lawn green up so quickly (if you’ve seen it you know what I mean) If you haven't done anything yet now is the time to gft that lawn going And nyou’relike me you want your lawn to look good for the whole year not just early spring Since we are v”’'" water conservation mode again this year I will tell you again: a healthy well fertilized lawn needs less water to stay green than a neglected one So here’s a recipe to green up the lawn now and keep it looking good all year long Fm sure you have all seen die in-fe- four- - and APphoto Michael Johns 3 covets his ears as cannons fire during the reviewing officer salute as part of a deployment ceremony at Fort Hood Texas Thursday Michael attended fee ceremony wife his father center also Michael Johns a chief warrant officer Troops from fee 4th Infantry Division were being deployed to the war lawn care pro- five-st- ep grams offered by many of die fertilizer companies on the market Of course their products are top quality and they will certainly make a neglected lawn look like a well-kno- miracle Unfortunately many of these companies are nationally oriented instead of locally minded and so they expect one type of product to serve the whole 'Country As you well know the climate in Utah varies gready from one end of die state to die next and what works in St George does not necessarily work in Logan I definitely don’t want to be negative about 4 and lawn care ‘ think I because they are programs wonderful It’s a simple and easy way for homeowners to keep their lawns looking nice But why should you settle for a fertilizer that was formulated for California or New York when you can customize a fertilizer program for your own lawn? With a and calendar a little know-hoadvice from a local nursery or lawn care expat you can create a personalized program that costs you less and gives more results The program my wife and I follow at home uses the holidays Let me explain we Step 1 (humate Patrick’s between sometime St apply Day and Easter a liquid herbiStep 2 (23-3-cide if necessary) falls sometime between Mother’s Day and Memorial DDGu-Can you protect your child from all the scary news? N ep happening far across the globe constant media coverage is giving many children in the United view of the States an bombing Some of these youngsters might be scared by what they see and hear Children depending on their ages and maturity levels process information differently says Judith Myers-Wal- ls an associate professor in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University Whaf frightens one child to the point of tears might have no effect on another fee says and one child might verbalize his fears while another might more : After watching the first few days of war coverage — including updates during NCAA Tournament basketball games on television and big headlines of bold single-wor- d “War!” on the front pages of newspapers — Myers-Wal- ls says it’s unrealistic for parents to think that they can keep their children away from it altogether The next best option is for parents to offer explanations and commentaries of what’s going on so they will have some context “I think because of the way the war is being interjected into other things it’s going to up-clo- APphoto w 6) act normally all day long only to have nightmares when he goes to sleep Parents need to be prepared for all these scenarios and EWYORK(AP) — Although the war against Iraq is 3 gives a Mss to her father SSgt Joe Munoz during a deployment ceremony at Cameron Parade Reid at Fort Hood Texas Thursday Troops from Fort Hood from the 4th Infantry Division are being deployed to the war wife Iraq Children whose parents are going off to war may be the hardest hit by the reality of the conflict but those simply watching footage from the front Maria Munoz on TV may be affected too Don’t try to news child psychologists advise candy-co- at the 16 confuse kids When an announcer says ‘La's see how they're doing now’ it sounds like the kids are watching the Olympics or the Tour de France'! Myers-Wal- ls says “By using sports analogies it is making war a game “Parents may want to be very clear explain to their children that this is in no way a game Many parents might want to remind kids that this is serious that people are dying buildings are being destroyed and lives are being destroyed” That said Myers-Wal-ls also urges parents to repeatedly reassure children that everything is being done to keep their families homes and communities Safe “I want children to see what’s going on in a brief realistic way I think honesty is important fed I wouldn't lie to my child about what’s hap- pening” says CT O'Donnell II president and CEO of a organization that serves the behavioral and mental health needs of children and teenagers “But repeated graphic images is a huge problem especially because younger children have a hard time dif-ferentiating between multiple events and a single event that’s shown over and over again” O'Donnell says Unfortunately says O' Donnell also a psychologist and father of three there is no general rule or limit to what children can see tolerate and process That’s why parents need to pay attention to what their youngsters are saying and hiow they are acting during this particularly stressful time he adds Kid-sPea- ce Day- - between July 4th and July 24th depends on the weather and how the lawn looks If it’s stressed and not doing much we apply humate and a slow release nitrogen If it looks good we’ll use just a little nitrogen to keep it looking good until Step 3 fit Step4 Around Labor Day is the perfect a liqtime to apply Step 4 uid herbicide if needed A winteriza or Step 5 we put on as late as possible between Hal- loween arid Thanksgiving Following this program we rarely use herbicides we water Ins and the lawn looks great all year Last season despite the heat and drought conditions we woe able to water less and still enjoy a green healthy lawn 23-3-- Mark Anderson owns a local garden supply store His column appears every other Monday oh fee FamBy page alternating with that of Kaly Devis He cn be reached by emal at He is one of a num- ber of free lance writers whose work appears In the pages of The Herald Journal In an effort to expose readers to a wide variety of viewpoints He is not an employee of fee newspaper anderaorv-sdedOlsisnaco- Palestinian children march hadSaddam Hussein ing postern Friday during a rally In support Iraq in the northern West Bank Children are among both pro-an- d anti-wdemonstrators all over fee world a m ar v a |