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Show 1 THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, March 29, 2000 Tips on early spring lawn and yard care In early spring, you can reduce the tangle of weeds that appear in your yard, reduce garden pests and help your ft lawn become healthy and green. Proper care of your lawn in the spring will help promote healthy, green grass throughout the year. Consider these tips. Core aeration, where small plugs are removed from the sod, has proven to be more beneficial to turf than power raking, which was a common yard care technique several years ago. Aerating allows for better air, water and fertilizer penetration into the soil. It also helps reduce the thatch layer and minimizes compaction that produces unhealthy roots. It can be done any time the ground is free from snow. Heavily used areas and clay soils may need to be aerated t twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall. Normal soil types and use areas are usually fine with one aeration in the spring, and sandy soils only need it every two years. If a fall fertilizer was applied last year, the grass may not need it again until mid- - or If there was no fall application, a fertilizer high in nitrogen can be applied now. Consider using a slow release fertilizer, such as sulfur coated urea. These fertilizers are more expensive, but only need to be applied every two to three months to keep the lawn looking green and lush. You can begin mowing your grass as soon as the lawn starts to grow. Leave grass between 2 12 to 3 inches tall once you late-Ma- y. start mowing. You should be- gin watering when the lawn looks dry or begins to show' Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by appearances. Jean de la Fontaine early symptoms of water stress. Weeds germinate and are small in the spring so they go unnoticed. Nip them in the bud by applying a such as Galleria, Halt or Dacthal to the lawn now and pre-emer-g- - I have a theory not yet endorsed by sociologists about wanted a privacy bubble and I never met a person that I many The Monticello Senior Citizens are holding a salad luncheon at the Sr. Citizen Center on April 7, between noon and 2 p.m. Mark your calen- - the difference between urban and rural social attitudes. City folks often have so What's People crowding Neiv by around, Mary Loti the' find then again in early June. These products must be applied before the weeds begin to e.m germinate since they kill the by Mary Lou ?therat young germinating annuals, Hoggard times. not the weeds (or lawn) once On the other hand, rural folks they are established. inCleaning up debris dont have enough, so were around the yard and garden terested. We sort of collect them. will help keep pests under conNot too much eye contact in trol. They love to hide under old dead plant material and the city, many build a little organic matter. Controlling privacy bubble around themthe first generation of most selves. Whereas in the couninsects greatly reduces their try, we tend to be a little nosy, number thoughout the sum- sometimes referred to as mer. A clean garden elimiWouldnt it be wonderful if nates a breeding irea or a we could put city and country place for insects to gather. Control broadleaf weeds folks in a bottle and shake in early May with a broadleaf them up a bit. Imagine what the amazing results could be. weed killer. These weeds inI talk city, I mean big When clude dandelions, clover, black medic and chickweed. They city". When I lived in Midvale, need to be treated before the on the outskirts of Salt Lake weather warms to above 85 City, I never had time or busy-bodie- s. when did we become right for more than the farm? ng mLELI NSUMN6E&GE ESCROW SERVICES TITLE INSURANCE CLOSING SERVING SAN JUAN AND GRAND COUNTIES h Aral raw tf yn Inc mdi da mMy THi iffn ram ai I aimrr ir inn Jiut El iflii-in- mck Daniel G. Anderson Glenna Oliver a raa. r working for you mluamr yM W mdf. Farm bureau financial services hriMMi Jeff Nielson 435-587-26- 11 MONTICELLO 81 E 100 S MOAB 755 NORTH MAIN FAX 435-259-69- EMAIL: 13 Page 13 Comparing rural folk and city folk degrees. when we.took the idea and really went to town. Nal d af oanm Cmn ndwt. Sok jM dna kc. Aal qr dune afar ram. PUaarirapk. Fra Bara kranctejr cm - 435-587-22- 435-259-33- 22 95 aotitle0lasal.net didnt like. dars for this important occa- sion if you wish to dine on a main dish plus a large variety of rabbit foods (salads). Naomi Helquist and son traveled to Flagstaff to visit her parents, Dave and Cindy Bancroft, and sister Sarah. Hal and Mercy Stout and moved two children-recentlhere from Cedar City. Hal is the new Fish and Game officer and the family lives in the Bud Corbin rental overlooking the golf course. Casie McGhee and daughter Mackenzie are enjoying a two y week vacation visiting her mother Tracy Hawkins and her brothers and sister. Of course, great grandparents Ked and Marlene Somerville are getting their share of hugs. Before they return home to Oklahoma City, there will be a five generation picture (Mackenzie, Casie, Tracy, Ked and Fawn Dickerman) taken in Salt Lake City. Wayne Rasmussen is Mackenzie's great great grandfather. The Blue Mountain Entertainment BYU dancing performance was well attended. The professional dancers held the audience spellbound. It was well worth attending. Loyce Edwards is recuperating from a broken arm. She had the misfortune of being kicked by a colt. Three couples erjoyed an 11-d- ay Caribbean cruise that took in visiting a variety of islands. Monte and Deanna Dalton, Dale and Liz Black and Bob and Elaine Barry flew from Salt Lake City to Florida, where they boarded the luxury liner. The three couples enjoyed dancing, snorkeling and dining on scrumptious foods. Harold and Faye Muhle-stei- n have enjoyed the company of her brother Blaine and NewJDjgitallDjagnosjs m Health Fair & Screening Clinic am - 4 pm 89 Christopher's Episcopal Church Saturday St. April Community Hall Bluff Doctors and nurses from Park City and Montezuma Creek Clinic will provide free information and screening for Prenatal Pediatrics Diabetes Nutrition Injury Prevention Much More! MANY FREE SAMPLES AirfAbrasionl&Ulasei; Dr. G.O. Miller, DDS Dr. Brian J. Goodwine, DDS FAMILY DENTISTRY AND ORTHODONTICS 435-587-25- 28 217 S 100 W Monticello 7 am - 7 pm Mon - Fri Give-awa- y of clothes canned food children's books toys household goods DRAWING FOR PRIZES FREE hamburgers and beverages courtesy of McDonalds Sponsored by St Christophers and St Luke's in Park City Episcopal churches, Montezuma Creek Clinic, Hope Alliance and the Bayer Corporation Myrtis Mumford from Mississippi. In the 1960s and 70s, Blaine wrorked in Monticello as a chemist for the BLM. Funeral services were held for Leo Kessler at the First Baptist Church in Monticello. He was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in Eastland. He is survived by his wife Francis of Moab and daughter Janice and Terry Nantkes and granddaughter Noell from Kansas. Leo was preceded in death by his first wife, Edith in 1996. I remember Leo and Edith raising nice gardens in Monticello and one summer they asked me if I would like a few carrots. When I arrived home, I found a very large plastic bag on my porch full of great tasting carrots. How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Just one, but the light bulb really has to want to change. |