Icy walkways, steps, and sidewalks are dangerous. Snow on sidewalks can also be slippery and makes difficult walking for both you and your neighbors. However, getting rid of snow and ice can be a problem to plants. Even if it’s deep, says Paul N. Reber, Montgomery, County agent, snow is not usually a problem for your lawn and land scape plants. However, as you shovel or blow snow from walks and drive, watch where you throw it. Snow is heavy and too much piled over shrubs may cause in jury. The major concern this time of year is the type of melting materials some people use to remove ice and snow used in Inventory Reduction There’s never... repeat, never...been a better time to buy the farm machinery you need. See us now for top values and special terms on selected models. You’ll save as never before! USED COMBINES SPECIAL MONEY-SAVING FINANCING Buy now & finance with MF at a low 6.9% APR... or choose waiver of finance charges to Feb. 1. 1985 on selected used combines. 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FLICKER & SONS, INC. the salty water runs off your property onto the street, you might be able to go with slightly higher applications it’s the salt that enters the soil that does the damage. A safer alternative for melting ice might be to use garden fer tilizer. Run-off water mixed with fertilizer will help plants and lawn as long as you don’t use too much. Excessive levels will harm plants and lawn as long as you don’t use too much. Excessive levels will harm plants in the growing season. When you use a fertilizer like 5-10- 10, the muriate of potash or KCI does most of the melting. Any super-phosphate in the fertilizer probably adds traction and skid resistance rather than increases melting. Nitrogen fertilizer urea is a good melter at temperatures down to 11 F, and is best applied at tem peratures between 25 F and 30 F. Urea can be used at rates of 10 pounds per 100 square feet. 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