Mother's Day Tribute Surprise your mother, wife or grandmother by sending one of her recipes to be included in a special tribute to mothers in the May 9th issue of LancasUr Farming. Include a few sentences about her and a picture if you have one. Make sure that you include your name. Your address must also be included if you want die picture returned. Submissions must be received in our office by May 4 to be included. Send the information to Lancaster Farming’s Mother’s Day Tribute. Attention Lou Ann Good. P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Recipe Topics If you have recipes for the topics listed below, please share them with us. We welcome your recipes, but ask that you include accurate measurements, a complete list of ingredients and clear instructions with each recipe you submit. Send your recipes to Lou Ann Good, Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Recipes should reach our office one week before publishing date. 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Landschoot says that your first line of defense against crab grass is to use good cultural practices - such as proper fertil ization, mowing and irrigation - to thicken the lawn and "crowd out" the weeds. "This should help to cut down the amount of crabgrass in the lawn, but good cultural practices may not elim inate the problem," he says. "Where crabgrass is a stubborn problem, homeowners can apply a 'pre-emergence' herbicide designed to kill the plant before it starts to grow." Most pre-emergence herbi cides are marketed as weed-and feed products; that is, herbicide and fertilizer rolled into one. The herbicide and fertilizer are granulated, allowing homeown- VOLUMMI Lancaster Farming, Saturday, AprH 11,1998-B9 Hl-LIFT LEGS distributor. Or, choose the Jamesway Powermaxx™ broad pan silage distributor. With proper distribution, you’ll have better quality feed, and you’ll increase your silo’s capacity up to 35%. And we can prove it l MARYLAND GLADHILL TRACTOR MART Frederick, MD 21701 301-663-6060 MD& VAMILK PRODUCERS ASSOC. Frederick, MD 21701 301-663-6552 NEW JERSEY GEORGE COLEMAN Elmer, NJ 08318 609-358-BS2B ers to use spreaders to apply herbicide while fertilizing at the same time. Landschoot warns homeown ers not to grab the first weed and-feed product they find at the garden center. "There are two types of weed-and-feed prod ucts; one for crabgrass and another for broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions," he says. "In addition, crabgrass control must be used in early spring, while broadleaf weed controls are most effective in late spring." If homeowners cannot distin guish between the two weed and-feed products, Landschoot strongly suggests asking a gar den center employee or the man ager for help. "A common back yard rule of thumb is to apply crabgrass herbicide when for sythia blooms begin to drop off the plant," Landschoot says. "But that doesn't always work, so it's better to go by date." Landschoot recom mends the following periods for successful crabgrass herbicide applications in Pennsylvania: Southeastern Pennsylvania; March 15 to April 15. Northern tier and high-altitude counties: April 20 to May 20. Other Pennsylvania areas: April 1 to May 1. "Spring seems to be coming early this year, so homeowners proba bly should apply earli er in those time frames," Landschoot explains. Landschoot also says that most herbi cide applications will not provide 100 per cent control, but they will eliminate most of the crabgrass plagu ing a lawn for the remainder of the growing season. Landschoot warns against applying a pre-emergence crab grass herbicide in the summer or fall. The herbicide is not effec tive once the crab grass is visible in the lawn. If you miss your spring treatment, let the frost kill the plants in fall, then consider making an application next year. "Most pre-emer gence herbicide also will kill lawn grass seedlings, so don't overseed your lawn for three to four months after using a pre emergence products."
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