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Domestic News
October 11, 1962
The Hardin Tribune Herald
Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana
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Loo F. Klefiner's column provides practical advice for fall farm and garden work to ease spring tasks, covering fertilization, cleanup, planting, lawn care, tree watering, and weed control amid changing weather.
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by Loo F. Klefiner
Even though the weather lately has been pleasant and favorable for fall work we are all aware of what it might be like a little later on when winter sets in.
There are a lot of fall jobs that can be done at this time around the garden or farmstead that will lighten the load when spring work starts.
Fall application of fertilizer to lawns and gardens as well as to fields is a recommended practice. If fertilizer is applied in the fall and the soil plowed or worked, it will be ready to plant earlier in the spring and usually works better because it is mellow from the freezing of the previous winter.
Just a good general clean up of refuse in gardens and yards always improves the appearance of a place reduces the carryover of insects and plant diseases the following year. Many people like to plant bulbs of various kinds before the weather really turns cold. It may be helpful to provide protection for delicate ornamentals and shrubs also.
It is advisable to leave lawns go and quit mowing them at this time of year. They may look a little ragged but the grass will be in much better condition in the spring if it is left rather long the previous fall.
Evergreen trees should be soaked before the ground freezes and occasionally during the winter if the weather is dry and open. Since they do not shed their needles they continue to use moisture all winter. If they get too dry they dehydrate and often suffer from winter injury.
Other broad leaf trees are somewhat the opposite. They should not be watered until they have lost their leaves and become dormant. Too much water at this time of year causes them to stay green and the sap does not go down like it should. In many cases they are injured if the temperature gets very cold, and they are not completely dormant, as they should be.
We must also remember that all our weeds come from seed. If mature seeds are gathered and burned, a lot of the seeds that would otherwise be scattered can be destroyed.
Just using good judgement and getting some of the odd jobs done in the fall can do a lot to make things much easier and better the following spring.
by Loo F. Klefiner
Even though the weather lately has been pleasant and favorable for fall work we are all aware of what it might be like a little later on when winter sets in.
There are a lot of fall jobs that can be done at this time around the garden or farmstead that will lighten the load when spring work starts.
Fall application of fertilizer to lawns and gardens as well as to fields is a recommended practice. If fertilizer is applied in the fall and the soil plowed or worked, it will be ready to plant earlier in the spring and usually works better because it is mellow from the freezing of the previous winter.
Just a good general clean up of refuse in gardens and yards always improves the appearance of a place reduces the carryover of insects and plant diseases the following year. Many people like to plant bulbs of various kinds before the weather really turns cold. It may be helpful to provide protection for delicate ornamentals and shrubs also.
It is advisable to leave lawns go and quit mowing them at this time of year. They may look a little ragged but the grass will be in much better condition in the spring if it is left rather long the previous fall.
Evergreen trees should be soaked before the ground freezes and occasionally during the winter if the weather is dry and open. Since they do not shed their needles they continue to use moisture all winter. If they get too dry they dehydrate and often suffer from winter injury.
Other broad leaf trees are somewhat the opposite. They should not be watered until they have lost their leaves and become dormant. Too much water at this time of year causes them to stay green and the sap does not go down like it should. In many cases they are injured if the temperature gets very cold, and they are not completely dormant, as they should be.
We must also remember that all our weeds come from seed. If mature seeds are gathered and burned, a lot of the seeds that would otherwise be scattered can be destroyed.
Just using good judgement and getting some of the odd jobs done in the fall can do a lot to make things much easier and better the following spring.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Fall Fertilizer
Garden Cleanup
Lawn Maintenance
Tree Watering
Weed Seed Destruction
What entities or persons were involved?
Loo F. Klefiner
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Key Persons
Loo F. Klefiner
Event Details
Advice on fall gardening and farmstead tasks including fertilizing lawns, gardens, and fields; cleaning up refuse to reduce insects and diseases; planting bulbs; protecting ornamentals; stopping lawn mowing; soaking evergreens before winter; avoiding watering broad leaf trees until dormant; and burning mature weed seeds.