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Dear John: John Deere Answers Your Lawn and Garden Woes Mowing Safety Goal Dear John: I think I should have a defensive play ready in case I run over a rock or some- thing when I mow. Any sugges- tions? Dear Saturday Afternoon Quarterback: You're right--a good defense is the best tactic when it comes to mowing safety. To tackle problems before they happen, make sure to pick up any off-side objects between your yardlines--things like toys, tools, dog bones, sticks or stones--be- fore you mow. If you do encounter some interference, stop the engine, make sure the blade isn't moving, disconnect the spark plug wire on a walk-behind model, and thor- oughly inspect the mower for any damage. Have any damage re- paired before restarting and operating the mower. Dear John: My newly seeded lawn is thriving and I don't want to ruin it by mowing the wrong way. Can you help me out? Dear Right-Way Corrigan: Mowing a young seeded lawn pro- perly is especially important be- cause it encourages the grass plants to spread out, resulting ina thicker lawn. Newly seeded lawns are more delicate than established ones, so you have to be more careful when you mow them. The soil is soft and the grass plants usually aren't deeply rooted by the time of the first mowing. Because of this, let the grass grow.a little beyond the normal recommended cutting height of 6 to 8 cm for cool-season grasses, 5 cm for warm-season varieties. Then mow very lightly, removing less than a third of the grass blade. If the turf is too loosely knit to mow without damage, let the grass continue to grow a little more before you mow. Dear John: Can you tell me how to transplant my tomatoes? Also, what's the easiest way to grow them in my garden? Dear Love-Apple Lover: To set tomato plants into the garden, use a planting board (4 foot piece of wood with notches at | -foot inter- vals) to mark rows and spacing for the plants. Set each plant into the soil slightly deeper than it was growing in the pot. The easiest way for you to grow tomatoes in your garden is to plant them at 3-foot intervals and let them sprawl on the ground. Mulch around the plants with a bed of hay to keep the fruit relatively clean. One problem with this "easy" method, however, is that the to- matoes can suffer from slugs and foot traffic because they're so close to the ground. Another problem is that the plants tend to sprawl onto pathways and into other vegetables. Because of this, you might want to goto the trouble of installing a trellis or stakes. The plants can then be spaced 2 feet apart. Safety certificates awarded continued from page 5 consisted of a bicycle safety film in the morning for all students, and in the afternoon a three-tier program was set up. Students were divided into one of three groups according to their grade. The three areas which students attended were: 1. An Instructional Area; 2. Bicycle Registration and Safety Inspection Area; 3. Bicycle Rodeo (where stu- dents drove their bicycles through five different courses including a figure-8 and an obstacle course). All students participating in the rodeo were presented with Bicycle Safety Certificates, and C.P. Rail gave participation awards to a boy and a girl from each grade. The "rules of the road" were stressed throughout the day, and we hope to see an improvement in bicyclists safety habits in the future. We would like to thank all vol- unteers involved and especially Bev Roen and Rose Halonen of C.P. Rail for their work in organiz- ing the Rodeo. 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