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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1992
Page
24
A new Montgomery County farmers market hotline provides in season produce locations and market openings. Call 217-2244 to learn market sites and, by leaving name and address, receive a 1992 Farm Tour and Harvest Sale brochure listing 17 participating farms for Saturday July 25.
Suburban lawn care guidance emphasizes mowing height and clippings recycling. Scotts recommends 2.5 inches for northern grasses bluegrass ryegrass and fine fescue while southern grasses favor clipping mulch. Mulch with a mulching mower and consider Don’t Bag It programs.
Mow once a week during the growing season keep blade sharp and raise mowing height in heat. Do not cut more than one third of the blade. Consider clippings for compost returning nutrients to the lawn. Composting or facility collection options help reduce landfill waste and provide soil enrichment. Scotts operates nationwide facilities and a toll free turf hotline.
Experts urge gentler lawn practices emphasizing soil health feeding aeration and appropriate watering two fertilizer applications yearly to avoid burn and extra watering indigenous plants drought tolerant grasses and wildlife friendly alternatives are advised while weed killers lie linked to health risks and birds education promotes longer grass and reduced mowing to preserve roots and prevent fungal issues weeds persist but well maintained lawns limit their spread
The piece chronicles George Ballas in Houston discovering the nylon line trimmer concept in June 1972 after watching a car wash brush and using a popcorn can as a cutting head. It follows the launch, TV ads, Super Bowl spot in 1976, and Weed Eater Inc. growth into Poulan Weed Eater under AB Electrolux, noting 60 million units and $3 billion in sales over 20 years.
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