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I notice that by accident this was sent to Dave P. onlyso am resending.
DW
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From: David & Alison Webster=20
To: David Patriquin=20
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] lawn care
Hi Dave P. & All, June 30, 2014
I use the rotary mower mostly for mulching leaves in the fall. My =
earthworms are too lazy to eat more than a trace of them so most leaves =
have to be composted in what was once a garden and mowed leaves don't =
blow around. For decades I mowed prunings up to 3/4" diameter, and this =
was good for fungi, but is tough on an old rotary mower.=20
.=20
A scythe has the advantage, in addition to freedom from noise and =
air pollution over both rotary and push mowers, of being more versatile. =
Early in the year one can cut narrow/interrupted paths. Later, after =
'weeds' have flowered some patches or even single plants can be left for =
seed. Around the end of winter, e.g. Junco will vigorously tug at =
overwintered Aster cordifolius heads in the hope of finding a few full =
seeds and American goldfinch sometimes feed on Gnapweed seeds (very =
bitter) and no shed seed goes to waste. In addition, mowers tend to =
grind insects.
On the other hand rotary and push mowers have the advantage that =
clippings can be left in place and this over time will enhance soil =
organic matter and discourage Chinch Bugs which are favored by dry soil =
conditions. But the same effect can be achieved by sifting debris from =
compost and adding a light dressing to drier patches. This is labor =
intensive and much Chinch Bug grief could be avoided if contractors =
surfaced lawns with good topsoil as opposed to coarse or unstructured =
subsoil.=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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=20
=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: David Patriquin=20
To: dwebster@glinx.com=20
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] lawn care
Thanks. Interesting comment (lawns=20
and ornamentals to be most of the problem here).
If people would stick to mowing (preferably with reel mower or scythe) =
they would have better lawns and we would all enjoy more wildlife!
David G Patriquin
Peak time to be infected with Lyme disease in the northeast: the weeks =
surrounding the summer solstice -- NOW. Protect yourself & children =
http://noticks.ca
emails sent to patriqui@dal.ca, davidgpatriquin@gmail.com & =
davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca should all reach me at the last address from =
which I will reply.
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From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 7:46:23 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] lawn care
Hi Dave P. & All, June 30, 2014
Good letter you had today. I don't know for sure yet but I suspect =
lawns=20
and ornamentals to be most of the problem here.
Dave W.=20
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
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<DIV>I notice that by accident this was sent to Dave P. onlyso am=20
resending.</DIV>
<DIV>DW</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Ddwebster@glinx.com href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">David =
& Alison=20
Webster</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Ddavidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca">David Patriquin</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 30, 2014 11:50 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] lawn care</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hi Dave P. & All, =20
=
=20
June 30, 2014</DIV>
<DIV> I use the rotary mower mostly for mulching =
leaves in the=20
fall. My earthworms are too lazy to eat more than a trace of them so =
most leaves=20
have to be composted in what was once a garden and mowed leaves don't =
blow=20
around. For decades I mowed prunings up to 3/4" diameter, and this was =
good for=20
fungi, but is tough on an old rotary mower. </DIV>
<DIV>. </DIV>
<DIV> A scythe has the advantage, in addition=20
to freedom from noise and air pollution over both rotary and push =
mowers,=20
of being more versatile. Early in the year one can cut =
narrow/interrupted paths.=20
Later, after 'weeds' have flowered some patches or even single plants =
can be=20
left for seed. Around the end of winter, e.g. Junco will vigorously tug =
at=20
overwintered Aster cordifolius heads in the hope of finding a few full =
seeds and=20
American goldfinch sometimes feed on Gnapweed seeds (very bitter) and no =
shed=20
seed goes to waste. In addition, mowers tend to grind insects.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> On the other hand rotary and push mowers have =
the=20
advantage that clippings can be left in place and this over time will =
enhance=20
soil organic matter and discourage Chinch Bugs which are favored=20
by dry soil conditions. But the same effect can be achieved by =
sifting=20
debris from compost and adding a light dressing to drier patches. This =
is labor=20
intensive and much Chinch Bug grief could be avoided if contractors =
surfaced=20
lawns with good topsoil as opposed to coarse or unstructured subsoil. =
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddavidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca =
href=3D"mailto:davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca">David=20
Patriquin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Ddwebster@glinx.com=20
href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 30, 2014 =
8:26 AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] lawn =
care</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); =
FONT-SIZE: 13px">Thanks.=20
Interesting comment (lawns <BR>and ornamentals to be most of the =
problem=20
here).</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; =
FONT-FAMILY: HelveticaNeue-Light,Helvetica Neue Light,Helvetica =
Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); =
FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; =
FONT-FAMILY: HelveticaNeue-Light,Helvetica Neue
Light,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; =
COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 13px">If=20
people would stick to mowing (preferably with reel mower or scythe) =
they would=20
have better lawns and we would all enjoy more =
wildlife!<BR><SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; =
FONT-FAMILY: HelveticaNeue-Light,Helvetica Neue Light,Helvetica =
Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); =
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>David G Patriquin<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(253,248,105)"><B>Peak =
time</B> to be=20
infected with <B>Lyme</B> disease in the northeast: <B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">the weeks surrounding =
the summer=20
solstice -- </SPAN>NOW</B>. Protect yourself & =
children <SPAN>=20
</SPAN><A href=3D"http://noticks.ca/" rel=3Dnofollow=20
target=3D_blank>http://noticks.ca</A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>emails sent to patriqui@dal.ca, davidgpatriquin@gmail.com &=20
davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca should all reach me at the last address from =
which I=20
will reply.<BR></DIV>
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David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com><BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca =
<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, June 30, 2014 =
7:46:23=20
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[NatureNS] lawn=20
care<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Hi Dave P. & All, =
=20
=
June 30,=20
2014<BR> Good letter you had today. I don't know for sure =
yet but=20
I suspect lawns <BR>and ornamentals to be most of the problem=20
here.<BR><BR>Dave W. <BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><A></A>
<P align=3Dleft avgcert?? color=3D"#000000">No virus found in this=20
message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20
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Virus=20
Database: 3986/7766 - Release Date: =
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