Fall Tasks For Cool-Season Lawns
As temperatures drop in late summer and early fall, cool-season grasses peak in growth. These grasses include northern favorites such as Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass and tall and fine fescues. Warm days and cool nights make fall the perfect time for establishing new grass and strengthening existing lawns. The following fall tasks help cool-season lawns flourish:
Test your soil: Fall soil testing helps take the guesswork out of managing your lawn’s soil pH and nutrition. By making recommended improvements in fall, soil amendments have extra time to complete their work and prepare your soil before spring. Applications of Pennington Fast Acting Lime, for example, immediately start working to restore balance to soil pH and encourage healthier, greener lawns come spring. Test healthy lawns every three to four years, but test problem areas every year.
Feed your lawn: Fall fertilizing varies from your regular-season plan. With summer dormancy behind them, cool-season grasses benefit from fertilizing about six weeks before your first expected….
The Truth About Juice: Healthy Or Harmful?
A team of biology and physiology scientists in Portugal set out to research the role of fruit juice sugars in causing weight gain, oxidative stress (which may lead to inflammation and ultimately, disease) and high levels of blood sugar in normal and diabetic rats. They used two types of beverages—real fruit juice and a sugary solution with similar sugar content as the juice—to measure their effects on both groups of rats over a four-week period.
No matter what type of juice you pour, Margie Wesdock, RD, LDN, CDCES, a registered dietitian at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, offers another key for drinking juice wisely: Be mindful of the amount. “I would recommend limiting juice to eight ounces per day due to the high calorie content”.
Today’s Finance Tip: Health Care Planning
Planning for health care and long-term care during the senior years is a major financial factor. Medicare and Medicaid can help with some health-care expenses, but these plans won’t typically cover all of these costs: Many seniors need supplemental medical insurance as well. Long-term care may involve in-home care, assisted living, or nursing home care. Many seniors add long-term care insurance to their suite of coverage.
Joke Of The Day:
Why did the bike fall over? It was two-tired!