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May is the time to start taking care of your lawn

To scalp or not to scalp, that is the question. The Bermuda grass is “waking up”, and spring is in the air, so should you scalp your lawn to get it ready for the growing season? No, not if you want a thick, healthy, relatively weed-free lawn. The rule for mowing turfgrass is to remove no more than 1/3 of the aboveground leaf in a single mowing. Scalping can often remove 50% or more, and research has shown that removing more than 40% of turfgrass leaf tissue in one mowing can stop root growth for up to two weeks. Spring is a very important time for turfgrass root growth, and the more roots your lawn develops in the spring, the better it will withstand drought and other stress conditions throughout the summer. Scalping the lawn early in the growing season when weeds are germinating like crazy, provides them the perfect environment to grow and become established without competition from lawn grass. The best way to have a lawn without many weeds - you’ll never have one with no weeds - is to use good cultural practices. A thick, healthy lawn will crowd out most weeds.

PET OF THE WEEK

Oliver the Standard Schnauzer and Hazard the Mini Schnauzer are a pair of 10-year-old, bonded buddies. These little, old men were relinquished to our shelter because their previous owner was moving and these sweet boys couldn’t tag along for the remainder of their journey. Life has been turned upside down and sideways so keeping them together is the least we can do for them. Hazard is timid and nervous, but sweet and weighs just at 12 pounds. Oliver is a little more friendly and outgoing, weighing approximately 21 pounds. Very little information was given other than them being “timid, nervous, runners, and rides well in cars.” We have no knowledge of whether they’re house/crate trained, which we can’t imagine them not being. in regards to kids, dogs, or cats, I can definitely recommend a home with no small children and very little chaos. We’re adopting them out as a two for one to ensure they stay together. These old men have a life saving adoption fee of $70. This fee covers their initial vaccines and treatment, rabies vaccine, wellness exam, neuter and heartworm antigen test. Our hours of operation are 10-4 Monday thru Saturday. Please stop by 321 Carol Brown Blvd, give us a call at 580- 223-7070 or visit our website at https://ardmoreanimalshelter.org to fill out an application.

Where did it all go?

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Woman feels mistreated by disrespectful daughter

DEAR ABBY: I have a daughter, “Molly,” who is in her late 30s. Her father and I divorced when she was an infant, and I raised her, with help from my family, until I remarried. Her father had visitation and paid child support, but that’s where it ended. Throughout Molly’s life, I have taken care of all medical expenses, extracurricular activities, etc., and I sacrificed so she could have what she needed.

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